U.S. Open Viewing & Listening Guide, CliffsNotes Version
/I'm sure there are some "platforms" I've left out
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.
"Hannigan's singular intellect was a force of nature in golf"
/Before we get too hot and heavy with U.S. Open talk, check out Jerry Tarde's
Read MoreGentle Ben On How Pinehurst Is Going To Play
/Mark Williams interviews Ben Crenshaw about the Pinehurst
Read MoreBooks: Golf, Sand And Pinehurst
/Walking around Pinehurst tonight before the mayhem breaks out Monday
Read MorePinehurst: The Women Will Be Watching!
/Randall Mell talked to various LPGAer's and while they admit to not watching much golf,
Read MoreGolf Addiction Cited As Motive In $9,200 Pro Shop Burglary
/And now for a little News Of The Weird on the U.S. Open's eve.
From Michael Harthone of KOMO News, reporting on the arrest of a Kirkland, Washington 26-year-old with no prior record who broke into Gold Mountain Golf Course last month.
In addition to some of the stolen equipment, the suspect's apartment included golf paraphernalia, photos of himself playing golf and a hat reading, "Born to Golf, Forced to Work," according to police. Detectives noted the suspect did not appear to be employed and had played at Gold Mountain at least eight times in the past year.
“Burglaries are often the result of addictions – drugs, alcohol or gambling,” Bremerton Police Chief Steve Strachan said in a press release. “I think this is the first one we have seen that looks like a golf addiction.”
Video: Pinehurst No. 2's Finishing Holes
/Pinehurst finishes beautifully with the par-5 16th converted to a par-4
Read MoreVideo: Brad Fritsch's Soggy Par Save At FedEx St. Jude
/Quite the amazing play from Brad Fritsch at the FedEx St. Jude Classic
Read MoreSectional Qualifier Imposes Penalty, Gets DQ'd From U.S. Open
/A show of integrity from Memphis qualifier Jason Millard,
Read MoreVideo: Jason Dufner Gets Haircut, Talks Pinehurst
/Pretty much unrecognizable, Jason Dufner was grabbed
Read MoreLet The Deep Analysis Begin: '14 U.S. Open Groupings
/They say the days of %$&^* pairings are gone,
Read MoreVideo: Pinehurst No. 2's Fourteenth And Fifteenth Holes
/We're on the home stretch now and Pinehurst picks up steam again,
Read MoreChubby's On The Comeback Road With Fitzpatrick
/It's kind of startling to read Derek Lawrenson's
Read MoreR.I.P.: NBC, ESPN And Johnny At The U.S. Open
/The obits are rolling in on NBC and ESPN televising their last U.S. Open
Read MoreHere We Go! Pinehurst Gets A New 250-Yard Par-3 Tee Just Weeks Before The U.S. Open(s)
/Maybe the women will pay No. 6 on Pinehurst No. 2 as a driveable par-4?
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