Stranger By The Minute: Tiger Watch Continues
/There is no news on the Tiger front as of 11 a.m. ET here at Valhalla, w
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.
Dufner Serves "Butt Rubbed" Filet Mignon To Former Champs
/Anyone who hosts their PGA Champions Dinner at Churchill Downs
Read More"Glory’s Last Shot" Has A Replacement: "It's Major"
/I shouldn’t jinx things before Thursday’s first goose-bump-inducing telecast
Read MoreNY Times: "Golf Resorts Have A Generation Y Problem"
/Martha C. White of the NY Times
Read MoreTiger Update: PGA Extends Registration Deadline, But He's Got A Primo Parking Space At Valhalla If He Wants It
/Kind of a slow news day on the Tiger front until late,
Read MoreRickie's Dad Traded Gravel For Range Balls & Other Insights
/USA Today's Steve DiMeglio
Read MoreVideo: Jason Dufner Does Funny Or Die
/I'm not going to say Die, but Funny wouldn't get a check mark either
Read MorePGA Long Drive Separating Point Getters From The Missers
/In the moments I took in the PGA's resurrected Long Drive contest here at Valhalla
Read MoreReally: Two Hospitalized After Rules Of Golf Dispute
/From the you-can't-make-it-up files, courtesy of reader
Read MoreFor Your Consideration: Old Tom On Kickstarter
/Old Tom Morris is on Kickstarter! Actually, Roger McStravick has taken his research
Read MoreForest Dunes: Doak & Crew To Design Reversible Course
/The course will be added to
Read MoreLess Than Two Weeks Left To Preview The Billy Walters Estate!
/I know the demographics of this blog tend to skew toward high, so just a reminder that you have less than two weeks to check out sports gambler Billy Walters' Rancho Santa Fe house before the August 15th auction.
The Walters have decided to move closer to the coast, according to this San Diego Union Tribune piece by Jonathan Horn. El Milagro was listed for $19.995 million but now will go on the auction block. FBI wiretaps included!
It also includes this Desmond Muirhead-inspired short game area:
Tiger! Will He Or Won’t He Play? Does It Matter?
/Tiger has cancelled his Tuesday news conference set for 9:30 a.m. at Valhalla
Read MoreWatson: Injury “Doesn’t Bode Well” For Tiger
/Here's an unbylined AP story covering Tom Watson's comments to Matt Adams
Read MoreBarracuda Squabble! Caddie Quits Mid-Round, Fan Picks Up Bag
/Together, anything's possible! Or not.
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