In 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.
Third Time's A Charm? Wentworth Headed Back To Surgery
/A Royal County Down And Irish Open Primer
/Photos: 17th At Pebble Beach Update
/Not Again! Players Talking Up Yet Another Wentworth Redo
/Video: New Cabot Cliffs Teaser
/Some Pebble Beach 17th Photos Under Construction
/Thanks to reader Jay for these photos of the revamped 17th at Pebble Beach under construction/grow in. The green has been sodded, in case you were wondering.
The reclaimed square footage and basic bunker shapes look excellent. The final details remain TBD.
Thanks Jay:

Plenty of drainage in the approach!
**I finally found the side view from the old days and compared to today's NCGA image, it would appear the green will be more hourlass than in the original Chandler Egan design, which I wrote about in Golf World.


Finally! Pebble Beach's 17th Under Construction
/Tiger's Bluejack Has An Augusta National Flair
/Tiger took to Instagram to post a few teaser photos of his Bluejack National redo and unlike his Cabo project, appears to be holding back on closers images until it's completely grown in.
But even in these shots, it's appears he was going for an Augusta vibe aesthetically.

