The Most Unique Golf Course in the World

Most golf courses look the same: large, bright green stretches of closely-cropped lawns, flanked by lush vegetation and peppered with ponds and sand-filled bunkers. Uniform-clad golfers drive around the courses in golf carts. They pay their annual dues—often multiple thousands of dollars—to golf clubs, which foster an aristocratic playing experience, lending the sport its presidential connotation. Across the United States, golf is widely considered a rich man’s sport.

Not so with rez golf. The term refers to courses developed on Native American reservations, which often incorporate rugged terrain into their design and employ an open-door policy to anyone who wants to try the sport. REZ GOLF takes us deep into the heart of the Navajo Nation to meet the founders of Wagon Trail to Lonesome Pine, a par five rez golf course and the first of its kind. Read more:

"Rez Golf" was produced by VICE & The KIMBA Group for Callaway. It is part of The Atlantic Selects, an online showcase of short documentaries from independent creators, curated by The Atlantic.

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