This installment of the GeekedOnGolf Community Golf series looks at the fight to save and reinvent San Geronimo Golf Course in Marin County, CA For centuries, a story has been unfolding in the San Geronimo Valley, highlighting the relationships between people and the land, and each other. Important questions about stewardship, land use, ecology andContinue reading “A WIN-WIN-WIN SOLUTION AT SAN GERONIMO”
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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, dreamyContinue reading “EMBRACING MACDONALD’S LEGACY AT SLEEPY HOLLOW”
OPENING BANKS
Part 28 of the Journey Along the Shores series takes a look at our work to stabilize the canal banks and create vistas throughout the course “What are you doing down there?” That is a frequently asked question that floats down from the ridges and bridges as we undertake work on the canal banks. TheContinue reading “OPENING BANKS”
COASTAL BIASES – ST. LOUIS C.C.
A look at how C.B. Macdonald unleashed his creativity across the rolling hills of St. Louis Country Club Charles Blair Macdonald was not lacking in self-assurance. He expressed his supreme confidence through action and proclamation. The action was to create a portfolio of golf courses, topped by National Golf Links of America, that would revolutionizeContinue reading “COASTAL BIASES – ST. LOUIS C.C.”
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 yearsContinue reading “INFINITELY INTERESTING – KINGSLEY CLUB”
GREATER THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS – PRAIRIE DUNES
An in-depth look at the design synergies created by the work of Perry and Press Maxwell at Prairie Dunes Country Club When the membership of Prairie Dunes Country Club decided, almost 20 years after the opening of what was described as the greatest nine hole golf course in America, to have Press Maxwell complete theContinue reading “GREATER THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS – PRAIRIE DUNES”
HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT – CROOKED STICK
The fifth edition of this season’s Upping My Dye-Q series asserts that Crooked Stick is among the three most important courses in the history of golf architecture in America Golf course architecture in America has been marked by several eras, each with a short list of courses that epitomize the craft in their time. EarlyContinue reading “HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT – CROOKED STICK”
TIPPING THE SCALES
A Geek Dad’s Diary entry reflecting on the complexity of golf culture and how we welcome beginners Golf is a game of invitation and camaraderie. Very few are those players who come to it without being brought by friends, family, colleagues or a mentor. Fewer still are those who stick around long enough for theContinue reading “TIPPING THE SCALES”
CREATIVITY WITHIN CONSTRAINTS AT LOST DUNES
A look at the relationship between design constraints and creativity at the Tom Doak designed Lost Dunes Golf Club Spend any time on GolfClubAtlas or Twitter, and it becomes apparent that many armchair architects live in their own world. It’s a place without limits, where any tree can be cut, budgets are infinite, interpersonal politicsContinue reading “CREATIVITY WITHIN CONSTRAINTS AT LOST DUNES”
COMPLICATED, BUT PERFECT
Part 27 of the Journey Along the Shores series tells the story of the launch of a new youth golf program at Canal Shores An idea about inclusiveness and enjoyment of the game of golf was born in our community this summer. That idea was transformed into a reality at Canal Shores by an unlikelyContinue reading “COMPLICATED, BUT PERFECT”