The season is slowly drawing to a close, and the Canal Shores Grounds Committee has made a decision to tackle several projects between now and May 1, 2016. We have scheduled the first batch of volunteer days (sessions are 9am-noon): Sat 10/31 Sun 11/15 Sat 11/28 All are welcome, and it takes no particular skill toContinue reading “Journey Along the Shores – Part 10 (Off-season Projects)”
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To Heath & Links with Drew Rogers
Drew Rogers is a generous man. I have learned this first hand in my work on GeekedOnGolf and Canal Shores. He shares his experience and expertise freely. So it is no surprise that he was kind enough to bring us along on his recent trip to England by sharing his experiences in daily journal posts online. DrewContinue reading “To Heath & Links with Drew Rogers”
A Magical Day at Sand Valley
My buddy Chuck was kind enough to include me in a visit to Sand Valley to tour the first course, which is under construction and set to open in 2017. I expected to be in golf geek heaven, and yet what I experienced so vastly exceeded my expectations that I fear that trying to putContinue reading “A Magical Day at Sand Valley”
A Doaky Season
My season started with Streamsong Blue and will hopefully include a fall stop at Lost Dunes. Those courses have received considerable attention, for good reason. This season, through happenstance, I have been lucky enough to play 4 of Tom’s perhaps lesser-known courses – Black Forest, The Rawls Course, CommonGround, and Apache Stronghold. I thought it mightContinue reading “A Doaky Season”
In the Seat – An Interview with Shaper Keith Rhebb
At the drafting table, on a plane, or behind the controls of a bulldozer, Keith Rhebb is always right in the thick of the creative process of golf course design and construction. As a member of the Coore & Crenshaw team, Keith is working on the highest profile and most highly anticipated projects around theContinue reading “In the Seat – An Interview with Shaper Keith Rhebb”
Sculpting the Earth – An Interview with Architect Dave Zinkand
“Remote” is a good word to describe the location of Apache Stronghold. Why did I make the trek through the mountains of the Tonto National Forest, past small mining towns, to an Indian Casino golf course in the middle of nowhere? As always, I was in search of golf adventure and great architecture. In thisContinue reading “Sculpting the Earth – An Interview with Architect Dave Zinkand”
Polishing Hidden Gems – Jim Nagle, Brian Bossert and Bryn Mawr Country Club
Conversation about Chicago golf often focuses on the big names – Chicago Golf Club, Olympia Fields, Medinah – and fairly so. But Chicago is also home to quite a few classic courses that qualify as hidden gems. I am fortunate to have access to regularly play one of those gems, the Langford & Moreau designed BrynContinue reading “Polishing Hidden Gems – Jim Nagle, Brian Bossert and Bryn Mawr Country Club”
An Evening with Jim Urbina
As a member of GolfClubAtlas.com, I was fortunate to be able to attend a dinner with my fellow GCA geeks this week at which Jim Urbina gave an insightful talk that he themed, The Evolution of a Golf Course. From his original collaborations with Tom Doak on courses such as Pacific Dunes, Old Macdonald and Sebonack,Continue reading “An Evening with Jim Urbina”
The Past Brought Forward – An Interview with Architect Ian Andrew
From his design blog, to his articles on GolfClubAtlas.com, to his Twitter posts, it is easy for a golf geek to lose oneself in the writings of Ian Andrew. With his depth of knowledge, respect for tradition and pure love of the game of golf, wandering through Ian’s thoughts is like a trip around theContinue reading “The Past Brought Forward – An Interview with Architect Ian Andrew”
Upholding Golf’s Ideals – An Interview with Architect Jeff Mingay
“Difficult golf courses are simple to make. Narrow fairways bordered by rough, and corridors of play constricted by trees is all it takes. The problem is such courses inevitably become a chore to play. Sheer difficulty is not the measure of quality golf course design. In fact, as golf course architects, we’re not trying toContinue reading “Upholding Golf’s Ideals – An Interview with Architect Jeff Mingay”