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.
Steve Elling looks at the latest Paddy Power odds on the Tiger-caddy replacement search and it seems Fanny did not put on a good show in the paddock, because she's dropped to 8-1. It's about 20 minutes long and you've heard some of the answers, but there was also some fresh stuff. Plus...
A) You get to see Phil dressed like a Nucky Thompson
B) Hear Charlie interrupt Phil just like he interrupts everyone else
C) Get to hear Charlie and Phil open up with some major name dropping (Aspen, Ari Emanuel, zzzz...)
D) Phil start every answer with "So," his equivalent to Tiger's "It is what it is" and "It's a process"
E) Hear Charlie use multiple tennis analogies because he really doesn't know anything about golf
F) Phil say that no one has benefited more from Tiger's success than Phil
Last week the Daily Mail's Graham Otway and Jack White's quoted agent Chubby Chandler as suggesting Darren Clarke was nearly broke before he won the Open Championship and, well, I didn't pay much attention to it because it's the Daily Mail.
Sean Martin on Tom Watson, asked today at the Greenbrier about the resurgence in amateur golf, with Watson all but pointing out the absurdity of labeling many of today's amateurs...amateurs.
Charles McGrath reveals a couple of interesting things about the long and winding road to getting Golf In The Kingdom on the big screen. The film arrives this week in select cities. (Thanks reader Jack for this).
Bill Spurr profiles Cabot Links and the town of Inverness as the much-anticipated links opened last weekend. There's an enjoyable video showing the town and sites along with a nice sidebar of travel tips for those thinking of making the trip.I haven't paid much attention to the LPGA's designation of the Evian Masters as a fifth major other than to read the criticism of some writers who aren't too impressed by the news.
Dave Hackenburg previews the U.S. Senior Open at Inverness where a peculiar sounding rerouting has taken place to help with gallery flow.
John Strege in his weekend roundup has several items of note, including this on the island green follies that broke out during Sunday's windy Nordea Masters final round at Bro Hof Slott Golf Course.
Harris English, understandably confused for a character in a P.G. Wodehouse novel, did not win a Nationwide Tour event Sunday. Instead, it was Harris English from the University of Georgia, who outdueled another amateur, LSU's John Peterson. Throw in another impressive PGA Tour performance from UCLA's Patrick Cantlay at the Canadian Open, and you have to be impressed with the showing of college golf's finest.Geoff Shackelford is a Senior Writer for Golfweek magazine, a weekly contributor to Golf Channel's Morning
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