Book Review: “The Evolution of Golf Course Design” Falls Well Short of the Mark
The audacious intended guiding principal of Keith Cutten’s first book, The Evolution of Golf Course Design, is found on page… Read more »
Architecture
Not Just 9 or 18, Think Outside the Scorecard
It’s time to rethink the meaning of “a round of golf.” For so long, an “authentic” round of golf was… Read more »
The Correct Explanation, according to Charles Blair Macdonald, of the Cape Hole
Of all the template holes and design concepts in the palette of Charles Blair Macdonald, Seth Raynor and Charles Banks,… Read more »
Morris County Golf Club, Long Thought to be a Raynor Design, Likely a Macdonald Layout
Charles Blair Macdonald is universally considered one of the finest golf architects ever. His portfolio, however, is one of if… Read more »
Reworkings of Meadow Brook and Meadowbrook Produce Stellar Results
In the past year a pair of courses with similar names underwent significant reworking. The results for both are unqualified… Read more »
GreatHorse: A Stunning Transformation
To call what Brian Silva did to the former site of the Hampden (Mass.) Country Club a “renovation” nowhere near… Read more »
New River Highlands Bunkers Make TV Debut
Fans and pro golfers will get their first look at the renovated TPC River Highlands during this week’s Travelers Championship… Read more »
Two Fascinating Seth Raynor Designs Discovered, Including 27 holes that play as 36
Over 90 years ago Seth Raynor devised a 27-hole course with a concept that may never have been duplicated. Had… Read more »
