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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Available via Amazon (US): Golf Architecture For Normal People

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August 08, 2013

Video: Look Back At Oak Hill's 1968 U.S. Open

August 08, 2013/ Geoff Shackelford

Now this is how the USGA should upstage the PGA, not by announcing a massive change in their television partnerships that takes subtle digs at those partners, but instead, by posting nice YouTube videos showing Oak Hill as it looked in the 1968 U.S. Open. It will make for fun course and broadcast comparisons during the telecast today on TNT and this weekend on CBS.

Also notice how much movement there is behind Trevino for this third shot on 18! Imagine today's white belt set hitting a shot that fast with that much going on.

Even better, you get to (kind of) see the old 15th hole. The video:

Geoff Shackelford

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.