"Yep, we've been looking."

Alan Bastable asks Tiger a few different questions about his course design work, including this...

Q: All three of your courses will be private and ultra high-end. What about Joe Public?

A: When it's all said and done, I will have a whole portfolio of golf courses — not just high-end private courses.

Q: Are you currently looking to develop a public course?

A: Yep, we've been looking.

There are plenty of millitary courses that could use some love and care. If Tiger ever wants to do some different charity work that is consistent with his family history, he could do some really great things for our nation's servicemen and women.

Just a thought.

Comments

[jw]

...or do some work on Griffith Park.

[Seitz]

How about the Navy course in Cypress?

[Curmudgeon]

What? Tiger's been with O.J. Maybe?

Both looking really hard?

One for courses for the public golfer the other for the "Real Killers"?

I'm actually Abe Lincoln if you believe that.

[dbh]

Gee, let me be the first to say that's an idiotic analogy, Curmudgeon.

[GeorgeM]

Perhaps a short course for a (DC) learning center.

[ArdmoreAri]

Geoff,

I can't believe you would even make such a silly suggestion. After the way he dodges everything else good for joe twenty four pack why would he get involved with any public/muni/military course design work unless it came with his hefty hefty fee that only exclusive ultra private or arab gulf states can afford?

[Bob]

Everyone wants a piece, don't they? Just let the man design at least one or two courses before we demand that he serve the country with golf course architecture. My God...

[Sir Real]

Certainly, in time Tiger could help give some support for the revival and renewed commitment to municipal/military coures with a few solid contributions. After all, he is a product of this type of golf. Yes, his fees are obscene, but he just looks at Jack and those that came before and emulates while taking it to another level. Let's give him some time to produce a body of work in this new frontier before issuing verdicts.

[Bob S.]

I'm with Bob on this one, if he designs a crappy course, all the better for the high end clients to waste their money on ..

[Raider Fan]

Has it ever been disclosed who he works with as a ghost architect? Who is the educated architect that draws these plans. God tell me its not IMG.

[ArdmoreAri]

He'll never do a single piece of work for the public unless its tied to his foundation. Give him some time to do what for who and then expect him to do a public/muni/military project? What gives you any indication that he will because he has continually done what's best for him and his corporate image and his foundation. Not that there's anything wrong with that!

[Pete the Luddite]

I agree with the Bobs. Let the man show some work before you pile on.

While I'm posting, let's do a show of hands everyone. How many people that commented here give away their professional time for free and/or do pro bono work? Anyone?

Yes, it would be great to see him do some charity course work. How about playing fair and asking all the architects to do that? While at it, be fair and offer up your own time for free to support golf. Otherwise, it smacks of self-righteous, sanctimonious babble to me.

[Bill V]

It never ceases to amaze me how the well-monied golfer consistently worships at the heels of the professionals and especially the uber professionals.

I'll wait and see what Eldrickito finally designs, but I must say I'm not expecting much. After all, only Jack has consistently produced quality courses after being a top player - and then only after a lot of help and learning OTJ with co-designers.

And no, I am not forgetting not-so-gentle Ben, he doesn't qualify as a great player and the team seem to be the champions of just not getting enough out of the best properties. Always feels like half of supper wasn't served.

Tiger can make a mark by being truly strategic and not afraid to be controversial. If he can do this without unnecessary flamboyance or an obvious hook and he may just succeed.

I won't be holding my breath for his public effort, though.