State Of The Game Podcast 57: Jay Blasi And Chambers Bay

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Credit is always a fickle topic in golf architecture and in our brand name universe, more often than not the primary creators are generally overlooked. While Robert Trent Jones Jr. II is the architect of record, his staff obviously does most of the vital work while Bobby travels the world wooing clients. In the case of Chambers Bay, host of the 2015 U.S. Open, Jay Blasi was the on-site man who practically lived in University Place and sweated over the construction details. He's now on his own and involved with some exciting projects.

He joins Rod Morri, Mike Clayton and myself to talk about the course, the politics, the strategies and the upcoming U.S. Open. The MP3 link is here. The permanent link here. Or you can listen below, and wherever podcasts are provided.

Some Pebble Beach 17th Photos Under Construction

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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!

Tiger's Bluejack Has An Augusta National Flair

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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.

A photo posted by Tiger Woods (@tigerwoods) on May 14, 2015 at 6:26pm PDT