13 golf pictures we beloved from 2024 — from our workers’s telephones!

As golf has grown more and more international, so, too, has our workers. This yr alone, we dispatched our crew to such far-flung locations as Paris, Melbourne and South Korea, together with dozens of different golfy locales nearer to house. Our writers, video producers and social-media whizzes documented their travels in all types of how, together with with the cameras on their telephones. Listed here are a few of our workers’s favourite snaps from the yr that was.

Snapped this one proper earlier than the TV cameras arrived. It’s Janet Lin, sobbing on the Paris Olympics along with her face buried into the shoulder of her fiance. She had simply discovered that she was assured third place and a bronze medal for China. It’s the one occasion all yr the place third place looks like that, and I used to be fortunate to see the enjoyment unfold simply steps away. — Sean Zak

The Valhalla hill regarded muddy, however climabl … oh, who was I kidding, it regarded slippery. However on the PGA Championship again in Might, I used to be following a gaggle of gamers and wanted to maintain up, so I stepped — and slid in entrance of dozens of oldsters, their oohs blocking out the sound of my turf contact. However I used to be OK. I’d braced myself and bounced again up, although I used to be left with a pleasant filth streak alongside the appropriate facet of my physique, as you’ll be able to see. Made for some odd seems to be on the press conferences. — Nick Piastowski

That’s my 12-year-old son Declan within the foreground, tending to a bunker at Higher Montclair (N.J.) CC, on the event of the LPGA’s Founders Cup pro-am, which I used to be fortunate to play in. I introduced Declan alongside to loop for me. This picture makes me smile as a result of, as if making an attempt to execute correct raking approach on this surroundings isn’t a sufficiently big ask, my child, on this second, additionally has the watchful eyes of a professional caddie on him. No strain, child! Excellent news was, his raking was means higher than my shot-making. Low bar however nonetheless… — Alan Bastable 

That is Jason Day (if you’ll find him) holing out in entrance of a boisterous Canadian crowd on the best way to an Worldwide comeback sweep on Day 2 of the Presidents Cup. A wholesome mixture of Labatts and INT sunk putts gave a major morale enhance to the followers on Friday. — Emma Devine

The mountainous panorama of southern Montana was the right backdrop for a wild and unforgettable spherical at Rising Solar Golf Course. The day included hitting each membership within the bag, dodging a thunderstorm and plenty of jaw-dropping views. It’s locations like this that present why the Rocky Mountain area is an underrated golf vacation spot. — Adam Christensen

As golf writers, we’re fortunate to have what most individuals take into account a “enjoyable job.” And often, when folks inform me I’ve a “enjoyable job,” I reply that it is enjoyable, nevertheless it usually sounds rather more glamorous than it’s ( you, 5 nights in a row of 11 p.m. Chipotle in Augusta). 

In 2024, I finished saying that, and began practising the artwork of well mannered settlement. I finished as a result of my job took me on the best journey of my life: a journey midway around the globe to Oz — Australia — for 2 weeks ripping round a few of the world’s biggest programs. I can describe the expertise of taking part in the Victoria “Sandbelt” programs solely as the good factor I’ve ever performed in my life, and if that’s all I ever take from my time as a golf author, nicely, I’ll die a cheerful man. In hindsight, golf-writing in 2024 was a fairly enjoyable job. — James Colgan

This yr, my mother instructed me she was excited by re-establishing her long-dormant handicap index. Sure! So, we performed a sequence of rounds all through the new Arizona summer time collectively, and I completely beloved it. One shot that tended to offer my mother issues, although, was the quick pitch. It’s such a obligatory shot to have in your arsenal, particularly on the course we frequented, and we labored arduous on changing into pleasant with the sand wedge to realize the excessive trajectory it’s worthwhile to recover from hazards like bunkers and water. I captured this picture throughout a latest spherical a We-Ko-Pa, and I adore it as a result of it showcases a perfectly-executed pitch from a good lie over a treacherous bunker. The ball landed softly on the inexperienced, identical to my mother needed. I used to be so proud! Spending time on the course with the folks you’re keen on is the sport’s biggest pleasure. And having the possibility to share small triumphs like this one is so satisfying. — Jessica Marksbury

There’s no extra spectacular PGA Tour web site than Kapalua, and there’s no higher feeling than hope. This was the primary tee on the Sentry on the eve of the primary match of the season, when something might nonetheless be. I’m excited for the subsequent one. — Dylan Dethier

We celebrated my mother’s sixtieth birthday in type along with her hole-in-one on the uphill ninth gap at Hamptons Mini Golf in Southampton, N.Y. Surrounded by the likes of Shinnecock Hills, Nationwide Golf Hyperlinks of America, Sebonack and actually throughout the road from Southampton Golf Membership, I can’t consider one other mini-golf spot with as a lot (actual) golf historical past in its neighborhood. The course options trustworthy recreations of many native landmarks, together with the Montauk Level Lighthouse, an ode to the historical past of the Shinnecock Nation and the basic Previous Hook Windmill within the background of this picture. We additionally loved a burger, Ping-Pong and foosball on this excellent fall afternoon. It’s a must-stop in case you’re touring by the realm. — Connor Federico

There are numerous methods to earn a dwelling within the sport. Taehyun Kong is a stalwart of the South Korean-based G-Tour, the most important screen-golf league on this planet. However he has a facet gig as a YouTube entertainer. I met him this previous fall, on the headquarters of simulator big GolfZon, within the coronary heart of Seoul’s Gangnam district. After blasting a couple of drives 300 yards-plus into the display, Kong circled left-handed to point out me one of many many swing impressions he posts on his account. Right here, he’s doing Bubba Watson. — Josh Sens

That is Godfrey Nsubuga, draped with a Uganda flag blanket, speaking to an area information crew after the primary spherical of the U.S. Newbie this summer time. He grew to become the primary participant to characterize Uganda within the occasion, and it was the fruits of an extended journey that began by studying the sport with golf golf equipment made out of Eucalyptus bushes. He didn’t make it out of the stroke-play session, however storylines like this are one of many many causes the U.S. Newbie is such an exquisite occasion. — Josh Berhow

This previous September, I used to be fortunate sufficient to play Hay Harbor, a small personal membership on Fishers Island, and it was undoubtedly my favourite spherical of golf all yr. The climate was excellent: sunny, 80 levels, not a cloud within the sky. And the nine-hole course was in implausible situation, too. Putts rolled purely and in my favor as I took within the sprawling ocean views. I snapped this image in an try and seize the magnitude of the course, which was designed by George Strath, who designed Royal Troon in Scotland. However I’m undecided my digital camera did it justice. After the spherical, I collected my winnings — an ice-cold beer on the Pequot Inn. — Maddi MacClurg

My dad and I’ve made an annual pilgrimage to Dornoch, within the Scottish Highlands, the previous couple of years and this spot on the seventh tee, trying again over the hyperlinks has develop into presumably my favourite spot on earth. This yr, the membership launched a customized Dormie Workshop headcover depicting the picture. Figuring out I might by no means purchase it for myself, I jokingly despatched an image of the headcover to my wonderful girlfriend, who then instantly conspired with my dad to present it to me for my birthday two months later. — Jack Hirsh