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.
SBD: Buck & Norman To Helm Fox's U.S. Open Telecast
/Bubba's Next & Last Surprise Visit: Morning Drive
/Masters Final Round Draws A 7.8, Down From 10.4
/Awful Announcing summarizes the Tweets revealing the CBS final round ratings for the 2014 Masters, which they say hit a 10-year low. The 7.8 is down from a 10.4 last year and even from an 8.1 when Bubba Watson also won in 2012.
Ed Sherman says don't blame Tiger and Phil. I'm a bit shocked at some of the comments I've seen about the lack of a compelling cast. If Bubba fending off a huge mix of age groups, bonafide young guns Spieth and Fowler, along with the defending champion doesn't excite people, I'm not sure what leaderboard would. They only real fault lies in an excessive setup that stifled risk taking.
More interesting is this Classic TV Sports breakdown of the shots shown Sunday. Jordan Spieth led the way with 70, followed by Bubba at 68, Kuchar at58 and finished off by Lee Westwood at zero.
**Ed Sherman puts the numbers in perspective, suggesting that the viewers might have stayed with a more compelling back nine and that the Saturday and Friday drops are more alarming than Sunday, which was close to 2012.
Hardly A Shock: Tiger Not Looking Good For Pinehurst
/Gary Player: Millions Saw "A Mockery" So Roll Back The Ball!
/First Masters Poll...How Much Did Course Impact Sunday?
/Of Course Bubba Went To The Waffle House
/What else is open on a Sunday night after you've had dinner with the club brass for a little tide-me-over?
Ryan Herrington with the breaking news report on Bubba's Waffle House visit post Green Jacket 2, Tweeted about by Bubba.
Champ dinner @WaffleHouse! #hashbrowns #covered pic.twitter.com/rXuaHtXqj5
— bubba watson (@bubbawatson) April 14, 2014
2014 Masters Clippings: Final Round Roundup
/Bubba Wins Second Green Jacket, Your Kneejerk Reactions
/2014 Masters Final Round Reminders And Open Thread
/Here's about all you need to know: Masters.com heats up around 11:45 a.m.-ish with the addictive Amen Corner Live coverage. The other spectacular feeds kick-in soon thereafter.
Golf Channel's Live From should be on in the background, and at 1 p.m. Jim Nantz Remembers zeros in on the dramatic Faldo victories in Augusta.
At 2 p.m, CBS carries the final round of The Masters. Viewing times here if you don't believe me.
Final round pairings.
Who the bookmakers like.
The leaderboard.
**The hole locations. Traditional as they can get.
The hole locations for the final round of #TheMasters. Masters Sunday! http://t.co/igqrswVFSM pic.twitter.com/kN0Xwr9v7g
— Golf World (@GolfWorldUS) April 13, 2014
2014 Masters Day Three Quick Roundup
/Instant Poll: Who Is Going To Win The 2014 Masters?
/Still looks to me like Bubba's tournament to lose, but it also looks like just about anything could happen Sunday. But it'd be fun to see what the consensus is.


