Crenshaw comments on Whistling Straits
Whistling Straits is just a course routed in the genius of Pete Dye. It has so many fascinating intricacies that I could spend a week just studying each hole. So, when I saw that Ben Crenshaw, a golfer and architect who I really admire, had made comments on the course, I was really curious to [...]
The soap oprea of Running Horse continues
The current bankrupt owner of Running Horse golf course says the deal for the course by golf course architect Donald Trump is dead. Trump’s lawyers say otherwise. Nobody seems to know what really is going on.
Current Running Horse owner Mick Evans says, “They’re really close. The Trump Organization chose to stop negotiations at this point, [...]
Trump International, Fresno faces hurdles
If Running Horse, to be renamed Trump International, Fresno, is to come to pass, it’s going to take a major effort on golf course architect Donald Trump’s part to make it happen.
It’s going to take a herculean effort to complete the sale of Running Horse to Donald Trump. Owner Mick Evans and his lawyers met [...]
Let’s beat the dead horse with more Running Horse
Golf course architect Donald Trump is getting a lot of press out of his purchase of Running Horse. The LA Times managed to snag the money quote from the Donald.
“They ran out of a thing called money,” Trump said in a telephone interview, “so I bought it.”
I know this [...]
Running Horse owner looked gift horse in the mouth
Golf course architect Donald Trump pulled a fast one - a day after reporting that the Donald’s bid for the troubled Running Horse project had been pulled, the property’s developer accepted the Donald’s $40 million bid.
Owner Mick Evans signed a letter of intent with Trump for the sale of the troubled course, Evan’s attorney Harry [...]
Running out of time, Trump pulls offer for Running Horse
Golf course architect Donald Trump has had enough. He’s pulled his $40 million offer for the project and decided to wait it out to bankruptcy.
“I think I’m better off withdrawing my bid and waiting for the bankruptcy,” Trump said on the show. “Eventually, I think it’s going to go to auction.”
Trump also expressed contempt for [...]
Is it too early to talk 2008 PGA Championship?
The 2008 PGA Championship will be contested at Detroit’s Oakland Hills Golf Course. Rees Jones, following in his father’s footsteps, has completed yet another overhaul on the course. Having attended both the 1996 US Open and 2004 Ryder Cup at the golf course, I can understand the need to continue to renovate. The course is, [...]
“The Nonconforming Driver”
I admit that I love that headline. Geoff Shackelford has been covering this story at length on Walter Driver’s tenure as USGA president, but I want to throw it in here just for the sake of completeness to my own disgruntled feelings for the USGA’s continued lack of sensible technology control and absurd US Open [...]
Running Horse tournament gallops to Florida
Golf course architect Donald Trump has put a bid in on the Running Horse project. His original bid of $10 million was rejected - but the Donald doesn’t go down without a fight.
Donald Trump told Action News Anchor Liz Harrison by phone Tuesday afternoon that he is ready to begin work on Running Horse immediately [...]
Turning Stone makes changes for the pros
Another relatively new course has gone under the knife to deal with the distance the pros are hitting the golf ball - Atunyote Golf Club. Home to the PGA Tour’s Turning Stone Resort Championship, the golf course was designed by Tom Fazio.
“The changes were made to toughen up the course for the pros,” Falvo said. [...]
