Jeremy Payne

this dude’s living every man’s dream, coming home to a wife who treats him like a champ

Get you a hype man like George 🤝

Golf in Sweden is neither public nor private. You may pay modest annual dues to a local course should you wish to have priority access to tee times and store your clubs, but that is the only barrier to entry. Anyone is welcome to make a tee time. Anyone with a golf ID, that is. To obtain your golf ID, you must register with the Swedish Golf Alliance and pass a series of playing tests. The first may be on a short course, like the one at Ljunghusens. You then graduate to the family tees on a full-length course, then finally to the front tees. Once you have the equivalent of a 36 handicap, you are free to play unaccompanied anywhere. All the while, you are learning pace of play, etiquette and basic rules. Think of it like a driver’s license for golf. It all amounts to a respectful, pleasant, fast-playing crowd with a high golf IQ. This is perhaps best reflected on the first tee at Ljunghusens after 4 p.m., when there are no tee times. Instead, there is a green metal spiral into which anyone can drop their golf ball. Once your ball has made it to the bottom, your group is up. Words by @caseyfbannon for No. 27 Photos by Fredrik Brodén

💀🏌🏻‍♂️Scottie breaks down his shank today Reporter: What happened on that shot out of the bunker? Scheffler: “I shanked it….” 🤣 @GolfDigest | @SchefflerFans

Precision This is basketball player Stephen Curry xitter.gq/Visionaledge/status/18…

My favorite quote on golf course architecture, which was beautifully reflected in the original concept for Augusta National.

Jasmin Paris @JasminKParis finished loop five of the #BM100 in 59:58:21.

Beyond enhancing the visual appeal of the golf course, tackling edging tasks on sprinkler heads, drains, and quick couplers on the #golfcourse serves a practical purpose. Well-defined edges not only contribute to the overall aesthetic but also helps the #management team in the ability to identify and address issues promptly. In particular, it makes spotting and addressing leaky heads more efficient, promoting the overall health and sustainability of the golf course. #superintendent #greenskeeper #stihl #womeninturf

Something special brewing in the heart of San Francisco. Dan Burke of the local First Tee rallies private investment to help revitalize a community asset. Burke gets Jay Blasi to donate his fee and design services to execute the golf component of the vision. Blasi brings in Josh Lewis to oversee the irrigation and agronomy. Hole by hole, they’ve reimagined what’s possible at Golden Gate Park’s 9-hole par-3 course, which is set to reopen before the end of the year. @firepitstories will be dropping a short docuseries, stories, socials and podcasts that take you from the past, present and into the future of golf as it was meant to be: accessible, walkable, affordable and FUN! In the meantime, here’s a collection of the work in progress. (More pics on Instagram.)🔥

"47% of my income goes to rent currently" "I could never buy a home; I currently don't save any money" How will this younger generation ever be able to afford anything? 🔊 … 🚨🚨🚨 Cost of living for rent and food has gotten too far ahead of real income. It doesn’t matter if inflation is down a bit. People are already underwater at current levels.

An old timer at my first job told me: “Never take 2-week vacations. Everyone just saves work for your return. Make it 3 weeks or more so they just take care of things without you.”

THIS IS GOING VIRAL SO I WANTED TO SHARE IT HERE TOO: A bit from my past: My first job after getting my PhD was working as a therapist for people from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Almost all of them were diagnosed with depression, GAD, bipolar, or BPD. Most were highly medicated— some to a point that still sticks with me years later. As I got to know their background and lives 3 things were very clear: 1. A vast majority had been emotionally neglected, emotionally abused, or physically abused as children. 2. A vast majority had experienced domestic violence or were currently living in it. 3. Basic needs were never met. Life was an hour by hour struggle. Treatment was an attempt to allow them to get to work in most cases. To just continue to surviving. It was the start of me questioning the field I had been trained in. One that diagnoses people with disorders without taking a look at the whole picture. It began my path of holistic understanding. A person cannot be well when one unexpected bill will have them fall behind on rent. When they lay their head on a pillow and all they can think about is expenses piling up. When a bill at the grocery store is almost double what they paid last year when their income has stayed the same. An entire family unit deeply struggles within survival mode. When a job is lost. When daycare needs to be paid, but so does the light bill— what do you choose? When parents can’t even think about the emotional needs of their children because they have to figure out where their next meal is going to come from. In 1942, 10 years before the diagnostic manual of mental illness was released Maslow knew what was once just common sense: we have a hierarchy of needs. At the bottom are basic needs food and shelter. Then safety (resources, security). Then belonging (connection, friendship, intimacy.) Without three things we *will* be sick, period. I get pushback for questioning the status quo. And I’ll continue to do it. The status quo is keeping people sick. It denies their experience. And it says we should bandage people’s symptoms so they can return to the environment that made them sick. May we wake up, heal ourselves, and build conscious communities to help each other. Retweet if you feel this is true in your body 🙏