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 »
Courses and Travel
Rory Plays the White Tees: A Fantasy in 18 Holes
Heron Lakes is a 36-hole golf complex located in the flood plain near where the Columbia River flows into the… Read more »
Frederick Law Olmsted and American Golf
Bill Hawkins of Portland, Oregon has combined a distinguished career as a practicing architect with a parallel life as a writer… Read more »
Carne Golf Links’ New Nine
Carne Golf Links in County Mayo, by general acclaim an exhilarating and formidable addition to the world’s roster of great… Read more »
Carne: A Muscular Links Masterpiece in Ireland’s County Mayo
The very existence of the Carne Golf Links in County Mayo, Ireland, came as a surprise to John Garrity when… Read more »
What Makes Oak Hill Great? An Architectural Assessment
[A look at Oak Hill from John Strawn, from when the PGA Championship was played there in 2013.] Oak Hill… Read more »
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 »
The PGA Championship’s Elimination of Bunkers –What’s Next?
The PGA’s decision to treat all those deep sandy pits that look exactly like bunkers at Kiawah’s Ocean Course during… Read more »
The PGA Championship, the Ocean Course, and the Menacing Geography of Pete Dye
[Aug. 7, 2012]– Jim Furyk’s meltdown on the 72nd hole at Firestone last week foreshadowed what we’re likely to see… Read more »
Links Golf and the Creation of Augusta National–and a Chance to Win the Golf Trip of a Lifetime
Links golf courses are not popular in China, where Augusta National is regarded as the beau ideal. This is ironic,… Read more »
