Alan Shipnuck

Every week, GOLF senior writer Alan Shipnuck fields questions from the masses about hot topics in the golf world. This week, Shipnuck takes on Bryson DeChambeau’s unique talents, the controversial caddie ruling involving Haotong Li, and the new rules’ effect on the pro game.

Known as the Bard of Bel-Air, 86-year-old Eddie Merrins packs as much star power at the club as many of the illustrious names he has instructed.

In this week’s mailbag, Alan Shipnuck discusses the best day to attend the Masters, the major he’s most looking forward to in 2019, and more.

On Thursday afternoon Jack Nicklaus sat in a small room in the Augusta National press building. He was sucked into the Masters telecast like the rest of us.

Hundreds of volunteers are the gears behind the Shotlink system that powers PGA Tour statistics. Alan Shipnuck spent a day in that empowered role.

Peter Kessler has been to the sport’s media mountaintop, but the difficulty is getting back down.

Alan Shipnuck answers questons about rowdy New York golf fans at the Bethpage PGA Championship, Brooks Koepka’s likeability and more.

Of all the things Golf in the Kingdom author Michael Murphy has done in golf, watching Tiger Woods in person was not among them. That changed on Thursday.

This Solheim Cup was so riveting neither team deserved to lose. Alas, there is no room for sentiment in the history books. Here are our grades.

Matt Ginella and Alfonso Ribeiro were grinding over every shot at the Pure Insurance Championship. You would too if you were trying to win your first pro-am.

I’m a Pebble Beach honk, but Australia’s Cape Wickham is the most visually spectacular course I’ve seen. It has endless spectacular holes.

The American playing-captain Tiger Woods produced a masterpiece during the first day at this Presidents Cup.

On May 1, an era ended at MPCC when Bob Zoller retired. But his successor is a star in his own right: Chris Dalhamer, formerly of Pebble Beach.

On a conference call with players, the commissioner outlined the Tour’s safety procedures, then asked, “Are you guys comfortable playing in this arena?”

For a lucky few families, father-son connections have been brought inside the ropes on one of the grandest stages in golf, the U.S. Open.

When the Covid crisis forced Bandon Dunes to close, the golfing public’s considerable goodwill led to the creation of the Bandon Caddie Relief Fund.

In this installment of the #AskAlan mailbag, GOLF senior writer Alan Shipnuck answers your questions about the 2020 Masters, Tiger’s chances in majors going forward and more.

McIlroy’s third-round 67 at Augusta National was bettered by only one player — big, bad DJ — but not enough to offset his shaky start.

Until Sunday, the last missing piece to cement Johnson’s legacy was more major championship wins. Here’s how he arrived at this moment.

The game’s benefits have never been more apparent, and its surge in popularity has parallels to another unlikely boom time, during World War II.