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.
What's inside
Deadpan. Exhaustive. Hiding something.
- 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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