The Brief, Bright Career of Charles Banks, and the Burning Questions He Left Behind
By Anthony Pioppi In the annals of golf course architecture, few careers were as brief and memorable as Charles Banks’s, while… Read more »
Personalities
The Mystery of Faux-Seth Raynor Photo Unravelled By Crack Researcher
For the past few years there has been an ongoing debate/discussion about the photo you see on the right. Many… Read more »
Tim Guiliano Never Set Out to Be a Caddie on the PGA Tour, But That Is Exactly What He Is
When Tim Guiliano first decided to caddie it was never with the intent of it being more than respite between… Read more »
Rare Photographs of a Young Seth Raynor Shed More Light on the Enigmatic Architect
Mary Cummings is one of the last descendants of the golf course architect Seth Raynor and is in possession of small… Read more »
George Brown, popular and influential former Turnberry course manager dies at 77
The passing of popular and influential head greenkeeper George Brown was announced on the Bigga.co.uk website this morning. Brown, 77,… Read more »
Phil’s newest design includes 557-yard par-4
Phil Mickelson’s newest golf course design seems to be beckoning the PGA Tour with the layout able to be stretched… Read more »
CT Golfer Wins Club Championship with Two Aces
An amazing story out of Stanley Golf Course, the municipally-owned facility of New Britain, Conn. John Bertola of Southington aced… Read more »
Classic Bubba Watson in 91 Seconds
Poor Gerry (Bubba) Watson found his ball on an anthill during the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits. He asked for… Read more »
Spending a Round with Sergio Garcia
A universal question asked of those who cover professional sports is, “What is ____ really like?” There is a… Read more »
Bilodeau Fails to Make Travelers Cut
Kyle Bilodeau, a local PGA club pro, had been here before, inside the ropes at the Travelers Championship, teeing it… Read more »
