The 19th Hole

GARY D'AMATO

I put a few generations of my drivers to the test on TrackMan. Here's what the numbers told me about technology.

• By GARY D'AMATO
• Mar 1, 2021

WISCONSIN LEGENDS OF GOLF

'He was a mythical figure': Think Nicklaus was long? Daly? DeChambeau? Meet Dr. John Pallin of Kenosha.

• By GARY D'AMATO
• Feb 15, 2021

Longtime PGA pro's new book, 'Summers at the Muni,' fondly recalls growing up on a golf course in the 1950s and '60s in Oshkosh

• By DENNIS MCCANN
• Feb 2, 2021

Wisconsin.Golf's Gary D'Amato earns three awards in golf writing contest

• Jan 30, 2021

Every golfer has a story. For Mike Nowakowski, it starts with a stroke and ends with an 'incredible' drive to the golf course.

• By GARY D'AMATO
• Jan 27, 2021

DENNIS MCCANN

'Proud collector of more than 17,000 logo golf balls': Wisconsin man's obituary pays tribute to decades-long passion. Here's the story.

• By DENNIS MCCANN
• Jan 20, 2021

'But for the grace of God': Wisconsin.Golf's Gary D'Amato recounts his harrowing ordeal with COVID-19

• By GARY D'AMATO
• Jan 13, 2021

ROB HERNANDEZ

From a postponed Ryder Cup to exploding interest in golf throughout the state, 2020 will rank as a year forever in a league of its own

• By ROB HERNANDEZ
• Dec 31, 2020

ROB HERNANDEZ

What do you give golfers in 2020 when many of them got more than most people this year? We turn to Santa for a little help.

• By ROB HERNANDEZ
• Dec 25, 2020

Wisconsin.Golf achieves a major milestone. Thank you, readers.

• Dec 18, 2020

DENNIS MCCANN

What does a golfer want? Two UW-Stout professors tee up that question in extensive study of the 'full golfer experience'

• By DENNIS MCCANN
• Dec 16, 2020

Talking.Golf: Gary & Rob on Arnold Walker, Peter Allis, Howie Samb and December golf in Wisconsin

• Dec 8, 2020

Phil Poletti started the Caddie & Leadership Academy to give back to the game of golf. Now he's aiming to have 25 chapters by 2025.

• By GARY D'AMATO
• Dec 2, 2020

DENNIS MCCANN

Wisconsin.Golf's 12 Days of Christmas: Our 2020 holiday gift guide

• By DENNIS MCCANN
• Nov 30, 2020

GARY D'AMATO

Golf gives us many reasons to be thankful today, especially in 2020

• By GARY D'AMATO
• Nov 26, 2020

DENNIS MCCANN

With a game of cross country golf, anyone can be a course architect

• By DENNIS MCCANN
• Nov 24, 2020

Talking.Golf: Gary & Rob on the three R's of college golf ... rankings, recruiting and reputations

• Nov 23, 2020

Talking.Golf: Gary & Rob on a November Masters and Dustin Johnson's victory

• Nov 16, 2020

GARY D'AMATO

Dustin Johnson may have made it look easy in winning the Masters, but this is a major deal for him

• By GARY D'AMATO
• Nov 15, 2020

GARY D'AMATO

Can I get an an Amen Corner? Dustin Johnson is a (almost) shoo-in to win his first green jacket at the Masters

• By GARY D'AMATO
• Nov 14, 2020

Alex Gaugert on the bag at the Masters: WD after one round 'a sour end to what could have been a really promising week'

• By ALEX GAUGERT, Special to Wisconsin.Golf
• Nov 13, 2020

GARY D'AMATO

Don't mess with perfection at Augusta National, no matter how the world's best golfers are smashing par at the Masters this week

• By GARY D'AMATO
• Nov 13, 2020

GARY D'AMATO

It can't happen again, can it? Tiger Woods is lurking near the top of the leaderboard after a bogey-free 68 in the first round of the Masters

• By GARY D'AMATO
• Nov 12, 2020

The Secret Masters: A story too good to be true?

