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, andContinue reading “ROUTING PERFECTION AT SAND HILLS”
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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 incrediblyContinue reading “TIMELESS IDEALS AT NATIONAL GOLF LINKS”
LinksGems Shinnecock Hills GC Photo Tour
JON CAVALIER’S LINKSGEMS 2018 U.S. OPEN PREVIEW Shinnecock Hills Golf Club The rich tradition of championship golf at Shinnecock Hills continues this summer. The collaboration between Superintendent Jon Jennings and Coore & Crenshaw has brought out every ounce of the brilliance of William Flynn’s Long Island masterpiece. Shinny is ready to test the best. Once again,Continue reading “LinksGems Shinnecock Hills GC Photo Tour”
Whippoorwill Club Tour by Jon Cavalier
WHIPPOORWILL CLUB – A COURSE TOUR & APPRECIATION Armonk, NY – Charles Banks Whippoorwill, in my view, is one of the most underrated clubs in the United States. I played Whippoorwill in the fall, and I found the course to have a distinct flavor, and one worth the time to display. As you’ll see in theseContinue reading “Whippoorwill Club Tour by Jon Cavalier”
LinksGems 2017 Year in Review
One of the many reasons that my 2017 was great was that I had the pleasure of teeing it up again again with Jon Cavalier. Of the many reasons why Jon’s 2017 was so great are the courses below, and the photos he captured. Jon recently referred to this season as “solid”. I’ll add oneContinue reading “LinksGems 2017 Year in Review”
NOW & THEN – GREAT HOLES THROUGH THE YEARS
To paraphrase something I heard Jim Urbina say, a golf course is a living thing, and will therefore evolve. I find the evolution fascinating, particularly when illustrated in pictures. Every geek loves Jon Cavalier’s photos (@linksgems), and recently, Simon Haines (@hainsey76) has been adding a twist by piggybacking historical photos of some of the holes,Continue reading “NOW & THEN – GREAT HOLES THROUGH THE YEARS”
MY FAVORITE TEMPLATE
An in-depth look at Macdonald’s Leven template with Brett Hochstein and Jon Cavalier When it comes to golf course architecture, it doesn’t get much geekier than MacRaynor templates. It should come s no surprise that I love the templates, and the one I love most of all is the Leven. In an age when lengthContinue reading “MY FAVORITE TEMPLATE”
LinksGems Birthday Tribute to C.B. Macdonald
A BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE TO CHARLES BLAIR MACDONALD Happy 162nd birthday to the Godfather of American Golf, Charles Blair Macdonald. On November 14, 1855, Charles Blair Macdonald was born in Ontario. After growing up in Chicago, he attended St. Andrews University, where he learned golf from Old Tom Morris. In 1874, he returned to Chicago butContinue reading “LinksGems Birthday Tribute to C.B. Macdonald”
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 BlairContinue reading “Old Macdonald Course Tour by Jon Cavalier”
Boston Twofer – Boston Golf Club & Essex County Club
With this season’s Noreaster heading back to Long Island, I found myself longing for golf in Boston by mid-summer. Work afforded an opportunity to make it to Beantown, and I was able to line up visits to my two of my favorite courses – Boston Golf Club and Essex County Club – with buddies PeterContinue reading “Boston Twofer – Boston Golf Club & Essex County Club”