Bio
Jaime Diaz is a regular contributor to Golf Digest and Golf Channel. His career as a golf writer has spanned more than four decades, with stints at Sports Illustrated, the New York Times, Golf Digest and Golf World magazine, where he served as editor in chief. The author of several books on the game, he is an 11-time winner in the annual GWAA writing contest. He has been the recipient of the PGA Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism, the Memorial Tournament Journalism Award, and the Lincoln Werden Golf Journalism Award. A native of San Francisco, he currently resides in North Carolina.
Personal
- Hometown: San Francisco
- College: University of San Francisco
- Favorite Golf Personality: Lee Trevino
- Favorite Golf Playing Experience: Pairing with my dad to win the 1970 Northern California Father & Son Championship
- Favorite Golf Fan Experience: Following Arnold Palmer at Harding Park in the 1960s.
- Favorite Courses Played (10): Old Course at St. Andrews, Ballybunion (Old), North Berwick, Cypress Point, Friar’s Head, Sand Hills, National Golf Links of America, Pine Valley, Mid Pines, Lincoln Park.
- Golf Course Bucket List (5): Fishers Island, Muirfield, Royal County Down, Royal Melbourne (West), Tara Iti, Sunningdale (Old), Machrihanish, Crystal Downs, Cabot Cliffs & Prairie Dunes.