Harding Park fees likely to increase
More evidence that redoing a golf course just isn’t worth the effort and cost to attract a professional golf tournament can be seen at San Fransisco’s Harding Park golf course. The course continues to operate in the red – to the tune of $1.4 million. In an attempt to bail out the course, the city [...]
TPC Smorgasbord: Avenel, Boston, Myrtle Beach, San Antonio, Scottsdale
Updates from all over on the ever changing TPCs.
TPC Avenel
Geoff Shackelford heads off the updates, with the find of Leonard Shapiro’s WaPo coloum on changes being made to Avenel – who hopes to nab Tiger’s event from Congressional. The Tour is sinking some major cash into the deal.
The PGA Tour, Sullivan said, has set the [...]
Running out of headlines for Running Horse
The drama that is the saga of Running Horse golf course keeps on chugging along. In April, it was reported the course and its PGA Tour tournament were in trouble. Then, golf course architect Donald Trump thankfully stepped into the picture to really give us something to talk about.
Well, it’s a week since the Donald [...]
A day in the life of Oakmont’s super – John Zimmer
A lengthy article on the preparation that Oakmont is undergoing on the grass growing side illuminates on a few interesting anecdotes – a golf ball bounced on a firm fairway should bounce waist high and they’re mowing the greens at 30/320ths of an inch. That would also be 3/32nds or 300/3200ths or even 3000/32000ths of [...]
Erin Hills pines for US Open
Erin Hills, the golf course that the other greeting card magnate built, is seeking a US Open and it would seem that it might just get it. The course, set about 45 minutes west of Milwaukee, is competing with a few other venues to become the midwest stop on the US Open rota.
“It’s one [...]
“Maybe I ought to play this hole the way it’s designed.”
Mark me in the column of full support for furrowed bunkers. This week they make their return to the PGA Tour’s Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club. Last year many of golf’s cry babies revealed themselves whining that a bunker might actually be a bad place to be! Nicklaus, who has been at least [...]
Twisting words to fit your agenda
Bomb and Gouge are going after Jack Nicklaus again in their blog (and Geoff Shackelford too – entertainment at its finest!), but in addition to the usual strawmen they enjoy beating on, this time they twist Jack’s words to help fit their agenda. B&G are taking issue with Nicklaus’ contention that we may see 5-iron [...]
Players’ thoughts on the Ocean Course
The Senior PGA Championship wrapped up play yesterday at Kiawah Island’s Ocean Course – a Pete Dye design. The Ocean Course will host another major – the PGA Championship – in 2012. The Ocean Course is known for its difficulty and the 1991 Ryder Cup – the so-called “War by the Shore”. A few of [...]
“I hope this never comes out as a criticism of Palmer’s design.”
Gil Hanse is one of the rising stars in the golf course architecture world – his work in and around the New England area has drawn a lot of attention for the creativity and interest it shows. His finished up “tweaking” of TPC Boston undoubtedly has given the course both a much better look and [...]
The Donald saddles up to Running Horse
Golf course architect Donald Trump may be troubled Running Horse’s last best hope. As chronicled last month in this space, the course and its PGA Tour event are both in big trouble. The PGA Tour won’t be playing at the Jack Nicklaus design this year for sure. But Trump has high hopes and may purchase [...]
