Dye Says Finchem Slow Playing Him On TPC Changes
/Steve DiMeglio profiles Pete Dye as he re-opens his original design at Ford Plantation
Read MoreIn golf construction art and utility meet; both are absolutely vital; one is utterly ruined without the other. GEORGE THOMAS
It’s back!
Twenty years later Tatra Press has kindly allowed me to bring back Grounds For Golf now that golf architecture is of more interest to the masses. A new Introduction looks at what’s driven the interest growth and two new chapters I had a blast adding (plus a few edits to keep things up-to-date).
The Amazon purchase page for the book arriving June 15, 2026.
Bushmill Dunes Golf Resort Plans Have "Foundered"
/BBC's Kevin Magee reports that with the July passing of Dr. Alistair Hanna,
Read MoreThe Australian & Jack: "Why not do more than just the greens?"
/As I noted on Morning Drive
Read MoreVideo: Weiskopf Tours Back9 Around TPC Scottsdale
/Architect Tom Weiskopf tours Back9 Network's Shane Bacon
Read MoreVideo: Tiger's "The Making Of Bluejack" Vol. 1
/Remember, I just copy and paste this stuff.
Read MoreTPC Scottsdale Gets A Coffin Bunker
/GolfDigest.com's Stephen Hennessey toured the TPC Scottsdale in advance of its re-opening November
Read MoreDr. Klein Named 40th Donald Ross Award Recipient
/Congratulations to Bradley Klein, architecture editor at Golfweek,
Read MoreThe Bake-Off Comes To Architecture! Sand Valley Edition
/Unlike other forms of big-commission architecture, it's rare for a golf course design project
Read MoreGolfClubAtlas.com's Profile Of LACC North
/Put me down as severely biased but Golf Club Atlas's Ran Morrissett
Read MoreVideo: Lewis Black On Pinehurst #2's Greens
/Former UNC student and comedian Lewis Black holds back on the obscenities in talking to Alex Podlogar about Pinehurst #2.
The Daily Show contributor and constantly-touring stand-up master was in town for an annual cystic fibrosis fundraiser and while it'd be fun to hear him say Donald Ross's name with R-rated words as only he can use them, it's still enjoyable to hear him riff on the 2014 U.S. Open host.
First Look: Tiger's El Cardonal Course In Cabo
/As a conoisseur of architecture I was thrilled to pore through golf.com's gallery
Read MoreSand Valley "Biggest sand barrens restoration in Wisconsin history"
/Gary D'Amato with an update on Sand Valley, the Mike Keiser development
Read MoreWGHOFamer A.W. Tillinghast: A True Original
/A.W. Tillinghast's long overdue induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame
Read MoreRevamped TPC Scottsdale Re-Opens November 14th
/From an unbylined PGATour.com story, the TPC Scottsdale has been revamped by Tom Weiskopf and re-opens November 14th. It sounds like the big changes were made on the front nine which probably won't upset anyone, as the course has always felt a little back-nine heavy.
From the item:
The course renovation has included resurfacing all greens; relocation of select greens, tees, and bunkers; reshaping of bunkers and tee complexes; new cart paths; desert landscaping enhancements and a new irrigation system. The redesign resulted in strategic changes on all 18 holes. Easily recognizable changes are new green locations on hole Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 14 and significant fairway and green complex modifications on No. 13.
This part doesn't get me so excited, especially for a desert course where the bunkers have always fit the landscape and native areas.
The renovated bunkers will feature white sand, which will add a dramatic new look to the course. More than 250 trees have been planted for both strategic and aesthetic value.
