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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
DAVID STONE- THE HONORS
Tim Liddy, ASGCA, recently visited The Honors Course in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He spent time reviewing this top 100 golf course with a client from Savannah and then spent time with the superintendent David Stone. David, the only superintendent that is a member of the Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame, showed Tim his work with the [...]
RICHARD MANDELL-PART TWO
ARMY NAVY CC- THE 6TH ON THE RENOVATED BLUE NINE
This video (after the jump) is the second half of my interview with golf course architect Richard Mandell. The first half can be seen here. In this section, Rich talks about his project at Army Navy Country Club in northern Virginia. He stresses his firms ability [...]
IAN TODD- VICTORIA GOLF CLUB
Tim Liddy recently went to Australia with a golf study tour of Alister MacKenzie courses by the ASGCA, SAGCA and EIGCA . They studied New South Wales, Royal Sydney, Metropolitan, Royal Melbourne and Kingston Heath. Tim has a good friend (Andy Coogan, who grew up across the street from Carnoustie Golf Course in Scotland [...]
RICHARD MANDELL – PART ONE
I first met Richard Mandell when I was at graduate school at the University of Georgia. Richard is a graduate of UGA and had come back to give a talk about the realities of the field of golf course design. I found his talk informative and entertaining.
I was able to track Richard down this summer [...]
STUART GREENWOOD- NORTH BERWICK
One of my favorite rounds this year was at North Berwick, a course I would be content to play the rest of my life. While there, I caught up with course manager Stuart Greenwood, the course manger. The interview can be seen after the jump. I am on the road so I will keep this [...]
COMMON GROUND #3/#4
I am on the road, so I will keep this brief. This video features Eric Iverson of Renaissance Golf talking about the third and fourth holes at Common Ground in Denver. It shows the holes during construction and this past spring after the courses opening.
For a more general discussion of the course, see here.
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