Of all the relationships in life, none is more unrequited than the one we have with the teams we love the most. One writer learns how to extricate himself from the senseless pain and suffering of his fandom

After two days at Augusta National with his dad, even a golf agnostic like GQ's Matthew Roberson couldn't deny the majesty of the green-jacket tournament. Here, he reports on the ice cream sandwiches, avowed technophobia, and cigar-puffing excess that make the Masters well worth the pilgrimage.

The first-ballot Hall of Famer has one thing to say about the Yankees' World Series losing streak: “Sad!”

Pro bull riding has a new foothold—and record numbers of fans—suggesting that our latest flirtation with Western Americana has entered a phase of mainstream appeal. Can cowboy fever help bull riding become the next UFC?

At 22, Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes and LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne seem to have it all—wild success in their respective sports, movie-star good looks, big-ticket deals aplenty, and crackling chemistry. Now what? We went to visit them in Baton Rouge to find out.

When the Yankees traded for their new closer in December, he complied with the team’s anti-beard rules. But now that those rules have been reversed, he’s feeling himself again, and got New York its first W of the season.

Introducing Redan, a new members-only golf label that hawks sumptuous cashmere knits and counts Ken Griffey Jr. among its early adopters.

Fellas, please: Ditch the sterile half-zips and bring back the sharp suits.

The shortstop and devoted family man has the opportunity to cement his legacy (alongside the most thrilling Mets lineup in recent memory), and the hopes and dreams of every Mets fan riding on him. GQ visited Lindor in Florida to learn how he became the team’s savior—and how, despite the astronomical stakes, he stays so chill.

The greatest shooter of all time doesn’t just roll out of bed and get buckets. Things like compression sleeves, naps, and spinach have allowed him to keep thriving 16 years into his NBA career.

Conor McGregor is running for president of Ireland on an anti-immigrant platform, Ultimate Fighting Championship head Dana White has personally welcomed the Tate brothers to events, and both are closely aligned with Donald Trump. How, asks writer and longtime UFC fan Vince Mancini, did a sport for the “weird little guy” not only become politicized, but positively toxic?

You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll want to blow out your elbow pitching nine innings of rec league ball. GQ caught up with the minds behind the indie film that perfectly captures both the easy pleasure of a long baseball game and the bittersweet passage of time.

The next frontier of exclusive, members-club culture? Ski mountains. We went to Netflix founder Reed Hastings’s new Powder Mountain to see how private mountains are taking over — and changing — the American landscape.

PGA stars bet big that fans would find lots to love about simulated golf. Halfway through the sport's inaugural season, GQ asks: Were they right?

Fifty-two years into his legendary career, the pillar of the sports media world is thrilled to be working in New York City again. “It’s the Yankees, what more can I tell you?”