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/I make a quick case for watching or recording today's NCAA mens match play
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.
Cool Guy Cameron Wilson Wins 2014 NCAA Individual Title
/There was so much to enjoy in Cameron Wilson's win at Prairie Dunes,
Read MoreVideo: Pinehurst No. 2's Sixth Hole
/The par-3 sixth calls on another demanding right-to-left shaped shot that probably should fly to the green. While the opening appears generous to land one short, the deep swale and bunker left of the green will attract a lot of seemingly good shots.
This 219-yard hole for the men, 175 yards for the women, was added in 1923 by Donald Ross when he modified this portion of the course.
The USGA flyover:
Video Recap: The Week In Trick Shots
/With the busy news week many of last week's extraordinary trick shots
Read MoreVideo: Pinehurst No. 2's Fifth Hole
/One of the more extraordinary holes on the planet has been changed for the 2014 U.S. Open
Read MoreWords We Never Thought We'd See: Monty Wins Major!
/...unfortunately his Senior PGA win happened on the same day as two thrilling flatbelly
Read MoreVideo: Thriller At Colonial As Scott Defeats Dufner In Playoff
/AP's Stephen Hawkins on an impressive win by Adam Scott,
Read MoreNCAA's To Bubble Teams: Play Fast Or Scores Null And Void!
/As uncooperative weather threatens to deliver Boodoggle status to the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Championship
Read MoreBeckett: "I wonder if I’m the first guy to play the No. 1 golf course in the country and then throw a no-hitter?"
/The Orange County Register's Bill Plunkett
Read MoreLiberated! Rory Wins Just Days After Break-Up
/On a course where he hasn't enjoyed much success in an event
Read MoreMore Weather: NCAA Eliminates Stroke Play Round
/The thunderstorms won't let up in Hutchinson,
Read MoreOld Postcard: Golf At Indianapolis Motor Speedway
/I'm not sure of the date, but I recently found this postcard at a show depicting the golf course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The original 1929 course is attributed to William Diddel and was named Speedway Golf Course.
Today, Brickyard Crossing GC has four holes inside the track and has been redesigned by Pete Dye.
The Indianapolis 500 is raced Sunday.
Video: Pinehurst No. 2's Fourth Hole
/No hole has seen a greater visual transformation at Pinehurst No. 2 than the fourth
Read MorePhil: I'm Going To Win One, Maybe Two U.S. Opens
/Rick Reilly visits Phil Mickelson in Rancho Santa Fe
Read MoreMonty Leads By One, But He Has To Play With Langer Again...
/Colin Montgomerie has never registered an official win of any kind in the United States,
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