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When you come to think of it that is the secret of most of the great holes all over the world. They all have some kind of a twist. C.B. MACDONALD


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March 24, 2012

Old Tom Portraits Found, Going On Display

March 24, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford
An unbylined
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Old Course
March 24, 2012

“I hadn’t heard that many voices in my head since I was playing this morning."

March 24, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford
Tod Leonard has a
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Golf and Television, LPGA
March 23, 2012

"The Official World Golf Rankings are significantly biased against members of the PGA Tour."

March 23, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford
John Paul Newport went to the World Scientific Congress of Golf last week in Phoenix and
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March 23, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford/ 41 Comments
Rankings
March 23, 2012

David Owen On Augusta's Fifth Hole

March 23, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford

Another terrific write-up from the author of The Making Of The Masters, this time on the Road hole inspired fifth.

It's interesting how open the backdrop used to be behind and to the right of the green in this image:

March 23, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford/ 3 Comments
2012 Masters

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March 23, 2012

Help! What Other Sport Introduces Dramatic Revamps And Worries About The Details Later?

March 23, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford
Gary Van Sickle put the detail-light Q-School revamp press conference into context, saying in his 30-plus years covering golf that he's "never seen an announcement about something that had so few very important details worked out."
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March 23, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford/ 17 Comments
2012 PGA Tour, PGA Tour
March 23, 2012

"When Judy talks, you listen."

March 23, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford
Nice Tod Leonard story on
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March 23, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford/ 16 Comments
Golf and Television
March 23, 2012

"Nothing but an out-of-business Perkins."

March 23, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford
Nothing screams "Hank's book doesn't look so bad" in the face of a
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March 23, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford/ 45 Comments
Tiger Woods
March 22, 2012

'12 LPGA KIA Classic: Random Thoughts And Pics

March 22, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford
For the second year in a row I took in the KIA Classic and again found the atmosphere to be a refreshing alternative to the self-important PGA Tour. Thursday's opening round afforded several marquee pairings and I tried to catch glimpses of each.
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March 22, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford/ 13 Comments
LPGA
March 22, 2012

LPGA Friday: Rankin Returns; Three Players To Help Golf Channel Production

March 22, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford
From Golf Channel's pre-broadcast notes for the Kia Classic. First, the great news:
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March 22, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford/ 4 Comments
Golf and Television, LPGA
March 22, 2012

"To repeat: the par-70, 6,000-yard course with six par-3s and four par-5s on 80 acres is the future of golf."

March 22, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford
Finally got around to
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March 22, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford/ 36 Comments
Architecture, State of the Game
March 22, 2012

"There is no doubt these changes are only designed to benefit the US tour and not designed with regard to implications on other tours."

March 22, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford
Ben Everill quotes PGA of Australia Chief executive Brian Thorburn about the PGA Tour's new year-round schedule
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March 22, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford/ 5 Comments
Australia, PGA Tour, Q School
March 22, 2012

Where's Geoff Russell When You Need Him? Bubba Dresses As A Grilled Cheese Sandwich Edition

March 22, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford
In case you were wondering why
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March 22, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford/ 24 Comments
Golf and Television
March 22, 2012

"They're actually finding a solution before it becomes a problem."

March 22, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford
Ryan Moore defends the new Q-School/fiscal year calendar in the name of saving the fall events.
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March 22, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford/ 7 Comments
PGA Tour, Q School
March 22, 2012

Is There An Implied Player-Coach Confidentiality Code?

March 22, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford
I was going to save this debate until I finished reading
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March 22, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford/ 83 Comments
Instruction, Tiger Woods
March 21, 2012

"The Education Of Michelle Wie"

March 21, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford
Very strong profile of Michelle Wie in
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March 21, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford/ 56 Comments
LPGA, Michelle Wie
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Geoff Shackelford is a Senior Writer for Golfweek magazine, a weekly contributor to Golf Channel's Morning Drive, is co-host of The Ringer's ShackHouse is the author of eleven books.

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