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.
...because Ron Sirak's reporting in this week's Golf World Monday that a by-product of the NBC-Comcast merger and the appointing of branding boy genius Mike McCarley will be a re-imagining of NBC's coverage, to be titled: The Golf Channel on NBC.
Bloomberg's Andrew Harris reports on a court-appointed receiver's attempt to recoup $13 million from Stanford Financial beneficiariesNow, when you watch these two videos posted by the Pinehurst PR team on the day of their official restoration website launch, there are a couple of things to look at:
A) Look at just how hideously the course had evolved. Even though bunker locations haven't been touched by Coore, Crenshaw and the "boys" on this job (which I know includes the great Dave Axland), note how the simple loosening of the edges already lends a feel of naturalness to the place that had been lost. It'll only get better over time.
Martha Groves of the Los Angeles Times looks at concerns veterans have about a nonprofit group's takeover and $6 million plans to convert the West Los Angeles "Heroes Course" into a practice facility for the UCLA golf teams, as well as to "improve" the course for the vets.
Back in November, Mark Steinberg said he was close to inking some new deals for Tiger and it looks like...wait, you are saying this one might be unauthorized? From the copyranter blog:
For immediate release...
PINEHURST LAUNCHES DEDICATED WEBSITE TO SHOWCASE PINEHURST NO. 2 RESTORATION
The leaders have a few holes left Monday and no one cares about the Waste Management Open's outcome other than immediate family, friends and some folks who were going to play a Monday pro-am at TPC Scottsdale.
Thanks to Pete Finch for catching and Tweeting this Lona O'Connor story from the Palm Beach Post about Monday's planned picket of the Champions Tour's Allianz event by a group of Holocaust survivorsIt's the third round, maybe some fourth round and if we're lucky the last day of play. But the way the week has gone and as cold as it is outside, I wouldn't count on a Sunday finish. Even if they do, most of you will be watching the glory that is the Super Bowl. But if you feel compelled to comment on the golf...
Geoff Shackelford is a Senior Writer for Golfweek magazine, a weekly contributor to Golf Channel's Morning
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