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 [...]
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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 [...]
LINKS GOLF AND OLD MAC
The next installment of Kemper Golf’s videos from Old Macdonald. John Dunn hangs around with Grant Rogers and learns how to play true links golf shots with the putter from just about anywhere. This video will get you drooling and wishing you were in Bandon right now.
For more videos on Old Mac click here.
CH’S PHOTO OF THE WEEK 5
Chisholm Park Golf Links is the place to play for Scots away from home on a vacation to the colonies, lying on the outskirts of Dunedin (New Edinburgh) on the south island of New Zealand. While this course is a links by classical definition, in general it has better views and fewer exceptional holes than [...]
CH’S PHOTO OF THE WEEK 4
Some of the rumply fanfair to be found at Baltray, home to the County Louth Golf Club, a wee bit north of Dublin. This Tom Simpson design has gained more notoriety in recent years and an accompanying renovation, and must always fall in the category of ‘Links That Make You Smile.’ Baltray doesn’t have the [...]
CHAMBERS BAY- PART TWO
In the second part of my interview with superintendent Dave Wieneke, he discusses the wall-to-wall use of fescue on at Chambers Bay. A mature strand of fescue will play very fast, allowing for the bump and run shots that the course calls for, but achieving this level of density and health takes time. Chambers Bay [...]
KYLE FRANZ
I have worked with Kyle Franz on a number of projects, most recently at the Prairie Club for Tom Lehman and Chris Brands. Kyle is an immensely talented person, who is almost singularly obsessed with golf course architecture. He has worked on some of the best courses built in the past ten years including Pacific [...]
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