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 »
Golf
The U.S. Women’s Open is Coming to Country Club of Charleston, Here’s How to Play It
There is nobody alive on this earth that knows more about the Country Club of Charleston golf course than Frank… Read more »
The Needler Proves Par is Unnecessary
Somewhere Near Trinity, Tex. — What is immediately noticeable when you arrive at the first hole of The Needler is… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
All-Time Great Exchange Between a Highly Dissatisfied Player and the Director of Golf
Here it is, an honest-to-God true email conversation between a man—probably just like you and me, who merely wanted an… Read more »
The 9-Hole Bellows Falls Country Club is a Must-Play Jewel in Southern Vermont
In the Internet Age, where it is as if nothing remains unknown to the masses, almost remarkably there exist hidden… Read more »
