Pasatiempo was the first great golf course I played, and it means a lot to me. Good to get back there yesterday and see the results of Jim Urbina's renovation. I think the rebuilt 15th, seventh, fourth, and 10th greens (in order below) turned out really well.

Not going to lie and say I love the Olympic Club's Lake Course, but I respect it. It puts you in a cage match against the slope of the property, and if you're not a stellar player, you're probably going to lose. Looking forward to this year's U.S. Amateur.

When it comes to the “playing golf” part of playing golf, Scottie Scheffler is quite good

Me on January 1 when my wife cites the large body of evidence suggesting that I will not, in fact, "cut out carbs" this year

Dark-colored outfit for Bennett this time. Smart.

▪️ Upcoming Fried Egg Golf content from our California trip ▪️ Galgorm Collection golf course in the works ▪️ A renovated green at Pebble + in-progress look at a TGR Design project Garrett Morrison covers it all in this week's Chocolate Drops ⬇️ thefriedegg.com/articles/choco…

Can golf course maintenance expectations be reset to curb the growing physical and environmental footprints? On this week's episode of Designing Golf, Garrett Morrison caught up with George Waters to discuss why course footprints continue to expand even as key features shrink—and

A pleasure to speak with one of the smartest architects in the game. A lot of people talk about economy in golf course construction; Mike DeVries actually practices it, over and over.

One of Gil Hanse’s goals in renovating Olympic Club’s Lake Course was to better re-integrate the bunkers with the natural landscape. Ahead of the U.S. Amateur, Garrett Morrison visited San Francisco’s sloped championship test to see how Hanse and his team revived its classic look.

Ahead of the U.S. Amateur's TV coverage starting on Wednesday, Garrett Morrison gives you the four things to notice about the Gil Hanse-renovated Olympic Club. Read today's Chocolate Drops ⬇️ thefriedegg.com/articles/choco…

Two legends of the game

There has been plenty of discussion about fairness recently in pro golf. On this week's Designing Golf, Garrett Morrison and PJ Clark are back in class with a Golf Architecture 101, discussing whether fairness should be considered as an essential factor in golf course design.

The Alps hole is one of C.B. Macdonald's most thought-provoking templates. Matt Rouches breaks down the origin and strategy behind the template and one of the best examples featured on the 10th hole at The Lido.

.Garrett Morrison walked Bethpage Black for the first time last week. He broke down his takeaways from the course in this week's Chocolate Drops ⬇️ thefriedegg.com/articles/choco…

"Pasatiempo's highs are as high as those of any golf course in the world." We are excited to unveil Garrett Morrison's full Course Profile of this Alister MacKenzie masterpiece.

A real privilege to get to make this video. Hope you can join us on Monday.