I was fortunate to visit Colorado Golf Club during construction/grow-in and I came away thinking that the course had a lot of potential, but of course, the proof is in the playing. After a visit this summer, I can report that the potential was met and surpassed. I was blown away by how good this [...]
Posts from ‘September, 2009’
OLD MACDONALD- REDAN
Tom Doak and John Dunn stroll twelfth hole at Old Macdoanld and discuss this version of the classic North Berwick hole. Another great view for any fan of golf course design. My hats off to the Kemper Sports team. They sure know how to build up buzz for their new offerings.
POSTCARDS FROM EUROPE- FINLAND
Fimnair Masters
Tali Golf Club, Helsinki, Finland
August 24th – 30th, 2009
Our luck with airport personnel and baggage-handlers had run out. The BA agent who had none too emphatically closed the gate, the breeze of the swinging door brushing my nose, was unwaveringly stubborn. I attempted to explain rationally that it was far more efficient (and much [...]
CH’S PHOTO OF THE WEEK- WILD HORSE
Alas and alack and cow patties in my crumpet, this week’s pictorial homage from me must go to the best public course ‘tween the Mississippi and the Colorado Rivers, if not further afield, the Wild Horse Golf Club. I know that the moving-picture show has visited the course recently for PBG in rightful commendation of Josh [...]
PLAYING & BUILDING WHERE THE PROS PLAY
I had never understood why recreational golfers got so excited by playing courses that hold PGA Tour events. To me it did not say anything about the quality of the course or the artistry of the design. Sure, the first time I played Pebble, I ambled over to where Tom Watson holed his chip to [...]
GOLF BLOG 100
Jim Colton has started a new website that has its very own Top 100 list. This list is built using the input of bloggers who cover golf courses and golf course design. I submitted my rankings a few weeks back and the results have recently been released. I think it is a good list with [...]
CH’S PHOTO OF THE WEEK- WESTWARD HO!
The Royal North Devon Golf Club, done your way since 1864 in, you guessed it, Devonshire, England. Also known in the modern era as ‘Who you callin’ a Westward Ho!’ and wholeheartedly praised by those meandering off the beaten golf tracks of the United Kingdom. This course is all about the sport in its purest sense, with historic [...]
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND GOLF COURSE
When I moved back to DC a few years ago, I was less than thrilled with the public golf options that were available. Mostly they consist of poorly designed high-end daily fee courses and bottom of the barrel municipal courses. I decided to check out the University of Maryland Golf Course as it was close [...]
POSTCARDS FROM EUROPE- WALES
S4C Wales Ladies Championship of Europe
Royal St.David Golf Club,
Harlech, Wales
August 3rd – 9th, 2009
If I were the betting type, I may wager that Wales is in fact the most serene location on my itinerary all season. The majority of the countryside is largely left to pasture, the grasses being kept in check by the [...]
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