[Author’s Note: Soon I’ll be filing the follow-up to this article. It’s a triumphant return to Golf Course Trades, the wonderful magazine that hosted my Elysian Fields column for close on a decade. As you’ll read below, GCT became just one thing too many in the hurly-burly whirlwind my life became before the Idaho move. But I did manage to...
As always, huge thank you to Golf Course Trades for making my Ballyhack article shine. What a course! (And that’s by my standards!) There are elements of National Golf Links of America, St. Andrews (Old Course), and many other epic American and UK links. Click here for the piece. From the article: While fairways are wide off the tee, greens are treacherously...
As always, Golf Course Trades did a marvelous job with my Arizona golf story. We even got the cover of the print version, I’m told. (WOO HOO HOO!) Arizona is indeed a golf reverie from which you don’t want to wake. Everyone needs to experience this unique golf ecosystem. I’m not usually one on natural setting, but there is power in the rocks and...
You can’t help but fall in love with Leatherstocking Golf Club, whether you’ve come from across thew country to visit the Baseball Hall of Fame or a local seeking an upscale round on a Golden Age masterpiece. As always Golf Course Trades did a wonderful job with my piece. You can read it here. From the article: “Designed by quintessential Golden Age...
I’m doing something different this winter over at Golf Course Trades – a short series on southern golf trips. First up was Florida, perfect to escape a nasty Nor’easter…unless, of course, your a skier. Thanks again to Golf Course Trades for making the piece look terrific and also to golf architect Steve Smyers for the 11th hour interview...
Once again, big thank you to Golf Course Trades for the sterling work they did on bringing the latest webinar in their series to life. This month we showcased the terrific work Brian Schneider of Renaissance Golf has done at North Jersey Country Club, where the club will be restoring and renovating the course in the style of Golden Age architect Walter Travis. Better...
While we get ready for the 2021 U.S. Open, Golf Course Trades has run my interview with new Golf Course Superintendent’s Association of America president Mark Jordan. From the article: “The policies and systems we set up – such as the website clearinghouse for information and CDC guidelines – are still in use and are helpful. We now have the...
I’ll be hosting a half-hour Golf Course Trades event with the folks from Philly Cricket Club on May 27, 2021 at 12pm. PGA Head Professional Jim Smith, Jr. and Director of Grounds Dan Meersman will join me for a talk about their wonderful renovation by architect Keith Foster, their upcoming 100th year anniversary celebrations, and where they fit in A.W...
So a big thank you to Golf Course Trades for running my interview with Dr. Richard Hurley, PhD., a.k.a. Dr. Turfgrass. From the article: “For 40 years Dr. Hurley has been at the forefront of turfgrass development. He’s named strains of grass after Arnold Palmer and Ben Crenshaw, (that was handsomely done, a fine tribute). He’s installed a putting...
It’s still a sure bar bet winner: what’s the oldest country club in America? It’s Philadelphia Cricket Club, founded in 1854. It’s always a joy to get a day at Philly Cricket, but now that restoration architect Keith Foster and head super Dan Meersman have their recent restoration firing on all cylinders, the sky is the limit for A.W...
Last week saw an excellent premiere of Golf Course Trades’ webinar series. The first subject was upstate New York’s Copake Country Club, a 1921 Devereux Emmet design. I interviewed restoration architect Mark Fine and Head Superintendent Mark Anderson for the segment. Â The link to the webinar is here.
(Pic above: THE LONELINESS OF THE LONG DISTANCE THREE-PUTT, photo by Mike Mosely) Golf Course Trades has a new webinar series of podcasts, interviews, and lectures that promises to be an interesting look at the golf, skiing, and resort industries. On February 23, at 1PM EST, I’ll actually be hosting an interview where golf architect Mark Fine and head...
As always, Golf Course Trades did a fantastic job with my article on Links at Hiawatha Landing, one of my favorite courses and an old home of mine way way waaaaaaay back in the day. The entire piece is here. From the article: “The year was 1994, and although the golf world didn’t know it or expect it, a tumultuous sea change had started. Golf had just...
So a huge thank you to Golf Course Trades, Many Francis, Rich Hurley, and Doug Homan for their help with my article about Vesper Velvet. The entire piece is here. From the article: “So Manny [Francis] converted Vesper’s greens to the strain he found in his yard, and both he and the grass became legend. Vesper Velvet spread across the northeast –...
Golf Course Trades did a remarkable job with my Green Lakes article. This one was fun, especially because I got a bunker named after me. You read that correctly. When you hole out a bunker shot, you get the bunker named after you. That’s Rule 36. (Rule 35 is have fun…). “…many of the bunkers had become so filled with sand or their faces so...