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'll be resting comfortably when play (hopefully) resumes on Saturday, also known as Purple Cardigan Saturday for the U.S. team!
It's going to be a long day so pace yourselves, but night owls and early risers, I do expect to rise at 5 a.m. Pacific time to the sounds of Dan, Johnny and many updates on the completion of session one!
Doug Ferguson for AP:
Only in the Ryder Cup can so little golf produce so much drama.
Larry Dorman for the New York Times:
Once the rain stopped falling, after a 24-hour downpour that would have drowned most golf events, putts started falling at Celtic Manor and the 38th Ryder Cup sprang to life on Friday — before taking t
Look, they should have had Gore-Tex no matter how wretched the company may be. But I got to thinking tonight in watching some of the action again: have you ever seen a rainsuit that had a bunch of stripes, lettering and other stitching? Why of course not because that might compromise the thing.Stephanie Wei tells us what the wives, girlfriend, future alimony recipients and other assorted life partners are giving each other at the Ryder Cup. I'm sure Elin really misses this.
So it appears ESPN is televising Saturday morning from 2:30-8 am ET. NBC is coming on live and going from 8 am-6 pm ET, then sticking with its original plan of live Sunday coverage from 4am ET until the conclusion of play.
Meanwhile the New York Times's Richard Sandomir is reporting that Monday play will be carried on USA Network. How retro!
Gee, I only thought Jim McLean sent out unprompted "response" press releases.
Congratulations Gore-Tex, you now have people officially feeling sorry for Sun Mountain.
Geoff Shackelford is a Senior Writer for Golfweek magazine, a weekly contributor to Golf Channel's Morning
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