Courses and Travel

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Ireland’s Contribution to Chambers Bay: The Role of Turfgrass Consultancy

When the golf course architectural firm Robert Trent Jones II was commissioned to design a new golf course on the… Read more »

• Frederick Law Olmsted and American Golf
• Carne Golf Links’ New Nine
• Carne: A Muscular Links Masterpiece in Ireland’s County Mayo

Equipment

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The PGA Show 2013–What’s New and Interesting This Year.

The PGA Show is anchored by the big golf brands, which always make impressive showings.  Nike and Callaway and Taylor… Read more »

• Demo Day at the PGA Show: The Hope Springs Eternal Exhibition
• The Clicgear Three Wheeled Golf Cart
• Learning from Golf’s Leading Professionals in the Coachella Valley

Instruction

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Ancestral Links by John Garrity: An Appreciation

Ancestral Links, by John Garrity.  Published in 2009 by New American Library. An occasional series available at http://theaposition.com/johnstrawn/: The Best… Read more »

• Tom Watson’s Advice Will Improve Your Game–A Great Golf Master Shares His Wisdom in “The Timeless Swing.”
• The Mexican Resort Development Conference: The Resurrection of Optimism.
• Arjun Atwal Wins Wyndham

Lifestyle

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly at the PGA Show

The PGA Show in Orlando last month illuminated what’s good as well as what’s troublesome in the golf industry.   The… Read more »

• The Implications of Charles Mann’s New Book, 1493, for Golf’s Future in China
• Weighing In on the 2012 Presidential Campaign: A View from the Links
• How Rory McIlroy’s Practice Ground Helped Him Win the US Open.

Personalities

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Review of “Faldo/Norman” by Andy Farrell.

Andy Farrell, Faldo/Norman.  The 1996 Masters: A duel that defined an era.  Elliott & Thompson, March, 2014 in the UK,… Read more »

• A Look Back at the USGA’s First One Hundred Years
• Reflections on Jack Nicklaus’s Literary Life
• Chandler Egan in the Pacific Northwest–From the Archive