The 2024 Coyne Prize is open for submissions!
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All entries due by December 31, 2024.
Congratulations to the 2023 winners!
1st Place:
Jason Way, “Yard Golf”
Runner-up:
Mark Wagner, “Where It’s Never Not Beautiful”
Please note: Neither Tom Coyne nor anyone associated with The Golfer’s Journal were involved in the judging process.
The Coyne Prize is made possible by the following:
By recognizing and celebrating the best storytelling in golf, the Coyne Prize endeavors to ENCOURAGE, PROMOTE, and ADVANCE the careers of both new and established voices in the game.
The Coyne Prize is awarded annually to the most exciting golf writers and creators, as deemed by a panel of golf and creative industry professionals.
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Tom Coyne
Tom Coyne is an award-winning and New York Times bestselling author who has been publishing golf stories since 2001.
What is the Coyne Prize
The Coyne Prize is an annual award and grant that aims to highlight and celebrate creators across mediums, including writers, filmmakers, digital content creators, who are actively engaged in creating stories that are either golf-focused or in some way related to the themes and elements of the game.