making the back nine the best nine
The back nine of life can be the best nine, if you play it right.
Back Nine Living is a place for the stories, the lessons, and the occasional triple bogey that come from a life lived on and around the golf course. Travel, gear, fitness, friendship, and the quiet truths the game keeps revealing, round after round.
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.
Four very different courses, four tables worth a reservation, and short term rentals everywhere. Here is how a golfer over 50 plans a golf and food weekend in Collingwood and Blue Mountain, about two hours from Toronto.
Golf wearables split into two camps: the ones that watch your swing and the ones that watch your body. Which actually helps a golfer over 50, and which is just a graph you stop checking by August? An honest, science backed look at the gadgets.
USGA research is clear: rounds speed up and get more fun when golfers play tees that fit their game. Here is the friendly case for moving up a set, why the first tee ego talk is costing you, and how to make the switch without the awkwardness.
Four easy golf games for mixed-skill groups and strangers with no handicap
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.
A cheap, simple fix for arthritic hands on the course. What oversize golf grips do, how to know if they'll help, and what to expect at the shop.
Walking 18 holes burns twice the calories of riding without hurting your swing. The push cart may be the smartest upgrade your bag has not seen
