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.
"I figure if I hit it in there, I should have to play it as it lies. I was very surprised by what they did. I’ve never seen a rule like that before.”
/The ghost of Bivens strikes!
Jim Achenbach reports on one of the stranger committee calls: lift, clean, place in the semi roughs at Pumpkin Ridge for this weeks' Swine Flu Safeway Classic,
TCC, USGA Finally Wrap Up Negotiation
/"This is a phenomenal golf course. I think this is good enough for a major."
/Liberty National has fans!
Granted, one of the guys wears pink pants with pride and the other looks to Howard Hughes for life inspiration, but at least two guys won't get fined at Liberty National.
"With this fescue, shades of an Open Championship layout."
/"It's like a tornado just went through."
/Reader Don grabbed this round one screen shot of Liberty National and offered the fitting description quoted above.

"We have no plans to add any additional golf ball rules."
/“Maybe Tom did this course before his eye operation.”
/"We are getting back into it"
/"Jordan Thomas: Making A Connection Between Golf & Health Care Rights"
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Nice post and audio interview of Jordan Thomas by Ryan Ballengee. Check it out and Thomas's foundation here.
in·ter·est·ing (in-t(ə-)rəs-tiŋ) : holding the attention : arousing interest
/"But the most egregious moment came when the official basically said to the three, now is the time to inform me if you think any member of the group is to blame."
/Sean Martin follows up on round 1's medalist Tim Jackson defeating John Kostis
"Guys who haven't won a tournament all year could win the FedExCup. It is quite interesting how it could work out that way."
/Tiger Woods Wednesday at Liberty National:
Q. Do you think it's fair if you could win the next three weeks and not win the FedExCup with eight wins this year?
"PGA Tour big bird didn't like this tweet"
/Steve Elling reports that master Tweeter Stewart Cink heard from The Man Wednesday after Tweeting about AT&T's wretched (I can attest!) cell coverage.
That's when Commissioner Tim Finchem called to ask him to stop ragging on key PGA Tour sponsors on his Twitter site. AT&T is the title sponsor at events in Pebble Beach and Washington, D.C., and now stands as the lone sponsor of multiple events on the U.S. tour.
Cink was somewhat amused by it all. Later, when he got to the course, he was asked by another tour official to take down the posting, which he did. Eventually.
The offending Tweets:



