Coming winter 2026 · Hardcover

In Good Standing

The field guide to behaving well. A complete etiquette manual in the spirit of The Official Preppy Handbook.

Arriving — Winter 2026

Deadpan. Exhaustive. Hiding something.

What's inside

01 / The Clubhouse

What to wear, where to sit, and how to order a drink without announcing yourself.

02 / The Course

Pace, caddies, gimmes, and the difference between confidence and presumption.

03 / The Member-Guest

How to be invited back. The whole weekend, from the practice tee to the thank-you note.

04 / The Cipher

Buried in the pages. One correct answer, for anyone patient enough to find it.

Why it exists

Golf etiquette books exist; most read like homeowners' association minutes. In Good Standing is written the way the knowledge is actually passed — deadpan, specific, and slightly amused — covering the clubhouse, the course, the member-guest, and every situation where the rules are unwritten precisely so that someone can enjoy watching you break them.

It grew out of the same reporting as the weekly newsletter — expanded, organized, and printed on paper worth keeping on the shelf by the door. And somewhere in its pages, a cipher, with one correct answer.

One correct answer, for anyone patient enough to find it.

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