We’ll be writing previews and recaps of The Players, and then reporting live form the Travis Invitational at Garden City and the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. The tournament coverage season has begun. Deals are in the works to also cover the Anderson and the Crump.
Outstanding news for fans of golf course architecture: Mike Strantz’s redesign of the Monterey Peninsula Country Club Shore Course will stay in the rotation for the AT&T through 2014. The other courses in the rotation are Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill. I love what Jack Nicklaus said about Pebble vs. Spyglass…”when I play Pebble Beach...
As if the news for Tiger Woods design wsn;t bad enough last week when porn-star/stripper/pay-for-sex girl Joslyn James (or Veronica Siwik-Daniels if you prefer) revealed emails/texts from Bryon Bell of Tiger Woods Design which purportedly show him assisting Woods with his trysts with James, the NY Times reports that the depression gripping the country in its iron...
Dan Jenkins taught me that there are actually four Hogan’s alleys: 1. Pinehurst No. 2, (where he won three North and South Opens); 2. Riviera, where he won the 1947 and 1948 L.A. Open, and then returned to win the ’48 U.S. Open; 3. Colonial, where he won five Colonial National Invitationals; and 4. The only Hogan’s Alley that consists of one hole...
Great, just great: Donald Trump’s “I love me some me” tour just circled the wagons in two new places. Eric Bergstrol sold him two courses: Branton Woods. (now Trump National Hudson Valley) and, worse still, Pine Hill, (now Trump National – Philly). I think I just threw up in my mouth. I used to love Pine Hill before I realized it was a little...
Though the economic downturn has dramatically reduced the number of new courses being constructed and opened in America, many architects are turning to restoration projects to stay busy until funding becomes available for building new designs. Some architects have built their own cottage industry specializing in one designer, becoming experts at recreating that...
Link is here. I’ll also be writing a longer piece on Sleepy Hollow for Cybergolf soon. Enjoy!
In one of the most interesting member-guest ideas I’ve seen, Torrington Coun try Club in CT is hosting “Yankees vs. Red Sox,” a team golf event for their members and guests this year. I’ll be playing and reporting live tomorrow. Guess what team I play for? Right first time: my beloved red Sox. I’ll have a course review and tournament...
The football world is shaking its collective head because Brett Favre has thrown aside his walker, Depends undergarments, Ensure and has turned traitor. After becoming a timeless football icon at Green Bay, he’s now stabbing Wisconsin in the back by signing to play for its archrival, the Minnesota Vikings. Hey Brad Childress: with just two years left on your...
Vinny Giles, the iconic amateur star and far-sighted owner of award-winning Kinloch G.C. in Virginia, has won the Senior Amateur! Lester George, (Kinloch’s architect), and the whole Kinloch extended family will celebrate long into the night.
Hat tip: Jeff Shelley and Cybergolf
Good onya, Vinny!
I’ll be going into more detail here after I get back from D.C., but for now, here’s the article on White Bear Yacht Club, Interlachen, The Minikahda Club, and Hazeltine.
CHASKA, MN – People who dislike me will love today’s piece, because during my morning jog I ran face first into a fruit stand. I’m staying at my friend Julie’s house in a charming small town outside of the Twin Cities and, while out for a run, happened to pass one of the countless storefronts selling the bountiful harvest of the area’s...
CHASKA, MN – Tauting machismo and unbelievable length, Hazeltine National, tops out at 7,674 yards, the longest major in golf history and featuring the longest par-3, par-4, and par-5 in the tournament’s history. Rumor has it -through the U.K.’s Daily Mail, that Tom Watson took one look at the yardage and tore up his invitation. But does the added...
“Majestic doesn’t appeal to us; we like the Grand Canyon better with Clarence and Arlene parked in front of it, smiling.” — Garrison Keillor, “Lake Wobegon Days” — Clarence and Arlene are going to get their close-up for a whole week as the PGA Championship comes to the bucolic splendor of Chaska, Minnesota. In fact...
Thanks to Jeff Shelley. A little garrison Keillor for ya!