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Cybergolf Runs my Hole-by-hole Breakdown of Pebble Beach

My first piece from the Open is up at Cybergolf. It’s a hole-by-hole breakdown of Pebble Beach. From the article: “Even though it’s the shortest U.S. Open we play, it’s still getting awfully quick out there,” cautioned Woods, who was civil and obliging with golf questions on Tuesday but surly, rude and more obnoxious than a vuvuzela horn...

The U.S. Open at Pebble Beach – Emerald, Sapphire, and Gold

Years ago, when the U.S.G.A. announced that each ten years they would celebrate the U.S. Open with a party of special magnificence, a decennial return to Pebble Beach, elated cheers rang throughout the golf world. Beautiful, rugged Pebble has been a national treasure and a crown jewel in the American golf diadem for nine decades. Indeed, when the sun shines over...

U.S. Open Preview up at Cybergolf

We’ll also have some portions of the piece up at PGA.com, but for today, here is my U.S. Open preview: Emerald, Sapphire, and Gold. The Tom Watson/Herbert Warren Wind articles from 1983 that I found in the basement were worth their weight in treasure. From the piece, Watson recalls his miracle chip-in at 17: “Watson had played the difficult par-3 well all...

Cybergolf on Old Macdonald at Bandon Dunes

I have a busy two weeks coming up, between doing some readings for my soon-to-be-published book, prepping architect interviews, and hitting the last few stragglers for “Best new course” awards, so today, I’ll let a Cybergolf colleague do the heavy lifting for me. Blaine Newnham has this article on Old Macdonald up at Cybergolf. Old Mac is the fourth...

Pictures from Torrey Pines and the 2008 U.S. Open

Guys, something a little light while I finish my masters Preview for Cybergolf and the PGA:  some pix from Torrey.  I got a letter from an old friend from college asking to see what it’s like in the media tent covering a major.  A few bloggers asked me the same thing, so here ya go.  It’s actually quite the scene:  450 people make surprisingly little...