Anonymous Questions with PGA Tour Players
...on a Charter from Cabo to Bermuda I started writing about my time in Cabo and hated it. So I scrapped it. You don't want to read a half-hearted Murda article — I wouldn't either. So picture this...
Smiley Staff Spotlight: Grant 'Granty Boy' Alexander
Hello fellow Del Campo Dawgs, Grant Alexander here, aka Granty Boy. A little backstory: I made my way to North Florida by way of Canton, Georgia (I see all the orders from my GA locals!). Growing ...
You know how I've spent my allocated date-planning time this morning? Doing a top 10 ranking of items on the Del Campo website. Priorities. She can wait. (Between you and me — I'm procrastinating b...
This is probably going to read more like something you might read on my personal blog. A lot of the feedback I've gotten about the Caddie Chronicles is that you guys like the untethered, honest me....
The Friday Routine and Jackson, MS
Friday Round, time-stamped. We are switching it up this week. More substance, less impulse. So, instead of our typical cadence of the random collection of my thoughts on the city/town/golf course t...
Smiley Staff Spotlight: Stewart 'Disco' Slayden
I’m from Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. AKA golf country. I’ve got three brothers, two older, one younger, and we all grew up playing golf. It was our life. We spent every possible minute on the cours...
Charlie Woods Aces TPC in Palms
At the AJGA Junior Players at TPC Sawgrass, Tiger Woods' son Charlie Woods aces the 3rd hole sporting Del Campo palms.
What does Napa have in common with Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, and Lake Tahoe? They’re all destinations that make way more sense with your significant other than with your childhood best friend. T...
Victor Cruz Stunts in Smiley Mode
Victor Cruz hit the tee box repping Del Campo’s black smiley socks and let’s just say, the fit went yard.
Ranking the Snack Pack: Which Sock Gets Picked First?
Important Sock Business You open a fresh Snack Pack. Five socks. Five "flavors." You pause. This is your moment. Which one do you grab first? Don’t overthink it (but also... definitely overthink i...
Life on the road flies by. Days become weeks. Weeks blend into a month. Blink, and I’m in a different city. Time, merely a reference point, whizzes by. It’s almost August. A steady recipe of: fligh...
Ryder Cup 2025: Limited-Edition Socks
Every two years, golf fans get rowdy. And by rowdy, we mean politely enthusiastic (with the occasional beer spray). It’s nearly Ryder Cup season -- when USA vs Europe turns every putt into a battle...
It’s 5:50 AM. I’m in an Amtrak economy window seat, somewhere between NYC and Philly, cruising comfortably at ~60 MPH. Beats driving. This will be the second of three nights in a row with pre-4 AM...
There is never anything fun about missing a cut. A cut-and-dry (no pun intended) indication that you aren’t where you want to be. But, that’s sometimes the rub of the green. After we finished up pr...
As I’m writing this, I’m in a pitch black hotel room in Moline, IL. Riedel is passed out in the bed to my left. Billie Eilish humming through my headphones, just the right vibe to jot a few notes d...
When I graduated from the University of Houston last May, I thought I had the next 18 months mapped out: first, caddie for my childhood friend (Matthew Riedel) on the Korn Ferry Tour for eight tour...