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CLUBHOUSE G.I. Jovial AT THE DAWN of the Cold War, two American soldiers found themselves stationed in Germany, fighting the good fight. In 2016, Bobby pursued a master's degree at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey, Calif., which welcomes elite soldiers from all branches of the military. Bobby became golf buddies with Rich Patterson, the CEO of the NPS Foundation, who is a member of the R&A and Monterey Peninsula Country Club. [Extracted from the article]

Especially when the swag is above par. "There's so much money spent on stuff that people don't want", says Brockner, whose buying philosophy for golf attire is pretty simple. "All golf outings are equal in that you play golf and raise money for a worthy cause, but it ends there", Riendeau says. COLUMNISTS CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENTS are a fixture of the golf season, but as worthy as a charity's purpose might be, what's going to get you to pony up for a high-dollar foursome?. [Extracted from the article]

In this article the author chronicles a round of golf played by comedian Will Ferrell and some of his former fraternity brothers. The group gets together and plays for the Cancer for College charity which helps supply financial aid to cancer survivors. The charity was started by Ferrell's fraternity brother Craig Pollard, who has battled Hodgkin's disease. The author relates some of the more humorous aspects of the round in addition to discussing Ferrell's play and comedic beginnings. INSETS: WILL IN THE BLANK;What would Frank the Tank do?.

Norman's brother-in-law at the time, Dr. Richard Andrassy, had invited the 20-time PGA Tour champion to witness his work in MD Anderson's pediatric unit. "Back then, the success rate for kids surviving cancer was around 20 percent", Norman remembers. But this night Norman was acknowledging a different group of superstars - young cancer survivors like Joseph Campione. [Extracted from the article]

CLUBHOUSE The Giving Tee IN 1981, LEIGH BADER and his buddy Joe Ricci pooled $4,000 to put a down payment on a scraggly little golf course with a dinky pro shop to match in the exurbs of Boston, and were amazed they convinced a bank to loan them the rest. Bader also launched, and later sold, one of the first online golf shops, 3balls.com, which at its peak was eBay's biggest golf merchant. Today, 34 golfers with moderate to advanced PD come to the Golf Performance Center at Pine Oaks - another successful Joe & Leigh's offshoot - for two one-hour group instruction sessions each week over 10 weeks to learn golf from Pine Oaks instructors, including Bader's wife, Diane, an LPGA teaching pro. [Extracted from the article]

An interview with businessman and golfer Taro Arai is presented who discusses his participation in charity golf tournaments and his sense of style.

The article presents comments from actor Joel McHale on golf, including remarks on charity golf tournaments, professional golfer D. A. Points and how he plays less often due to having young children.

An interview is presented with former football coach Mike Ditka. Ditka states his love of the sport of golf, and evaluates his own golf game. He says that PGA Tour professional golfers are mentally tough enough to be football players. Ditka discusses his charity golf tournament which raises funds for former National Football League (NFL) players with serious health problems.

The article focuses on the change in the views of former commentator of CBS Television Network Ben Wright regarding women's golf. Wright was dismissed from CBS after he made inappropriate comments on women golfers of the Ladies Professional Golf Association and now is a fan of the women's golf. Wright has settled at the Cliffs near Ashville, North Carolina where he has developed a golf course and hosts the Ben Wright International Challenge Cup, an annual charity tournament.

The article presents an interview with former National League Football (NFL) quarterback Dan Marino, with particular focus on Marino's interest in golf. An overview of Marino's career in professional sports is presented. Marino discusses how he was introduced to the sport of golf, when he was the most nervous ever playing the sport, and his involvement in a celebrity golf tournament for the Dan Marino Foundation. The article also provides a list of notable NFL personnel with good golf handicaps.