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.
Thanks to reader Tim for this Kyung Lah CNN report on Y.E. Yang which included what could not have been music to Presidents Cup captain Norman, assuming the translation was correct.
Watching Yang play with his friends on this Dallas, Texas golf course, you can see that love of the game is obvious. Yang later tells me that he hopes to never face off with Tiger again, because he’s not sure he’d win again. You get the sense that while wins at the PGA level are important, this game with friends is just as important — and at the heart of why Yang managed to accomplish what no other golfer in the world could.
The video version:
Jack Nicklaus has also has some interesting observations on the Yang win at Hazeltine in this sitdown with Tim Rosaforte. And is me or is Jack way too pleased that Tiger won't be breaking the all time major's mark at St. Andrews next year?
USGA Executive Director David Fay sneaks in the final spot on The New Jersey Star-Ledger's list of the top 25 most powerful sports brokers in the Garden State. Thanks to reader Carl for this.
25. David Fay. USGA, based in Far Hills, controls the rules of golf, and Fay has used his office and influence to bring many of its events to New Jersey courses. But will we ever get the U.S. Open again? Trending: Down.
How can they be so cynical with Trump National Bedminster looming on the U.S. Open radar?
The Armchair Golfer lands one of the more coveted exclusives again...Tiger's Left Knee on the PGA and how Stevie is dealing with the loss.
Just in time for us to follow the playoffs Playoffs PLAYOFFS!
Sponsored by Nike, it appears to be quite good i
Click to enlarge at your own risk...with apologies to Bill Maher--no course can host a major event or be eligible for a ranking if they have fake swans in their lakes.
Some of you may have noticed during Solheim Cup play that the lake swans at Rich Harvest Farms never moved.
Yes I know, they're more discreet than fountains, and I do appreciate a sense of humor sometimes, but if you have to put phony wildlife on your golf course to spruce things up, you are not a real golf course.
Geoff Shackelford is a Senior Writer for Golfweek magazine, a weekly contributor to Golf Channel's Morning
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