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Dec 08, 2013 - 04:09 pm

Stuck on the Stimp

While the stimpmeter has been around since 1977, the years to follow now have American golf heading to the dark side, being completely obsessed with green speed.


Sep 22, 2013 - 11:31 pm

The Psychology of Change

For many things in life, routine and comfort can be good. In golf, however, we can easily get our boots stuck in the mud to the point that our reluctances and preconceptions do us more harm than good.


Jul 08, 2013 - 04:53 pm

Making Some Sense of Course Rankings (?)

I have to blunt here. to me, all the course ratings and rankings out there today have become rather insipid and an exhaustive re-statement of the impossible. But perhaps, there is another side of these listings to be considered?


Jun 25, 2013 - 04:13 am

Sage Advice

For the sake of maybe learning something, reminding us of a worthwhile thought - or just for pure entertainment, I have gathered a small collection of some of my favorite noteworthy thoughts for your reading pleasure.


Apr 04, 2013 - 04:08 am

What to Make of a Golf Course Restoration

A number of years ago, Brad Klein invited me to speak at Golfweek's Restoration Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia. So as I prepared for my talk, I thought it might be high time to explore just what we all refer to as a "restoration" and how that differs from a "renovation"...


Feb 28, 2013 - 01:33 pm

10 Simple Thoughts on How to Promote "Fun" Golf

It seems that golf is at least somewhat inherently fun for most of us, right? Maybe because of the challenge it present - man against golf course. Perhaps it is the camaraderie one can enjoy with friends. For some it might be the competitive encounters.


Feb 19, 2013 - 07:34 am

Jens Jensen & the Evolution of Today's Landscape

Now I can recall sitting in a college lecture hall, over 20 years ago, listening to my Landscape Architecture History professor babble on about English gardens, pocket parks, Sir Humphrey Repton, Capability Brown.and a fellow by the name of Jens Jensen.


Jan 23, 2013 - 09:13 am

Back Again to Bandon

Surely by now the word is out.there is a world class golf resort on the coast of southern Oregon. It's called Bandon Dunes. There are four 18-hole courses on the property and they're all ranked among the Top 100 in the US.


Nov 23, 2012 - 08:01 am

Golf Courses and Machu Pichu; A Connection?

Several weeks ago, I found myself channel surfing (a common, last ditch effort before going to bed). I happened to stumble upon a program on PBS on Machu Pichu.


Oct 24, 2012 - 05:11 am

Reflections on Long Island Part Three of Four

Day three found us at Maidstone Club, again on the east end of Long Island. Maidstone opened in 1891 as a tennis and swimming club and then added a three-hole golf course in 1894.

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