By Dean Kirkland, Publisher, Affluent Golfer

A round of golf usually supplies plenty to talk about. Sometimes the parking lot supplies the rest.

That is where The Garage comes in. Affluent Golfer’s motoring department gives cars a place in the conversation, alongside the courses, people and pleasures that make a day around the game worth remembering.

A good car can turn an ordinary journey into part of the occasion. It can also start a remarkably spirited discussion among people who were getting along perfectly well until somebody mentioned the grille.

There is more to the drive than the numbers

Performance figures have their place. So do the proportions, the view from the driver’s seat and the way a machine makes you feel before it has moved an inch. The Garage is interested in that whole picture: design, character, history and the sometimes entertaining business of deciding what comes next.

A sports car, a grand tourer and an electric newcomer can all earn a closer look. They can also raise different questions. Does the shape have a point of view? Does a familiar badge still mean something? Would you choose the longer route if there were no appointment waiting at the other end?

And, because this is a golf magazine, where exactly do the clubs go? It is a fair question, even if the designer would prefer another five minutes on the subject of the roofline.

A Jaguar starts the conversation

The current department features Jaguar’s Identity Crisis Comes With a Charging Cable, my opinion column about the marque’s design direction. It is a design argument rather than a road test, written with an enthusiast’s interest in what gives a car its identity.

Readers are welcome to reach a different verdict. Cars have inspired disagreements for as long as anyone has had a favorite, and a little good humor generally improves the discussion.

The life around the game

The Garage belongs to the same Affluent Golfer world as private clubs, travel, watches, wine and a good conversation after the final putt. You do not have to be shopping for a car to enjoy looking at one, learning its story or wondering what its maker was thinking.

Explore The Garage at AffluentGolferMag.com. For editorial ideas, contact Dean Kirkland at dean@affluentgolfermag.com. The scorecard may be finished. There is still a drive to enjoy.

Header: original Affluent Golfer magazine covers from the publication’s archive. Cover subjects illustrate the magazine’s history, not endorsements of this article.