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.
Behind The Scenes: Watson v. Mickelson At The Ryder Cup
/Brandel: Arnold Would Never Have Done What Phil Did
/Torrey North Project Likely Facing Delay Due To High Bids
/Phil Fired Up His Jet In The Name Of America's Ryder Cup Future
/Mickelson-Manchester Pull Out Of Fairbanks Ranch Takeover
/OMG Ryder Cup Report: Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting!
/It Could Have Been Much Worse Files...Mickelson National Edition
/PGA 'O America Sounds Ready To Blow Up Its Ryder Rules
/Follow-Ups To Mickelson-Watson Squabbling
/Phil: “Well, not only are we able to play together, we also don't litigate against each other"
/Rory Suggests Tiger & Phil In "Final Holes" Of Their Careers
/"Is Phil being Phil an acceptable excuse?"
/Mickelson Part Of Group Buying Fairbanks Ranch
/The well-located by pretty dreadful design in San Diego that also hosted equestrian events in the 1984 Olympics has been purchased by Union-Tribune publisher Doug Manchester and Phil Mickelson, reports Roger Showley of the Union Tribune.
The group outbid a proposal from Club Corporation of America.
But a former board president, Louis Ferrero, said the Manchester-Mickelson bid came out of an earlier proposal to sell to ClubCorp, operator of the University Club in downtown San Diego, Morgan Run Club & Resort in Rancho Santa Fe and the Shadowridge Golf Club in Vista.
While ClubCorp offered top management credentials, Manchester offered a more ambitious improvement plan and a link to his Grand Del Mar property in Carmel Valley, Ferrero said.
**John Strege with a few more details on why Phil might be getting in the golf course purchasing business.

