Golf is a game of impact, expression, and beauty. Those three words encapsulate its goodness and guide the language of GeekedOnGolf.
Our playing fields are breathtaking works of art and science, created and cared for in collaboration with nature. We carry and wield exquisite tools that stir our souls with design aesthetics and engineering performance. Artistry is found in the kinesthetic fluidity and power of the limitless variations of individual golf swings. Our joy overflows at the sight of a ball flying through the blue sky, bouncing and rolling along the contours of firm turf, and disappearing into the hole.
Beauty is celebrated here.
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A WALK IN A PARK AT MAIDSTONE
A in-depth look at the Coore & Crenshaw retrovation of the Willie Park Jr designed Maidstone Club Hindsight in the retrovation era is making clear how delicate a proposition it is for an architect to attempt to blend a course restoration with the appropriate updates to ensure a high level of quality and sustainability by… Read on…
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ENDURING DESIGN AT PINE VALLEY
A then and now look at Pine Valley and what has made its greatness endure for a century The early days of golf in America were imbued with enthusiasm. The quirky little stick and ball game that had migrated across the Atlantic from the British Isles captured hearts and minds with its blend of outdoor… Read on…
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EMBRACING MACDONALD’S LEGACY AT SLEEPY HOLLOW
An in-depth look at the evolution of the C.B. Macdonald-designed and Gil Hanse retrovated Sleepy Hollow Country Club “From the listless repose of the place, and the peculiar character of its inhabitants, who are descendants from the original Dutch settlers, this sequestered glen has long been known by the name of Sleepy Hollow…A drowsy, dreamy… Read on…
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INFINITELY INTERESTING – KINGSLEY CLUB
An in-depth look at Mike DeVries’s brilliant design at Kingsley Club Our conversation was supposed to be focused on Mike’s thoughts about Kingsley as it approaches its 20th birthday. Before I knew what had happened, he had flipped the spotlight on to me and how my experience of the course has evolved over the years… Read on…
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THE MIDWEST MACKENZIE – CRYSTAL DOWNS
An in-depth look at the collaboration of Dr. Alister MacKenzie and Perry Maxwell at Crystal Downs C.C. Crystal Downs is not Dr. Alister MacKenzie’s only Midwest design, but it is certainly his most highly regarded work in the region. The greatness of the course can be linked to the interest and variety inherent in the… Read on…
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TILLIE’S TALE AT SOMERSET HILLS
An in-depth look at the A.W. Tillinghast designed Somerset Hills Country Club Somerset Hills embodies a rare opportunity for golf architecture aficionados and players alike. For the design enthusiast, it is a course to be studied closely as an integral step in the progression of one of America’s greatest architects, A.W. Tillinghast. This pivotal work… Read on…
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ROUTING PERFECTION AT SAND HILLS
A look at routing and the creation of Coore & Crenshaw’s modern masterpiece, Sand Hills Golf Club Sand Hills Golf Club is generally considered to be a modern masterpiece. Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw’s design has been credited as the original spark that lit the fire of the minimalist movement in golf course architecture, and… Read on…
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WHERE ENTHUSIASM LIVES – CAL CLUB
An in-depth look at the course and culture at California Golf Club of San Francisco En·thu·si·asm – /in-TH(y)oozē-azəm/ – definition: intense and eager enjoyment – root: Greek en theos, roughly translated as possessed by spirit, or inspired. Lofty language, but fitting to describe the membership at California Golf Club of San Francisco, as well as… Read on…
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TIMELESS IDEALS AT NATIONAL GOLF LINKS
An in-depth profile of C.B. Macdonald’s National Golf Links of America and the design ideals it embodies. The National. Two words that, especially for devotees of classic architecture, hold so much meaning. These words are not just shorthand for the club named National Golf Links of America, they carry the weight of one man’s incredibly… Read on…