Bomb and Gouge being Bomb and Gouge
Bomb and Gouge, the blog of the equipment editors at Golf Digest’s website, are an entertaining duo. They, along with the equipment manufactures, are almost the only ones on the planet who don’t see the increasing problems that technology is creating in the game. Recently, they go after Jack Nicklaus in a cleverly titled “Jack [...]
Machrihanish Dunes snags the Old Course’s super
From a press release.
Leisure Development Limited, the developer of the new Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club in Machrihanish, Scotland is pleased to announce that Euan Grant, formerly Head Greenkeeper of the Old Course at St. Andrews, has joined Machrihanish Dunes as Keeper of the Green. In this role, Euan will work with David McLay Kidd [...]
“That would be one thing I would do. I would fix the friggin’ equipment.”
Jack Nicklaus is not one to hold back an opinion, between that and his golf accomplishments, he is somebody who deserves a tremendous amount of respect and admiration. Gene Wojciechowski’s profile of what Nicklaus is up to at ESPN is an interesting read. It highlights Nicklaus’ busy design schedule around the world. He talks about [...]
Tiger-effect never materialized
This article highlights the problems that courses in Connecticut are facing in the over-built golf market.
Like courses all around the country, the Manchester Country Club fell victim to the Tiger Woods effect: Developers began building an overabundance of golf courses in the late 1990s to accommodate a projected boom in golfers. But there weren’t as [...]
Watch the Golf Channel? You’re probably a Republican
I try and do my best to check my political commentary at the door, so I only offer this as a “tidbit”.
Viewers of Country Music Television were 20 percent more likely to do so, and viewers of the Golf Channel were 31 percent more likely to have said they were Republicans [than the general population].
Private clubs facing major problems
Not that this is new or shocking, but two articles have appeared over the past day about the problems facing private country clubs. The first highlights the problems facing clubs in the Cleveland area and the second, a very long and detailed article by Gary D’Amato, one of the best golf writers in the country, [...]
Follow up: Golf’s future
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s golf writer, Gary D’Amato, writes on what the Wisconsin PGA section is doing to promote golf to youth.
The WPGA board of directors recently approved an ambitious plan to introduce golf to kids at schools throughout the state.
The goal is to reach 90,000 children over the next three years through a program [...]
Are “executive” courses the key to golf’s future?
This question arose after reading an article in our local newspaper yesterday about an executive course under construction in Duluth, Georgia. The course is set to open towards the end of summer and will be a 9-hole course - with 18 tees. It also will include a driving range.
[Chip] Randall is … is spending $2.5 [...]
“It’s American golf. It’s entertainment. The fans want to see a car wreck, and that’s what it is.”
Australian golf course architect Michael Clayton made that statement regarding the 17th hole at Sawgrass.
Personally, I find that sad commentary on American golf. For the most part, though, he’s right about the 17th hole summarizing what many Americans’ want out of their golf - ultimate risk and ultimate disaster. Sure, if the participant succeeds, he’s [...]
The Gallery is open!
The Gallery opened its doors today with some of the world’s greatest courses. (Note the button at top also links to the Gallery.)
Please stop by and check out the pictures. Special thanks to Philip Gawith and Michael Kim who contributed this round. If you have photos of a golf course, please e-mail them to me [...]
