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Royal County Down Gets 2015 Irish Open

I’m sure Brian Keogh at Irish Golf Desk will have the story soon. For now, here’s the BBC story about this great news – Royal County Down is back! From the article: “The 2015 Irish Open is to be staged at Royal County Down, three years after Royal Portrush successfully hosted the European Tour event. It will be the first time in 75 years that...

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...

The Six-Continent Club: With New Course in Ecuador, Smyers Joins one of Golf’s Most Select Groups

He only has Antarctica is left. With a new course opening in Ecuador this fall, golf architect Steve Smyers will have designed on six of Planet Earth’s seven continents, joining only a handful of architects to do so. “It’s called Costa Jama, and it has four different ecosystems,” explains Smyers energetically, as his eyes light up and he beams...

The 2013 Jazzy Awards – Best Restoration – Philly Cricket Club – Keith Foster

Talk about Steelers-Cowboys, Celtics-Lakers or Canadiens-Red Wings, the battle between Philly Cricket and Paramount for Best Restoration was one of the most eagerly awaited match-ups in golf design/travel circles. The debate will certainly continue well into next year (and by the way, last year’s winner Rockaway Hunting Club – Gil Hanse restoration)...

La Romana Country Club at Casa de Campo – More Great Pete Dye in the Dominican Republic

[Editor’s Note: Happy Thanksgiving! We begin our yearly Jazzy Awards on Friday. (Three guesses who gets Sports Turkey of the Year Award and the first two don’t count! Hint: He’s a multiple Turkey award winner already!) One of the winners will be Casa de Campo’s tremendous Dye Fore, (Marina-Chavon nines), so to set the table for that...

Book Review – Golf Architecture, A Worldwide Perspective Vol. Six

It’s a banner day here at AWITP and Cybergolf, as I have become a published print author yet again. Full Swing Golf Publishing and Paul Daley have released Golf Course Architecture: A Worldwide Perspective Volume Six, and my chapter on the Links Course at Lawsonia is prominently featured. Daley does a phenomenal job of covering the globe in each volume of this...

Off to Bermuda

So the Jay Eats World (but not molecular gastronomy) Tour continues, this time in Bermuda for the Grand Slam of Golf at Port Royal, followed by rounds at and analysis of Tuckers Point and Mid-Ocean Club. This continues our offshore series covering golf in Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and the Atlantic Ocean. So far there’s Casa de Campo, and...

The Architect’s Progress – Keith Foster Renovation Spurs Resurgence of A. W. Tillinghast’s Sands Point

SANDS POINT, NY – Remember this name: Sands Point. You’re going to be hearing a lot about this A.W. Tillinghast-designed Long Island private club in the near future, because after a sparkling Keith Foster renovation-restoration it’s been polished to a high shine. Tillinghast’s career was in full ascension when he re-designed nine holes at...