After undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Iowa, during which he also attended the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Jim Achenbach worked 40 years for Golfweek, with many years spent as that publication’s associate editor for equipment & technology. A winner of six first-place awards in the annual Golf Writers Association of America writing competition, Achenbach recently retired from fulltime duties at Golfweek, still contributing to its equipment editorial. He lives in Happy Valley, Oregon, where he competes in PNGA championships and volunteers for the OGA Junior Program.
