The Lakes Before And After, 8th Hole
/To get some idea of the transformation of The Lakes, home to this week's Australian Open, here is a before-after shot of the 8th hole courtesy of architect Mike Clayton and his firm.
Read MoreIn 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.
2010 Q-School Primer
/I always feel a little dirty peering in on Q-school scores. But now that it's no longer a largely private affair with Golf Channel starting coverage Saturday during round four, there's some stellar online coverage to correspond with a slew of fascinating storylines this week. You can spot several of them on the leaderboard, either in the form of big name former tour players or intriguing names such as Erik Compton, Ty Tryon and Brett Waldman.
Read MoreMount Merapi Browns Out Part Of A Course
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Nice spot by John Strege posting an aerial shot of Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano putting a golf course under partial siege from its volcanic ash.
"If more membership courses were as modest and as compelling as this, the private club market would be much more secure."
/Brad Klein files a story and rater's notebook on yet another Long Island gem, St. George's Golf And Country Club. It surely gets overlooked because it's only 6,232 yards, and that's why golf's in the toilet.
Sony Open In 3D, To 83 Million Homes!?
/Some of you considering a new HDTV with 3D capabilities will be glad to know you can see the Sony Open in a stand alone 3D telecast this year, though I found one Sony claim a bit dubious.
Read MoreTiger Now Answering Live Questions In Tweet Form
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I miss the old days when Tiger's year end press conference from the Sherwood cart barn featured longer, carefully worded but sometimes interesting answers to scribbler and local television reporter questions. Now fresh off a spontaneous Twitter Q&A session Tiger faced seemingly the same question nearly every time and he responded (appropriately?) in Tweet form several times."I never tire of hearing these stories because they are always better than what I imagined."
/Jill Painter shares an impressive story about the positive role Tiger's foundation is playing, profiling UCLA pre-med student Stephen Pham, an Earl Woods scholar who has started an outreach group offering medical aid to Vietnam's less fortunate.
Read MoreKaymer Surfaces As "True Gent" Looper
/The PGA Champion chooses a caddying gig for his girlfriend over the Chevron World Challenge. A photo has even surfaced.
Read More“That's still a work in progress with the PGA of America and the PGA Tour to try and secure an earlier date for the match."
/Nice spot by Mike Walker at golf.com who points out George O'Grady and Richard Hills' remarks about the next European Ryder Cup moving up to sometime in September, pending confirmation from the PGA Tour. Considering the PGA Tour hasn't announced at 2011 schedule yet, it would seem a bit premature to lock in 2014 when no TV deal has even been discussed yet.
European Ryder Cup director Richard Hills said that the date was still being negotiated with the PGA of America, but that the rain-soaked 2010 Ryder Cup in Wales, which took place in early October, was a factor in getting an earlier date.
“That's still a work in progress with the PGA of America and the PGA Tour to try and secure an earlier date for the match,” Hills said. “I think they all saw what happened, and the request is being listened to, but it is still a work-in-progress as TV schedules are agreed on that side of the pond.”
Tiger: EA Sports Wants Wins And Soon!
/Ben Klayman reports on CEO Ricitiello making it clear at a media summit that the brand is nice and all, and glad you are making mac-and-cheese and loving it, but uh, you need to win. It's not personal, just business!
Read MoreTiger's Mastered Twitter Compared To His Foundation Head
/Just the image you want people to have of the foundation board...
Read MoreTraces Of Bailed-Out Auto Manufacturer Money To Go In Player, Network Pockets Over Next Four Years
/Not only is GM's Cadillac sponsoring Doral, but they'll be the umbrella sponsor of all WGC events. I'm sure you all know what that means, but just in case...
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