How the Golf Bucket List Began

From a quiet thought before a round to something that lasted.

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It started the way a lot of things do. With a random thought before a round.

I was playing Portumna Golf Club with a few friends, and like every golf nerd, I’d been on my phone the night before looking up photos, rankings, and reviews.

Later that evening, I was scrolling through a Top 100 list, half planning where I’d like to play next. I caught myself saying, I’ve played that one… need to play there next.

It hit me that there are so many great courses, and so little time to play them all.

That was the moment.

The idea wasn’t to make art. It was to make something you could hang on the wall and quietly tick off over the years. Something that tracked where you had been, but also encouraged you to play more.

Golfers love a list. Courses, scores, shots, excuses. We keep them all. But there’s something about seeing it printed, framed, and real. It makes the memories feel permanent.

A few friends saw it and wanted one, then their friends did too. They liked what it stood for. A lifetime of golf, framed in one place.

Over time, it became more considered. The paper, the framing, the mat board, the stamp. Every part of it needed to feel right. If it was going to hang in someone’s home, it had to earn that space.

Now, each piece leaves the studio handmade, printed in Ireland, and stamped with care. The lists are different, but the reason is the same. To celebrate the places we’ve played, and to remind us of the ones still waiting.

Golf has a funny way of keeping us coming back.

This is just a better way of keeping score.

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