The PGA Championship is back, and this year it's bringing some serious old-school vibes. We're heading to Aronimink Golf Club, just outside Philadelphia, for the first time in 64 years. That's right—since 1962, when the course played at a beastly 7,045 yards that must have felt like a marathon to the eventual champion, Gary Player.

Now, predicting major winners is never easy—just ask my woeful track record. But this time, I'm taking a different approach. Instead of stats or logic, I'm looking to the past. Specifically, I'm channeling the wisdom of Gary Player, the man the Associated Press once called "a precise little South African who thrives on brains, wheat germ and unbelievable putts." If that's not a winning formula, I don't know what is.

To get into the right headspace, I dug up an old copy of Gary Player's Positive Golf from my hall closet—found while packing for a move. Flipping through the pages, I noticed a subscription card for "the magazine that creates conversation wherever golfers congregate." That would be Golf Digest, which back in 1962 cost just $3 a year. In 2026 dollars, that's roughly what you'd pay for your Golf Digest+ subscription today. Name one other thing that's held its value like that since the '60s. That's right—Gary F-ing Player.

The book is full of classic instruction tips: left thumb position, squared right foot, straight takeaway. But amidst all that swing jargon, there's this gem: "The idea in developing a golf swing is to do as many things correctly as you can, progressively. One good move leads to the next. And one bad move can ruin the whole thing."

Honestly, that's not bad advice for life—or relationships. So as we gear up for the 2026 PGA Championship, maybe the key isn't just picking the hottest player. Maybe it's about finding the one who does the most things right, one good move at a time. Just like Gary.