Entries from March 2006 ↓

Trustworthy?

How much trust do you place in the architect of your home golf course? Perhaps even more important, how much trust is placed in the architect at an away course? Not surprisingly, this question probably doesn’t enter most golfers minds as they play thei…

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Pilgrimage Begins!

It was fun to get a few reactions to ‘Why do we play golf!’:“I wonder if anyone in India has a golf magazine published. Will make an excellent article. I was not too sure if the author was Nidhi. It must be! Keep up the golf yoga and your rumination…

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Natalie Gulbis Featured in April 2006 FHM Magazine

LPGA star and FHM golf columnist Natalie Gulbis is ready to school you!Unless you’re a fugitive, being on a top 10 list is usually a good thing. For Natalie Gulbis, it means that in only her third season as a pro golfer on the LPGA tour, she landed on …

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Why do we play Golf?

I suppose this is a sequel to my: How I play Golf! The obvious question ‘Why do we play Golf?’ is easily answered if we look at the broader picture. The professionals make a living and some do fabulously well. It generates billions of dollars in b…

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How I play golf

(This piece is inspired by Neil who made a birdie on a par three! He said he drove the ball near the green and chipped in. The ball kept going and going and finally went in, all of 25 yards!)When Vijay made this observation last year while golfing with…

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A Treatise on Equipment

I received a comment regarding my blog and the lack of equipment opinions and their influence on architecture. I’ve decided to state my feelings regarding technology.I believe that they ball needs to be rolled back. I would like to see a return to eith…

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Sophie Sandolo Wins 1st Tournament As A Professional

Sophie Sandolo won her first tournament as a professional! “I won the Princess Lalla Meriem Cup an invitational tournament played at the Royal Dar es Salaam Golf Club in Rabat - Morocco. I started the tournament playing great golf in tough conditions and after the first two rounds I was leading with three strokes difference. [...]

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We’re In The Money

“We’re in the money, we’re in the money. Strike up the band. We’re in the mon-ey, we’re-in-the-mon-ey.” I started to sing when I read the brochure from Van’s Pro Shop that arrived in the mail. I called the nearest Van’s Pro Shop, the…

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The Jeff

I had the distinct pleasure of playing Jeffersonville GC yesterday with fellow GolfClubAtlas mate Mike Cirba. This course is the crown jewel of the West Norriton Township, PA taxpayer (that’s a muni for those taking notes ;-)) and is also a crown jewel…

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The Directional Hazard: Messing with Comfort

One of my latest ponderances regarding golf architecture has been that of what I am beginning to call the “directional” hazard. I am beginning to notice more and more that architects may force a player to aim toward a less favorable area in more ways t…

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Natalie Gulbis attends the 78th Annual Academy Awards

For one night, golf was put on the back burner while six LPGA Tour stars had their own night to mingle with the stars. Paula Creamer, Natalie Gulbis, Jimin Kang, Cristie Kerr, Christina Kim and Stephanie Louden were in Los Angeles on March 5 for Hollyw…

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