• By GARY VAN SICKLE, contributing columnist
• Nov 11, 2020

Talking.Golf: Gary & Rob preview the Masters ... and make their pool picks

• Nov 10, 2020

GARY D'AMATO

After 27 years, my Masters streak is ending. Here are 10 things I'll miss most about not being there this week

• By GARY D'AMATO
• Nov 9, 2020

Talking.Golf: Gary & Rob on Bryson DeChambeau's approach and his impact on college players

• Nov 2, 2020

Is Bryson DeChambeau the future of golf, or a one-(big)-hit wonder? Wisconsin golfers weigh in.

• By GARY D'AMATO
• Nov 2, 2020

WISCONSIN.GOLF Q&A

Jim Richerson, former director of golf at Kohler and new PGA of America president, talks about the state of the game ... and the Ryder Cup

• By GARY D'AMATO
• Oct 30, 2020

Talking.Golf: With winter nearing, Gary & Rob discuss how long we can keep playing outdoors before indoor golf becomes a necessity

• Oct 26, 2020

What's so hard about this game? New to golf, Delavan woman cards two holes-in-one in five days at Delbrook Golf Club

• By DENNIS MCCANN
• Oct 22, 2020

It was on his 'bucket list' to play Yale Golf Course. Now the former GM at Eau Claire Country Club is overseeing a renewal of the famed course.

• By DENNIS MCCANN
• Oct 22, 2020

Talking.Golf: Gary & Rob on extreme playing conditions, Gary's new book and the end of a Masters tradition

• Oct 20, 2020

DENNIS MCCANN

In my beautiful neck of the Northwoods, sadly, it's beginning to look a lot like the end of the golf season

• By DENNIS MCCANN
• Oct 18, 2020

WISCONSIN LEGENDS OF GOLF

Gary Menzel's heart drove him to the top of Wisconsin's senior amateur game. But then, just like that, 'my heart wasn't in it' anymore.

• By GARY D'AMATO
• Oct 15, 2020

Talking.Golf: Gary & Rob on the do's and don'ts of fall golf in Wisconsin; plus, this week's WIAA girls sectionals

• Oct 5, 2020

Talking.Golf: Gary on Jack Nicklaus' new course in Michigan, Rob on the WIAA girls golf tournament

• Sep 29, 2020

Fall won't be quite the same without a trip to Telemark Golf Course in the Wisconsin Northwoods

• By DENNIS MCCANN
• Sep 27, 2020

BOOK REVIEW

A story of friendship on the links in the United Kingdom, this book just made my all-time top-10 list

• By GARY D'AMATO
• Sep 25, 2020

GARY D'AMATO

This would have been Ryder Cup week. That's all the excuse we needed to check out Whistling Straits.

• By GARY D'AMATO
• Sep 22, 2020

Connect your business with Wisconsin's most passionate golfers

• Sep 22, 2020

Talking.Golf: Gary & Rob talk Bryson DeChambeau, Jerry Kelly and playing in Monday outings

• Sep 21, 2020

HIDDEN GEMS

Whether you fly in, drive in or take up residence, Voyager Village offers a worthy test of golf in a classic Northwoods setting

• By DENNIS MCCANN
• Sep 21, 2020

Talking.Golf: Gary & Rob talk U.S. Open, Stricker and Kelly, and share their favorite parts of the state to play golf

• Sep 14, 2020

D'TIME WITH D'AMATO

With leaves starting to turn, now is a great time to play Mascoutin Golf Club. Don't forget your 'tree-iron' ... or your camera.

• By GARY D'AMATO
• Sep 14, 2020

Do you believe in miracles? For this group of Erin Hills caddies, with one of them battling a serious illness, a single swing was a sign from above

• By GARY D'AMATO
• Sep 10, 2020

Talking.Golf: Gary & Rob look back at Gary's Golf Garage Sale and look ahead to retirement golf ... well, eventually

• Sep 8, 2020

HIDDEN GEMS

With 'some risk-reward holes, some monsters and some easy ones,' Spooner GC offers enjoyable round of golf in scenic Northwoods

• By DENNIS MCCANN
• Sep 8, 2020

Talking.Golf: Gary & Rob talk about careers in golf, the Club at Lac La Belle and Washington County Golf Course

• Aug 31, 2020

D'TIME WITH D'AMATO

Washington County Golf Course looks and plays a lot like a muni version of neighboring Erin Hills

• By GARY D'AMATO
• Aug 31, 2020