Blogarama: The Oldest Blog Directory

As we approach the PGA Championship there will be the inevitable discussion about A.W. Tillinghast’s role in the course’s final outcome. While that’s certainly a fun debate… Read More

While the return to Bethpage brings up mixed emotions for A.W. Tillinghast fans, there is little doubt about his influence over the Black course and hundreds of courses across the United Sta… Read More

Sugar Daddy College professor, who locked up a student in his office and abused her, Is accused by FIVE more women. Details Inside!!! A SUGAR Daddy College teacher, who allegedly locked a st… Read More

Incident A Massachusetts school teacher who argued not liable to assaulting an understudy in his office is dealing with more indictments after a few other ladies reached the police, as indic… Read More

Ad from Golf Architecture magazine suggesting Old Tom Morris would have approved of Better Billy Bunker. I realize that jumping from the large scale topic of what really matters in… Read More

The countdown begins to Winged Foot and this year’s delayed U.S. Open and as is the tradition here, all 18 flyovers will be posted. While not as cool as this dreck for Executive Commit… Read More

Winged Foot’s 243-yard third is in that sour spot no one likes unless they’re standing on Cypress Point. With a classic Tillinghast bunkering scheme, the steeply pitched green s… Read More

Winged Foot’s 467-yard 4th features fairway bunkers 300 off the tee that will only come into play for those who have elected not to hit the gym regularly. With a nice right to left ben… Read More

Having had wedges and short irons into the first few par-4’s, 2020 U.S. Open invitees now confront a dilemma at the fifth: bomb it over the trees and try to carry is 320, or hit a righ… Read More

The 162-yard par-3 seventh at Winged Foot is the shortest of the one-shotters and if the green is hit in regulation, a solid birdie chance. But this Tillinghast original is not “right… Read More

Originally 413 yards in A.W. Tillinghast’s 1922 plan, the 8th is up to 490 yards for the 2020 U.S. Open. A distinctive left-to-right shape and overhanging trees forces an obvious shot… Read More

The “3-iron into some guy’s bedroom” (Hogan) at 190 yards will play 214 this time around, so 3-irons are unlikely even with the added length to offset better absorption of… Read More

With the 14th, the mid-back nine closing stretch is where Winged Foot West gets a little less memorable in my view. While this 452-yarder features a beautiful uphill, obstructed view tee sho… Read More

The USGA’s annual U.S. Open news conference this year was a roundtable went 47 minutes and highlighted initiatives, corporate sponsors, the high rough and the distance issue.We learned… Read More

One key to pro golf’s athleticism canard: this marketing narrative serves as a distraction from the real reasons the distance discussion never goes away. With more and more golfers hu… Read More

Josh Sens checks in with Belmont in near Richmond and the reimagination of the old Tillinghast course and home to the 1949 PGA Championship is almost complete, with a First Tee facility, 12… Read More

I got several fine laughs reading Golf Digest’s “2021-2022 ranking of America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses”, which was touted as being “ready for its close-up” b… Read More

GolfDigest.com’s Brian Wacker talked to 2021 Ryder Cup vice driver Davis Love about Phil Mickelson’s win and what it means for this year’s matchesFrom the sound of Love&rsq… Read More

Links editor George Peper filed “A Rant Against Golden Age Golf Architects” in the latest issue and while I suppose a backlash was inevitable, he also makes a few points that war… Read More

The Golf Auction is offering this rendering with MacKenzie commentary. An early Amen Corner rendering features Alister MacKenzie's handwritten notes and is up for auction.Here is t… Read More