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John Garrity

John Garrity

Joined: Dec 11, 2013

John Garrity enjoyed four decades as one of Sports Illustrated’s most prolific and valued writers, including 28 years on the golf beat. He covered more than 100 majors for SI, penned profiles of the game’s biggest stars and authored numerous books, including Ancestral Links: A Golf Obsession Spanning Generations and Tiger 2.0: The Best of John Garrity. He lives in Kansas City, Mo., and plays his overseas golf at Scotland’s Askernish Golf Club and Ireland’s Carne Golf Links.

Irish Eyes Are Often Smiling at the Honda Classic
Golf

Irish Eyes Are Often Smiling at the Honda Classic

PGA National’s Champion course is a far cry from linksland, yet John Garrity marvels at the penchant of Irishmen to play well at the Florida stop.

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Golf's Next Wave of Club Pros Are Ready to Get to Work
Golf

Golf's Next Wave of Club Pros Are Ready to Get to Work

Professional golf management degrees may be declining, but don't tell that to the young men and women at the PGA Show in Orlando, where optimism for a future in the golf industry remained high.

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The Cure for Chipping Woes Can Be Found on a Launch Monitor, Who Knew?
Golf

The Cure for Chipping Woes Can Be Found on a Launch Monitor, Who Knew?

Using a 10,000-frames-per-second camera for a chipping lesson was a horror show at first, but John Garrity found his fix with Bushnell Golf's new Launch Pro.

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Reckless driver

Thursday, July 1 LEMONT, Ill. -- I have hit some terrific drives lately. I'd say about a third of my drives have been great. The other two thirds,

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