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 byContinue reading “A WALK IN A PARK AT MAIDSTONE”
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SUNSET SPECTACULAR AT ARCADIA BLUFFS
How to experience the magic of twilight golf on the water at the Warren Henderson designed Arcadia Bluffs Who doesn’t love chasing the sun on a golf course? As the golden hour gives way to the gloaming, the game’s most magical moments have a way of materializing. Add to that time of day a largeContinue reading “SUNSET SPECTACULAR AT ARCADIA BLUFFS”
STEAM SHOVEL SCULPTING AT MAXINKUCKEE
The fourth edition of this season’s Upping My Dye-Q Series speculates on the influence of Langford & Moreau’s work at Maxinkuckee Country Club on the Dyes In order to truly understand and appreciate the work of an architect, it is necessary to look at their sources of inspiration. After all, there are very few (ifContinue reading “STEAM SHOVEL SCULPTING AT MAXINKUCKEE”
THE PAST MEETS THE FUTURE AT MOSHOLU
How a new generation is contributing to the revival of public golf in its American birthplace If Ed Brockner had been alive in 1888, he would have been in the Apple Tree Gang. In the spring of that year, Scotsman John Reid and two of his friends played the first recorded round of golf inContinue reading “THE PAST MEETS THE FUTURE AT MOSHOLU”
FAIR IS A FOUR LETTER WORD AT FRENCH LICK
The second edition of this season’s Upping My Dye-Q series takes a look at The Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort The devilish designer himself greets visitors to The Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort. A statue of the creator of nearly one hundred golf courses over a decades-long career stands by theContinue reading “FAIR IS A FOUR LETTER WORD AT FRENCH LICK”
EVENT-FULL SEASONS AT CANAL SHORES
Part 24 of the Journey Along the Shores series dives into our growing volume of activity and events With each passing year, Canal Shores gets busier. The course is seeing more play and it would seem that the Evanston-Wilmette community has gotten markedly golfier. That is terrific progress from my geeky perspective. However, the activityContinue reading “EVENT-FULL SEASONS AT CANAL SHORES”
MORE MUSINGS ON GREATNESS
While listening to a podcast with Ron Whitten, long-time architecture editor with Golf Digest, I was struck by how similar his early experience of falling in love with the game’s playing fields was to my own. In his youth, Whitten visited both Canal Shores (then known by another name) and Chicago Golf Club. Each courseContinue reading “MORE MUSINGS ON GREATNESS”
So Long Kohler
For several years now, a spring gathering of golf geeks has taken place in Kohler, WI. We drive up, play 36 holes, and drive home. It is a gloriously exhausting day with a great group of guys on courses I enjoy – and I don’t think I’m ever going back. Here’s why. This year, weContinue reading “So Long Kohler”
GCA Video Archive – The Courses of Europe
With the exception of the two Open Venues below, all video content from this page has been moved to the YouTube playlists and pins on the GeekedOnGolf Global Guide map. The map is constantly evolving with new courses and content. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP ROTA VENUES Royal Birkdale GC (Host: 2017, 2008, 1998, 1991, 1983, 1976, 1971,Continue reading “GCA Video Archive – The Courses of Europe”
Field of Dreams – Peter Imber & Quogue Field Club
Benjamin Litman’s GolfClubAtlas article Timeless Golf at Quoque Field Club was a key contributor to the beginning of my love affair with 9-holers. I wasn’t sure about how exactly to pronounce the name (it is “kwahg”, by the way), but I was absolutely certain that I wanted to play the course. The chance to experience QuogueContinue reading “Field of Dreams – Peter Imber & Quogue Field Club”