On a Monday night in October 2006 Arizona Cardinals head coach Denny Green cemented his legacy in sports infamy with a tirade for the ages. His Cards had just blown a gargantuan lead to the Chicago Bears, and in his post-game press conference, he raved like a madman: “The Bears are who we thought they were! They are who we thought they were!” he fumed in...
The Other St. George’s (Long Island) …In the name of God, St. Michael, and St. George, I give you the right to bear arms and the power to dispense justice. Rise, King Arthur… —The words spoken by Sir Uriens of Gore as he used Excalibur to knight Arthur Pendragon and install him as King— STONY BROOK, NY – Never have I been so grateful that...
I’ve never seen a course where pretty much every opinion pretty much agreed with every other opinion! What everybody said turned out to be right. There’s a goodly amount of Emmet left there – especially in the green surrounds. There’s a smattering of really fun holes: 6-9 for example, and 11. They had good green contours, (They were doing some...
So a quick reset for the week: Tony Korologos of the Golf Space is in town, so he, his lovely wife Ali, my cast off-beat friends and yours truly will be taking Manhattan by storm for the next few days. I’ll be playing some more Devereux Emmet golf this weekend, this time a Cherry Valley on Long Island. The course has a little Walter Travis and a little Robert...
MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ – Annika Sorenstam has still got the magic, as hundreds of delighted fans got to see first-hand when she and PGA Tour star Brad Faxon visited Forsgate Country Club to host the club’s annual Charity Classic last month. Everyone came away deeply impressed by Annika the person as well as Annika the professional golfer on every level. She...
CLIFTON, NJ – For a club that’s 110 years old Upper Montclair still has the vitality of a twenty-something. They’re the only club in America to host professional events from all three U.S. tours, (PGA, LPGA, Seniors). They have 27 holes of Robert Trent Jones, Sr. golf over a routing laid out mostly by A.W. Tillinghast. They just finished a $6.2...
It’s time for Jay’s Birthday celebrations, and this years festivities will be as much fun for you as for me. We’ll have golf and music – what else? Golf will be in upstate New York so I can also celebrate with my dad (I haven’t done that in ages!) and the rest of my family – dinner is steak al cicco at the Savoy. Golf will be at...
[Author’s Note – I’m writing as much and as quickly as I can, but don’t want to keep you waiting, Dear Reader, while I cross every “I” and dot every “T.” So here’s part one of St/ George’s…] The Other St. George’s Shines Just as Brightly STONY BROOK, NY – Never have I been so grateful that...
NEW CITY, NY – The name of this article comes from the title of a series of paintings called The Rake’s Progress, created by famous 18th century painter William Hogarth. That series shows the moral, physical, and economic decline of a young man from riches to rags over a period of years. It’s an important series in art because its success laid the...
While I finish some interviews, here are some pix from ST. George’s:
Though fall doesn’t begin until later this month, we here at AWITP celebrated the end of summer with visits to Paramount Country Club (formerly Dellwood) in Rockland County and St. George’s Golf and Country Club on Long Island. We’ll be doing a series of articles on Paramount showing “The Architect’s Progress” – several...
SEAWANE COUNTRY CLUB It’s tough being a small private country club in this economy, especially in hyper-competitive New York, where there are a glut private country clubs, many of which have long waiting lists and can be as selective about their members as pre-eminent liberal arts colleges are about their students. Still, there is good news for NYC golfers...
FOREST HILLS, NY – AWITP sources have confirmed that discussion between the PGA of America and the governing bodies in New York that Bethpage may be considered for the 2020 or 2021 PGA Championship and the 2028 Ryder Cup. Sources also confirm that Rees Jones’s restoration work at Baltusrol has gone so well in preparation for the 2016 PGA Championship...
JOHNS CREEK, GA – “When Tiger Woods wins at Bethpage, or Phil Mickelson wins at Baltusrol, that’s the result we’re trying to achieve. The best player should rise to the top.” So spoke the stentorian tones of Rees Jones in a June interview with golf writer John Garrity. Now Rees Jones, the self-described “Open Doctor,” is in...
And here it is…
Phil had fun taking Rees Jones to task didn’t he?