and PopStroke are introducing millions of non-golfers to the sport in once- unimaginable ways. One side isn’t right, nor is the other wrong. Your relationship to golf is just that—yours—and it may differ from someone else’s. At the end of the day, we’re all trying our hardest to conquer the unconquerable, one stroke at a time. Tobacco Road Golf Club Sanford, North Carolina Standing on the first tee box already in awe of the uniqueness that is Tobacco
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, Road Golf Club—the Mike Strantz masterpiece set in the sandhills of Sanford, N.C.—I’m flooded with contradictory emotions. I’m excited, nervous, grateful, intimidated, anxious and happy. Hardly the world’s best golfer, I remind myself that I’m about to embark on one of the most distinct golf experiences in North America and need to soak in all of the Strantz splendor, regardless of how I score. But there’s a lot of pressure on an opening tee shot. It can set the tone for the rest of your round. It can also give your playing partners a small sample of
"Golf is a target- oriented game regardless of course, but especially at Tobacco Road because if you miss your target, you’re more than likely sunk in the sand somewhere."
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 including 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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