PIN HIGH
GOLF AS LIFE
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Michael LoRé
GOLF ISN’T JUST A GAME. Nor is it solely a sport. It’s a lifestyle. It’s an obsession. It’s a way of life. From its earliest roots in Scotland to today’s technology-backed iterations, golf represents something unique to each person who has ever picked up a club. Golf can offer a much-needed reprieve from the modern-day rat race. It can provide valuable quality time among family and friends. It can scratch a competitive itch, especially for former athletes. It can be a never-ending quest for perfection. Ultimately, golf is the great equalizer. Whether your annual salary is $3 million or $30,000, you’re a famous actor or kindergarten teacher, or are from Toronto or Timbuktu, golf doesn’t discriminate. Golf is man vs. nature. Nothing more. Nothing less. I first started playing in high school, not only because I wasn’t good at baseball, but because I knew golf would be a
valuable tool later in life, regardless of what profession I got into. Hardly a new or unique perspective, I’m glad I picked up that old set of Spalding Executives from my friend’s father and began my life-long relationship with golf. Like many, the game has periodically come in and out of my life, but it’s always there in the background. Golf triumphantly returned to the forefront for me personally and professionally over recent years. Golf granted us an escape from so much uncertainty during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic and we haven’t looked back. As spring arrives in 2025, golf is more popular than ever. Not only is the game growing, but it’s evolving and changing. Your stereotypical golfer of yesteryear is now the minority, with influences injected into the sport, culture and fashion from far beyond the clubhouse. Golf is cool. Golf is young. Golf is diverse. Sure, some still believe golf should be played at a country
"Whether your annual salary is $3 million or $30,000, you’re a famous actor or kindergarten teacher, or are from Toronto or Timbuktu, golf doesn’t discriminate."
ABOUT MICHAEL LORÉ Michael LoRé is an award-winning journalist based in New York City. With more than 15 years of experience as a writer and editor, Michael has worked for daily newspapers, pro sports teams/leagues and online media startups. Having covered anything and everything from the World Series to surfing in Bali, Michael has honed his focus to covering and promoting the two sports he played growing up and is most passionate about: soccer and golf. A better writer than athlete, Michael’s work can be seen in publications including: The Guardian, PGATOUR.com, GOLF. com, Forbes SportsMoney, MyGolfSpy, Robb Report, Kingdom
Magazine, Essential Golf, AZ Golf Insider, and Travel + Leisure . During his time covering golf, Michael has interviewed some of the game’s biggest stars includ- ing Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Michelle Wie West, Justin Thomas, Xander Schauffele, Annika Sorenstam, Collin Morikawa, Lydia Ko and Bryson DeChambeau. Even more fortunate to travel the world to play some of the best courses on the planet, Michael has hacked it up at St. Andrews, Pinehurst, TPC Sawgrass, Cabot Cape Breton, Bay Hill and Kapalua.
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