I thought fans of the course might enjoy this quick flyover. When I was there in July, the place was very firm and fast and just about the most fun you could have on a golf course this side of Scotland.
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MACH DUNES- THE DMK TAPES III
In this third and final part of my interview with David McLay Kidd about Mach Dunes (part 1 and part 2, here), the architect refutes one of my and others’ main criticisms of the course- an unwieldy routing with lots of blind shots and long transitions between greens and tees. It was my thought that [...]
AERIALS GALORE
Last winter I began a golf course archiving project that originated while I was trying to create a detailed image of the Yale course from the 1934 Connecticut statewide aerial survey. I was able to create a high-res file from images on the Connecticut state library’s website by stitching together 144 images into a .tif [...]
Bill & Ben at No. 2
Great news for all that like strategic architecture and golf courses with a sense of place. Can’t wait to see what they do.
MACH DUNES- THE DMK TAPES II
This is the second part of my lengthy discussion with David McLay Kidd about his new course Mach Dunes in Scotland (Part One, here). One aspect of Kidd’s perspective on the course that I really respect is his bravery to put a product out there that he and the rest of the team knows has [...]
SAGEBRUSH
Sagebrush was on my short list of places I wanted to get to this year, but after seeing this video, it has jumped to the top of my list. I spoke with Richard Zokol this afternoon and he let me know that USGA is going to conduct a case study on Sagebrush’s firm and fast [...]
MACH DUNES- THE DMK TAPES
Mach Dunes opened in July of this past year at roughly the same time as Castle Stuart to the north. Neither is in the heart of Scottish golf touring area and so few if any have played them both. I did make it out to the Mull of Kintyre a few weeks before it opened [...]
TOP FIVE OF 2009
Here are my favorite videos of 2009 from the site. Thank you all for reading/watching and commenting. Also a big thanks to all of my contributors, Laura Terebey, Mike McCartin, Chris Hunt, and Tim Liddy.
Tom Lehman at the Prairie Club: This video was shot in the Spring of 2008 on the day before construction began. [...]
PC’S FROM EUROPE- MOST REMOTE
In the world of professional golf, payday is never a guarantee. When the opportunity came up a few years back to play in a corporate Pro-Am, you can bet that my greedy, grubby little hands were eager to get hold of the promised £100 check. Opportunity is a strange thing. I didn’t know it at [...]
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