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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Old Macdonald Course Tour by Jon Cavalier
OLD MACDONALD – A COURSE TOUR & APPRECIATION Bandon Dunes Resort, Bandon, OR – Tom Doak & Jim Urbina Old Macdonald is the most recently opened course at Bandon Dunes, but it is already considered by many to be the best. The course is intended as an homage to the architectural principles of Charles Blair… Read on…
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LinksGems Los Angeles CC Photo Tour
JON CAVALIER’S LINKSGEMS 2017 WALKER CUP PREVIEW Los Angeles Country Club (North Course) The 2017 Walker Cup is being contested at the historic Los Angeles Country Club’s North Course. Originally opened in 1911 and redesigned by George C. Thomas Jr in 1921, the North Course was recently restored by Gil Hanse’s team, with an assist… Read on…
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Eastward Ho! Tour by Jon Cavalier
EASTWARD HO! – A COURSE TOUR & APPRECIATION Chatham, MA – Herbert Fowler I was in the general area on for a round at Wannamoisett. On my way up to the course that morning, I noticed that Eastward Ho! was a mere 90 minutes further along, and having missed an opportunity to play there a… Read on…
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Old Sandwich Tour by Jon Cavalier
OLD SANDWICH GOLF CLUB – A COURSE TOUR & APPRECIATION Plymouth, MA – Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw After a recent round at Old Sandwich at the peak of fall, I thought that the many fans of the work of Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, and fans of New England golf in general, might like… Read on…
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Old Town Club Tour by Jon Cavalier
OLD TOWN CLUB – A COURSE TOUR & APPRECIATION Winston-Salem, NC – Perry Maxwell Old Town Club in Winston-Salem, NC is a 1939 Perry Maxwell original bordering the campus of Wake Forest University. I had the great pleasure of playing several rounds at OTC on a perfect early-November day. And while I am a few… Read on…
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Fishers Island Course Tour by Jon Cavalier
FISHERS ISLAND – A COURSE TOUR & APPRECIATION Fishers Island, NY – Seth Raynor Some golf courses are special. We all know that feeling we get when we play one of these courses. Our senses are heightened, our memories are sharpened, our spirits are lifted, and our love for the game of golf is strengthened… Read on…
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Boston Golf Club Tour by Jon Cavalier
BOSTON GOLF CLUB – A COURSE TOUR & APPRECIATION Hingham, MA – Gil Hanse Boston has long been known as one of America’s best cities for golf. With classic gems like Myopia Hunt Club, The Country Club at Brookline, Essex County Club, Salem Country Club, Kittansett and Eastward Ho!, as well as modern entries like… Read on…
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Myopia Hunt Club Tour by Jon Cavalier
MYOPIA HUNT CLUB – A COURSE TOUR & APPRECIATION South Hamilton, MA – Herbert Leeds I had the pleasure of playing an early morning round at the one-of-a-kind Myopia Hunt Club outside Boston. To put it mildly, it was well worth the drive up from Philly (smooth sailing when you leave at 1am). Suffice it… Read on…
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Shoreacres Tour by Jon Cavalier
SHOREACRES – A COURSE TOUR & APPRECIATION Lake Bluff, IL – Seth Raynor, 1916 If you’ve read my previous tours or follow me on Twitter or Instagram (shameless plug: @linksgems), you know that I am a fan of the designs of Charles Blair Macdonald and his protégé, Seth Raynor. I’ve played several dozen “MacRaynor” designs,… Read on…
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Bandon Trails Course Tour by Jon Cavalier
BANDON TRAILS – A COURSE TOUR & APPRECIATION Bandon Dunes Resort, Bandon, OR – Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw Among the four full courses at Bandon Dunes Resort, Bandon Trails stands out as the most different from the group. Though the course starts just south of the Bandon Dunes course and plays through dunes for… Read on…