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.
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Still, there is a lack of normalcy to the face of Fox Sports on Instagram where the Shark posted pieces of his bronze. The one that prompted him to post this seagull-inspired photo a while back, before sharing his back hair with us not long after.
His latest Instagram image was not well received by fans. One thought the sculpture was of Chris Farley, a few more noted the incessant narcissism and several more defended the Shark.
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/Trump Moves Forward In Aberdeen; First Look At Cruden's 9th
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Alistair Munro reports for The Scotsman on expansion plans submitted for Trump International Golf Links, where Martin Hawtree's original design may now be getting a second Hawtree course.
Mr Trump is also of the opinion the planned offshore turbines will never see the light of day – a belief rejected by the Swedish utility firm, Vattenfall, who are behind the scheme.
The American millionaire’s applications for the golf resort include public notifications for the second golf course – The MacLeod Course, to be named after his mother who hailed from Stornoway in Lewis.
The more exciting news from that great northeastern region of Scottish golf came from the Scottish Golf Podcast's Ru Macdonald, who Tweeted a photo of the remodeled 9th at Cruden Bay by Tom Mackenzie. Never the most thrilling green complex on a course full of thrills, the 9th got by on setting and as a nice respite between the wild 8th and thrilling tee shot of the 10th. But this winter's remodel has added just zest without trying too hard to stand out. Exactly what the hole needed to quiet anyone who dared to point out a weak link on a masterpiece.
WARNING. The following photo contains views that some may find jaw dropping. Cruden Bay's new 9th green. pic.twitter.com/jK6Ha6tJg8
— Scottish GolfPodcast (@ScotGolfPodcast) March 19, 2015

