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).
As much as I'd love to be watching the golf played this week in Rio, the Olympic test event is best played in semi-privacy with the big reveal coming this August.
Still, with luminaries assembling in Rio to watch the Strapffs and Barcellos' of the world test out Gil Hanse's Rio Olympic course (Bob Harigexplains), we have to at least enjoy the driplets appearing on social media.
From Alexandre Rocha showing the course with a mini-review:
Following his second win in two weeks and his obvious role as Masters favorite headed to the year's first major a month from now, Adam Scott reiterated that he will stick with Stevie Williams on his bag.
This, after two wins with caddie Dave Clark, who NBC'sstellar sound team picked up a few times Sunday playing the role of forceful but comforting bagman. (Martin Kaufmannnotes the great sound work but embarrassingly suggests this was a new thing for NBC. Let it go Marty!)
Ben Everillreports on Scott putting to rest any doubts about who his Augusta bagman will be.
Englishman Clark took the job and despite helping Scott back into a rich vein of form, his time at the majors will have to wait.
"The plan is set. David is doing an amazing job and we are working very well together but you could offer Steve the job to any player in the world for Augusta and they are going to want to take him," Scott told AAP.
"His experience is amazing and we work very well together. Loot at our record the last few years."
No one can blame Scott for wanting the same looper that helped him win the 2014 Masters, but it's also hard to fathom how his game, his confidence and his comfort level on the course could be any better than it is right now. And Clark certainly has played a role in that fine form.
So who should Adam Scott have on the bag as he goes for his second Masters?
This PGA Tour Entertainment clip cuts out Clark's commentary prior to the shot:
Geoff Shackelford is a Senior Writer for Golfweek magazine, a weekly contributor to Golf Channel's Morning Drive, is co-host of The Ringer's ShackHouse is the author of eleven books.
