Redesigning No. 17
/You gotta love the Photoshop work by the Golfweek gang who took on No. 17 at TPC Sawgrass. I loved them all, but this is a favorite:
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.
A Good Time Had By All LPGAers Who Attended Summit
/So disappointing that with all of these LPGA'ers clogging my Twitter account with messages about how their feet hurt, not one reported anything of substance about last weekend's LPGA summit. Hank Kurz Jr. tries to shed a little more light on the event.
Imagine PGA Tour players doing this:
An example of the community involvement exercises that can only help, vice president of tournament marketing and sales Eric Albrecht said, is the planned building of a Habitat for Humanity home by several players this week in advance of the Michelob Ultra Open at Kingsmill.
Misc. Players Clippings
/I really enjoyed some of the preview coverage for this year's Players. On top of the previously noted Goydos features,
Read MoreKenny Is Big In Kentucky!
/Well, not with a big television station website in Louisville. Nice catch by reader Steve.
I Don't Know About You, But...
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...Seve looks incredible for a guy who has had his head opened four times and is in round four of chemotherapy. The Telegraph reports on his first public appearance.
Muirfield To Host 2013 Open Championship As Of Tomorrow
/Seems someone didn't pay attention to the R&A's Tuesday May 5th embargo request. I, of course, am simply linking to the violator.
“That’s to hide them from the ding-a-lings who don’t belong there"
/Bill Pennington manages to spin a fresh take on the subject of golfers playing the wrong tees. Love the accompanying art by Bob Eckstein and this from Pete Dye:
Read MoreComing This Week: Live From The PLAYERS
/You know I'm worried about my well being when passing up not only the traditional Fifth of Four Majors jab,
Read MoreIM'ing With The Commissioners, PLAYERS Edition
/My friends at the NSA didn't waste much time passing along the latest chat between PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem and LPGA Commish Carolyn Bivens on the eve of the Players Championship.
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"The message I've passed along to our staff and committee is that if you want to go to Cog Hill for an Open, it is easily good enough as a test of golf"
/A couple of interesting Cog Hill related stories have been posted on the eve of its reopening post-Reestoration (and boy does it look like a restored Dick Wilson Rees Jones course now.)
Read More"In America it is the other way round, they don't care how it plays as long as it looks good. As a country, we need to get back to playing golf the way it is supposed to be played."
/Two must reads on the eve of The Players: Paul Goydos, who nearly held off Sergio Garcia in the 2008 edition, is profiles
Read MoreThank God Brokaw's Not Announcing: Digest/NBC Selects Larry Giebelhausen
/The police officer won the contest to be named the whitest man in America the final contestant in the break 100 confab.
Phil Keeps White Belt Streak Going
/With a third round 75 at Quail Hollow he keeps his lousy white belt streak going and certainly padding that +1.8 white belt index.
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