Bethpage Red U.S. Open Qualifier Reduced To 17 Holes
/According to Newsday's Mark Herrmann it was an agronomic issue.
The MGA's scoreboard notes the issue. Based on the scores and par, one of the par-3s was taken out of play.
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.
