If you're still curious about Hughes Norton's impact on pro golf in the late '90s and how he managed Tiger Woods and Greg Norman, you will devour this book in no time at all.

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Very few golf developments ever get from conception to construction without encountering some opposition, of course. And sure enough, two environmental groups are suing Washington state to stop development of Westport GL on the Washington coast, saying the State is ignoring past…

I enjoy watching the LPGA, but it's hard to be fully immersed when rounds take so long (and coverage is so poor).
Strikes me the LPGA should be the ones to instigate a shot clock. Get out ahead of the PGA Tour and be the tour to speed up pro golf. Do it right, and it would be…

It's cool that these buildings are essentially the same - a golf club's headquarters.
(recent pics from Rick Golfs and Jim Hartsell)

It was great to be back at Circling Raven Golf for its 20th anniversary event yesterday. Five or six years since I was last here, but I hadn't forgotten how good it is. One of my top ten in the PNW.

Reversible courses never really went away, but the excitement The Loop and Silvies Valley Ranch generated didn't lead to the surge in reversible course development some had anticipated. The creation of three new reversibles confirms the concept is still alive, however.…

An exciting finish to the Masters (any major, but the Masters especially) is always preferable. But anyone who plays this game and usually fails at it, enjoys and appreciates watching it being played so brilliantly.

Fantastic 72 from José María Olazábal in the final round of his 35th Masters and on the 30th anniversary of his first win at Augusta National. I just hope his back heals up for his 36th next year.

Turn the TV on for the first time today and see Scheffler miss a fairway then a green - golf chaos.

Watching Lamprecht and Stubbs warm up and struck with the thought, I'd love to see an amateur win. No one specifically, just any amateur, anytime. Just to see the reaction and how the club responds.

Discovering things you didn't know about Augusta National is always exciting. Reading Charles Price's 'A Golf Story' last year, I came across a few. It was published in 1986, so nothing inside is news, but there was plenty that was new to me.
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Very enjoyable time talking golf with Aussie golf writer, Greg Ford.
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'Shorty's', the second Par 3 course of that name Bandon Dunes (the original Shorty's is now 'Charlotte's'), will open on May 2nd and most likely be regarded as the best Par 3 course in the world before long.
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It was great to have Gary Lisbon join us in Australia to share some of his secrets of photographing the world best courses.

He has recently published the magnificent ‘Great Golf Courses of the World’ book.

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Get thyself to Leeds.

For some of us losing interest in the pro game outside of the majors, yesterday was probably a brilliant reminder of why we got interested in the first place. Best players in the world slugging it out on the back nine in a big tournament.
That is growing the game properly.

Pete Dye didn't show much architectural restraint at Sawgrass. Good thing; the site was a swamp. When it's naturally firm with some interesting contour, however, it might be best to let the ground do the talking.
Bill Coore, Tom Doak, and David McLay-Kidd on the art of restraint.…

Excited to read your story Jimmie James.

The Tour doing everything it can to provide the anti-golf lobby with whatever ammunition it needs.

Brandon Johnson recently set up his own design firm after 17 years with the Arnold Palmer Design Company. Recent work at Lakewood National, Lonnie Poole, Old Tabby Links, Barton Creek Lakeside, and plenty of others, show what he's capable of.
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