All Fairways Lead to Excess

The U.S. Open arrives at Shinnecock Hills this week. It is one of the oldest golf clubs in America, a course that has humbled the best players in the world since 1895, and a setting that understands, better than most, that golf has never really been just about golf. It is about the bag, the hat, the early tee time that justifies the rest of the day, and the Dewar’s with a lemon wedge that closes it out. Whether you are in the gallery, on the course, or watching from somewhere considerably more comfortable, the occasion calls for the right things. A golf edit for those who have fully committed to the bit, on the course, off it, and well into the back nine of the evening