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Jay’s Plays Update: Robert Trent Jones, Philly Cricket Club, Keith Foster

All this week on the Golf News Net Radio Network the Jay’s Plays show will have architect Robert Trent Jones, Jr., Tour and travel expert Bruce Moulton. Then starting later in the week we spotlight architect Keith Foster and his work at such places as Philly Cricket Club, River Bend, Eastward Ho! and more. PCC head superintendent Dan Meersman joins us as well...

Time Machine Effect Brings Long Island National into the 21st Century

RIVERHEAD, NY – If you’ve ever wondered what a golf course would look like if it a scientist exposed it to an aging ray, look no further than Long Island National, because what was once a quintessential example of mid-1990s design and shaping is now a prime illustration of golf architecture in the 21st century, and the results are a dramatic improvement...

The Six Continent Club – Globetrotter Bob Jones, Jr. Puts the Frequent in Frequent Flyer

In his fifty years as a designer Bob Jones, Jr. could hold the golf course architects’ record for frequent flier miles. “I can’t even calculate how many times I’ve circumnavigated the globe,” he stated, a look of exhaustion crossing his face merely recalling the experiences. “Even back in the ’70s and ’80s I’d fly...

New interview with Robert Trent Jones, Jr. – Rio Olympics, Poppy Hills, and Other New Projects

JF: How disappointed are you that you didn’t get the 2016 Olympics Course gig down in Rio? RTJ 2: I’m not disappointed – I’m supportive of golf being successful in its re-emergence in the Olympics. However, the sand is running out of the hourglass, and everyone will have to get started soon if they want the proposed new golf course to be a...

Robert Trent Jones, Jr. to Receive Ellis Island Medal of Honor

Quintessential golf architect Robert Trent Jones, Jr. will be honored tomorrow night at the 2012 Ellis Island Medals of Honor ceremony, a high recognition given to remarkable Americans who exemplify outstanding qualities in both their personal and professional lives while continuing to preserve the richness of their particular heritage. Over 100 Americans descended...

Q&A With Robert Trent Jones, Jr. on Chambers Bay

While I get a few more interviews and course reviews finshed, here’s some great insighta o Chambers Bay from Robert Trent Jones, Jr., who by this time next week = may pull a come from nehind victory in the Rio primary:) (I.E. The Olympics election…err…selection…) JF: Now those hummocks look like berms that Seth Raynor did at flat courses like...

The Walla to Walla Tour – a Cybergolf Diary (Part 1)

Day 1 – The Road to Chambers Bay Warm clothes? Check. Laptop? Check. Clubs? That’s a big check! And we were off to Seattle for the Walla to Walla Tour – golf in Washington state during the first week of January. The weather report called for highs between 45 and 25 degrees, with lows in the teens, but no snow, thankfully. So I added four layers of...

Let’s all Wish Chi Chi Rodriguez a Happy Birthday as he Talks Golf, Dorado Beach, and Life at the East Course’s Grand Reopening

DORADO, Puerto Rico – There’s still no one like former PGA Tour star Chi Chi Rodriguez, the Clown Prince of Golf, a walking one-liner who brings the Sun with him wherever he goes, and one of the key members of Puerto Rico’s Pantheon of iconic athletes. He can make the whole room fall apart with laughter, then shed a tear of joy after hearing him...