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James Achenbach

Associate Editor / Equipment & Technology

James Achenbach has been a newspaper and magazine writer from the day he left the University of Iowa. When Charley Stine founded Golfweek in 1975, Achenbach was working for a newspaper in Sarasota, Fla., and provided stories for Charley’s new magazine. In 1991, Achenbach joined Golfweek as a senior writer and later became an associate editor. He is a self-described golf equipment junkie.
 
• First set of clubs: Wilson irons and PowerBilt woods
• Favorite golf story: Any story about the personalities and eccentricities of ordinary golfers. The everyday golfer is the backbone of the game.
• Best golf shot seen live: The 434-yard drive hit by RE/MAX World Long Drive champ Jamie Sadlowski in the 2008 finals. There was no wind.
• Best interview: JoAnne Carner. Never has there been a Hall of Famer who was so candid, witty, emotional and freewheeling.

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