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.
Thursday At The 2010 Players
/For those of you keeping track at home: no post round autographs for the kids, three F-bombs on 18 tee and one sky ball from Tiger. That said--and eye-rolling is forbidden--Tiger's effort to engage the crowd is having a positive impact on the atmosphere surrounding his group. Hecklers are no where to be found. There feels like plenty of goodwill and forgiveness out there.
Read MoreCommissioner's Pig Roast Exclusive: See The Dinner Options
/My NSA sources heard about the Commissioner hosting his second annual Southern Style Pig Roast for the media Friday evening and forwarded this exclusive image of the Commish prepping the main course.
"But until he gets his head on straight and he gets his things in his mind settled, with some professional help I would add, I think it's going to be a while before we see the old Tiger Woods."
/That's Butch Harmon talking on UK television and quoted in Bob Harig's look at the status of Hank Haney as Tiger's swing coach.
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Not much in the way of revelations in Part 3 of Vanity Fair's coverage of Tiger, or at least if we're to go by the synopsis on VanityFair.com (always risky). Among the stunning revelations: He was driving 30 mph! He refused to talk to the police three times!Wednesday At 2010 The Players
/A quiet and mostly uneventful day as the fifth-of-four is about to kick off. I spent the afternoon learning more about NBC's production efforts on 17 and later visiting with the agronomic staff about their preparation efforts. I'd share what I found, but then you wouldn't read my spellbinding post-tournament coverage for Golf World.
Read More"It might be a little harsh, but I really believe he needs to, every night, watch the U.S. Open in the year 2000 at Pebble and just copy that swing and forget the Haney stuff."
/Steve Elling reports on Johnny Miller's suggestion that Tiger needs to ditch his swing coach, Hank Haney.
Read MoreRees Jones Modern Era; Adds A Drivable Par 4 To Medinah
/Here's the release...certainly a positive addition to Medinah No. 3.
Read More"After what's happened in my life?"
/I was traveling today so I was curious to read Tiger's press conference transcript. Several emailed to suggest he came off as curt and certainly in print it came off that way, but I'm not sure I can entirely blame him since he hasn't got much in the way of positive stuff to talk about right now.
Read More"I think working the ball off the tee is an advantage here. I'm not really sure working the ball into the greens is an advantage."
/One of the more bizarre elements of TPC Sawgrass is its ability to produce such a variety of winners. John Strege gets into the specifics of that question and Jim Furyk offered the best insights I've seen yet from a player as to why it's so hard to predict a winner on Pete Dye's 1982 design.
Read MoreOrlando Sentinel: Keystone Kops Responded To Woods Residence Nov. 27th; Some Now Working For Tiger!
/You know when that Tiger Woods-hired and Augusta National Golf Club-approved security goon reportedly asked a Masters patron if she was "the stripper," few believed that any ex FBI or Secret Serviceman could be so stupid. Well, maybe the Tiger security detail isn't coming from such, uh, good stock if you read Henry Pierson Curtis and Susan Jacobson's lengthy Orlando Sentinel look at the vaunted Windermere PD, first responders (by choice!) to the Woods residence on November 27th.
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