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).

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May 05, 2016

Future President Trump: I Never Golfed With De La Hoya!

May 05, 2016/ Geoff Shackelford

The next President talked to AP's Tim Dahlberg and says he could not have cheated at golf with Oscar De La Hoya because he did not ever play a few holes with the boxer. Ever. Never. Ever.

From Dahlberg's AP story:

Trump told The Associated Press on Thursday he respects the game too much to cheat and is good enough to have won a number of club championships. Trump, who owns 18 golf courses, says De La Hoya is lying about him because he wants to sell tickets to a fight he is promoting.

But the main thing here is to note that he's taking a very presidential high road...

Asked if he would play with De La Hoya, Trump said:

"I don't like to play with men that wear stockings around their face."

The quip was a reference to photos that circulated several years ago showing De La Hoya wearing fishnet hosiery and heels while cavorting with a model. De La Hoya later underwent drug and alcohol rehabilitation twice.

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.