Rory Taking A Few Weeks Off To Spend More Preparing For Trial
/An unbylined Irish Independent
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.
Sand Valley "Biggest sand barrens restoration in Wisconsin history"
/Gary D'Amato with an update on Sand Valley, the Mike Keiser development
Read More81-Y.O. Makes Four Aces On Four Courses In 33 Days
/Gerry Dulac introduces us to Dom DeBonis, 81-year-old resident of The Villages
Read MoreIan Poulter Rips Sir Nick Faldo In New Book
/I love it when the British bicker!
Read MoreRory Spotted In "Lurid boots, jacket and mobile phone combo"
/The Irish Independent mercifully left an item on Rory McIlroy unbylined
Read MoreJarrod Lyle About A Fifth Of The Way To Securing Card
/GolfChannel.com's Nick Menta files an update on Jarrod Lyle's first two starts
Read MoreJack: “(Europeans) just played better," Task Force "Overkill"
/Jack Nicklaus whittled away few words in discussing the
Read MoreVideo: Another Hospitality Tent Up Recovery Shot
/This time it's Justin Thomas at the TPC Summerlin's
Read MoreSeveral More People Watched Frys.com Final Round This Year!
/Great news for wraparound golf as the PGA Tour’s season-opening Frys.com Open
Read MoreThe Infamous Evans Scholar Is Still An Evans Scholar
/I'm feeling so much better about America after we resisted losing our collective minds over a little college football Saturday silliness.
The Evans Scholars Foundation gives tuition-and-housing scholarships to caddies in financial need.
Video: Eagle Steals Golf Ball
/Now, unless this noble eagle eats this ball and suffers digestive issues, I'd say this is another nice (viral video) example of golf and the environment co-existing. After all, just think of the fun this bird had lifting someone's Titleist.
Thanks to the Big Lead for catching this on YouTube:
Webb Calls Ryder Cup Golf Side A "Terrible Experience"
/Stopping short of saying, and the captain was really terrible too,
Read MoreWGHOFamer A.W. Tillinghast: A True Original
/A.W. Tillinghast's long overdue induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame
Read MoreAnnual USGA Executive Committee Shuffle, 2014 Edition
/Get ready for your annual fix of middle initials,
Read MoreRevamped TPC Scottsdale Re-Opens November 14th
/From an unbylined PGATour.com story, the TPC Scottsdale has been revamped by Tom Weiskopf and re-opens November 14th. It sounds like the big changes were made on the front nine which probably won't upset anyone, as the course has always felt a little back-nine heavy.
From the item:
The course renovation has included resurfacing all greens; relocation of select greens, tees, and bunkers; reshaping of bunkers and tee complexes; new cart paths; desert landscaping enhancements and a new irrigation system. The redesign resulted in strategic changes on all 18 holes. Easily recognizable changes are new green locations on hole Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 14 and significant fairway and green complex modifications on No. 13.
This part doesn't get me so excited, especially for a desert course where the bunkers have always fit the landscape and native areas.
The renovated bunkers will feature white sand, which will add a dramatic new look to the course. More than 250 trees have been planted for both strategic and aesthetic value.
