Back Nine Blog
The Course The Game The Gear The Location The Life
Golfing With Adult Kids: How Much Advice Is Too Much?
You can see the flaw from across the range. Say nothing anyway. Here is what the research says about parents handing out advice, plus the tees, the format and the small choices that turn a round with your grown kid into a round you both want to repeat.
Women's Golf Is Booming, and the Over 50 Player Is the Real Story
Women are golf's fastest growing group, and a big share of them are teeing it up in their 50s and 60s. The numbers behind the boom, the friction that has not gone away, and why the women's game is the one every 50 plus golfer ends up playing.
The Marriage Saving Guide to Golf as a Couple
You can golf with the person you married and still enjoy the drive home. The secret is simple: stop coaching, stop keeping score, and start treating the round like a good walk together. Here is the couples golf peace treaty that keeps the peace at the turn.
Golf as a Cure for the Quiet Problem of Later Life Loneliness
Can a small dimpled ball really do something about later life loneliness? The science says yes, but not for the reason you would guess. The cure is not the swing. It is the people standing next to you while you take it.
Golf as the Backbone of Retirement (and Why I Started Planning at 50)
The financial piece, the social piece, the lifestyle piece

