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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June 16, 2021

Quadrilateral: Wednesday's U.S. Open News And Notes

June 16, 2021/ Geoff Shackelford

The 2021 edition is here and today’s Quad as all Thursday editions are free to subscribers.

Rory’s comments were more stunning than I think most realized, plus more on the USGA press conference, reads, Tweets and much more.

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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.