Pints & Pars — Est. 2026

The Nine.

Nine golfers, one home course, nicknames earned the hard way. Here's the lineup.

DK aka Captain Jack Sparrow aka Official Scorekeeper

Brought together golfers from entirely different walks of life and gave the group its name. Perfected the art of quietly looking the other way on a dubious stroke count — and when it comes to surprises, he's usually the fixer behind the ones nobody saw coming.

KP aka Master of the 15th aka The Most Demanding Man in the Room

Has the 15th figured out better than anyone, and is just as demanding of his caddie on the course as he is of the waiter at the shamiana afterward. Deeply learned, fiercely opinionated on politics, and soft-hearted underneath all of it.

PJ aka The Happiest Golfer aka Always Ready to Mingle

Genuinely delighted by any round, any outcome, as long as the Gimme Golfers are involved. Not single, but always up for a conversation with a stranger — on the course or off it.

JS aka The Colonel aka Sharp Shooter

Busy serving the nation most days, yet always finds a way onto the tee sheet. Keeps raising the bar, one steady par at a time.

KT aka The Kolkata Tiger aka King of Good Times

The only Gimme Golfer with a genuine full-length hole-in-one to his name. Lives life king-size, and always game for the maximum experience — any form, anywhere, anytime.

AB aka The Quiet Achiever aka Leaderboard Regular

God-fearing and the most skilled golfer in the group, the only one with actual leaderboard finishes to prove it. Rarely seen anywhere else — appears just before the first tee-off, disappears right after the last putt.

BN aka The Veteran aka Comfort Seeker

Comfort-seeking, and not shy about a short fuse — though it burns out just as fast as it lights. The most seasoned hand in the group, with zero compromise on the good things in life, and the pints always flowing when he's around.

RS aka The Long Hitter aka 280-Yard Threat

Somehow balances work, family, and golf without dropping any of them — and still has enough left to send a 280-yard-plus drive down the fairway, the longest in the group.

JC aka The Well-Travelled Rookie aka Master Planner

The youngest of the Nine, but with more golf courses across the globe under his belt than anyone else. Also the man behind every successful master plan — and, somehow, the best driver on foreign roads too.

How We Play

5:00 AM

Tee off. All of us are morning people, whether we chose to be or not.

Daily

Some of us play every single day. Some make it out on weekends. Some quietly call it a round after nine holes.

Post-round

Breakfast together, every day, no exceptions — this is the actual glue of the group, more than the golf.

Sundays

Drinks and a long lunch. The scorecards are long forgotten by the second round.

Occasionally

Someone floats a trip, and within days four or five of us are on a flight somewhere with clubs in tow.