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Posts Tagged: SOUTHERN PLAYERS GUIDE
No. 8-“Pinehurst National”
It doesn’t surprise me when I hear people say their favorite course at Pinehurst is No. 8. The brilliance of… Read more »
Grand Cypress-No Apologies
Sometimes, lost in discussions about golf courses and sites and design, is the understanding that golf is, fundamentally, a sport…. Read more »
A Proper Jones: Stone Mountain’s Stonemont Course
The Stonemont Course at Stone Mountain Golf Club outside of Atlanta is what you expect from stock, mid-century Trent Jones:… Read more »
No Good Choices at Stone Mountain Lakemont Course
I’d love to be able to give the Lakemont Course at Stone Mountain Golf Club a higher score—parts of the… Read more »
Dye Stays a Step Ahead at Southern Hills Plantation
I thought Southern Hills Plantation might have a chance to win national acclaim when I first heard, around 2001, that… Read more »
Pardon the Interruption: King and Prince Golf Course
The short review of The Hampton Club, out at the north tip of St. Simons Island and owned by… Read more »
Pilgrimage to Sand Hills
One of the most inspirational views in American golf is off the deck of Ben’s Porch at Sand Hills Golf… Read more »
The Tease of Brazell’s Creek at Gordonia Alatamaha State Park
Brazell’s Creek, part of the Georgia State Parks Golf Course system and located between Macon and Savannah, is really… Read more »
The Slammer & Squire, Slighted
Slammer & Squire, the original course at World Golf Village, is overshadowed by the companion Palmer/Nicklaus collaboration, King & Bear, which… Read more »