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.
When Manufacturers Do Nice Things, Vol. 1
/Thanks to My Golf Spy for this shining moment in golf manufacturer good deed history.
RIP Reid Hanley
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Here's the obituary for the longtime Chicago Tribune golf writer who passed away Thursday morning.
Judging by the number of readers who passed along the link he developed an avid following in one tough sports town!
Graeme Careful Not To Thank Tiger For Crashing His Car
/But as Steve Elling points out, that's the real takeaway from Peter Hutcheon's story quoting U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell on how his late entry into the Chevron World Challenge led to a great week, top 50 world ranking and entry into several key 2010 events.
Read More"The South Korean players became more shy after a profile of Kyeong Bae in a Canadian newspaper this summer in which she referred to the cartoon character SpongeBob Square Pants as 'Spongie Bob.'"
/Karen Crouse introduces us to the LPGA "language labs" and the issues arising in trying to Americanize teach English to non-Americans.
Read MoreNationwide Tour Clearly Needs More Suffocating Rough!
/John Dell reports that the Nationwide Tour's finest are on the verge of breaking a driving distance record.
Read More"I get the sense that, for many people, the current golf model is broken."
/I'm going to look past Charlie Rymer's suggestion that every golf course cut two cups, one regulation and one 10-incher, so golfers can choose the size they'd like to play to, because these were good suggestions for bettering the game.
Read MoreI Guess This Rules Out Herb Kohler Buying A Ryder Cup For St. Andrews
/Thanks to the readers who sent in Rick Romell's story on Herb Kohler's "largely in the red" operation in St. Andrews, which likely ends any dreams we might have of him joining the bidding process for a future Ryder Cup. It also can't bode well for Hamilton Hall when another fixer-upper has been such a huge drain.
Read MoreThe Potty Putter...
/Several years into blogging not much makes my jaw drop, but this incredible find by GolfbloggerUK managed to do it. And no, this is not from The Onion. Amazon sells it. Really.
Grand Slam Down To Two...
/There's nothing funny about Louis Oosthuizen pulling out of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf after damaging ligaments on the outside of his left ankle, leaving just two major winners left in the Slam event.
Read MoreSI Golf Group's 40 Under 40
/I'm shocked, shocked that as the purveyor of this website the SI Golf Group did not deem me part of the "up-and-coming generation of influencers, trendsetters and newsmakers, an eclectic mix of talent worth watching today and for many years to come."
Read MoreI Have Failed You, My Dear Readers
/Reader Seitz is correct, I missed the best part of Greg Norman's sitdown schmoozefest with Lewine Mair. While I reveled in answers that only an IMG press agent could love while the Shark waxed on about his beef and Presidents Cup arm sling, he lobbed this hanging curveball. Speaking of Lorena Ochoa's involvement in an Olympic design job for the Rio Olympics in Brazil, where Portuguese is the native language.
Read More"I'm my last few years on the regular Tour, there were other things stimulating me more than chasing a little white ball. I was bursting with ideas."
/So many laugh-out-loud moments in Greg Norman's Global Golf Post interview with Lewine Mair, where to start? Well thanks to reader Tim for making me read this, otherwise I would have skipped it.
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