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		<title>Bill &amp; Ben at No. 2</title>
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Great news for all that like strategic architecture and golf courses with a sense of place. Can&#8217;t wait to see what they do.
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		<link>http://punchbowlgolf.com/2010/03/bill-ben-at-no-2/</link>
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		<title>MACH DUNES- THE DMK TAPES II</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://punchbowlgolf.com/2010/02/mach-dunes-the-dmk-tapes-ii/</link>
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		<title>SAGEBRUSH</title>
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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&#8217;s firm and fast [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://punchbowlgolf.com/2010/02/sagebrush/</link>
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		<title>MACH DUNES- THE DMK TAPES</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://punchbowlgolf.com/2010/02/mach-dunes-the-dmk-tapes/</link>
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		<title>A CALL FOR SANITY</title>
		<description><![CDATA[John Paul Newport wrote an excellent article in the Wall Street Journal last weekend that should be read by all who are concerned with the golf industry. He highlights a few clubs who bucked the trend of lavish and garish clubhouses and points to them as the way to go forwards. Here&#8217;s hoping.
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		<link>http://punchbowlgolf.com/2010/01/a-call-for-sanity/</link>
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		<title>TOP FIVE OF 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://punchbowlgolf.com/2010/01/top-five-of-2009/</link>
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		<title>PC&#8217;S FROM EUROPE- MOST REMOTE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://punchbowlgolf.com/2009/12/pcs-from-europe-most-remote/</link>
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		<title>DAVID STONE- THE HONORS</title>
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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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://punchbowlgolf.com/2009/12/david-stone-the-honors/</link>
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		<title>JOSH CF SMITH- THE WEBSITE</title>
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Just want to give you all a heads up on Josh Smith&#8217;s elegant new website. Some his work can now be purchased through the site. Josh&#8217;s is one of the most talented people I have come across in my time in golf. Check out his site and if you have the means, buy yourself a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://punchbowlgolf.com/2009/12/josh-cf-smith-the-website/</link>
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		<title>THE PRAIRIE CLUB VIDEOS</title>
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The Prairie Club has released two videos recently. The one above is of Tom Lehman talking about the design of the Dunes course and specifically the sixth hole. Having spent a great deal of time on this hole including shaping the green, I can&#8217;t wait to get back out there and see and play it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://punchbowlgolf.com/2009/12/the-prairie-club-videos/</link>
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