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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 years

Andrew Green has been tapped for a lot of Donald Ross work but this one feels bigger than most...East Lake GC announced today that he would create a masterplan for the course, with work schedule to begin after the Tour championship in 2023.

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Huge news from @coloavidgolfer , confirming Mike Keiser will develop "Rodeo Dunes" near Roggen, CO. First course will be from (surprise) Coore & Crenshaw, with a second from Jimmy Craig, their associate who handled The Sandbox. Breaks ground next year.

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Bethpage Black Metal

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3 years

An 18-hole Dormie Network private has been approved for the Nebraska Sand Hills, near Maxwell (which itself is near to Wild Horse). The illustration for the development features a partial sketch of a relatively detailed course, but no architect named.

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Bethpage Black Metal

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4 years

The "Dell" hole isn't a template per se, but it's the standard for blind Par 3s, whether you love them or hate them. Old timey photo from @LahinchGolfClub 's feed.

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@BPBlackMetal

3 years

This is MacKenzie's "Sitwell Green," perhaps the most famous NLE putting surface. I, and many others, speak about how bitchin' such a green must have been. So what's stopping an aspirational course owner from building greens like these? My latest post:

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Bethpage Black Metal

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3 years

You've no doubt heard by now that the city of Philadelphia will spend $65 million to renovate Cobb's Creek, which includes a historical center and ecological improvements. Course will apparently angle for PGA events. Big win for @cobbscreekfnd

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

4 years

Heard rumor from @CbusClubhouse that Gil Hanse may be doing work at Donald Ross's Denison Golf Club. Have confirmed this morning that Hanse has been retained for a masterplan. Presentation and potential next steps early '21.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

1 year

Michael Breuer taught us more about parenting over the last few years than we realized, and he learned much of that from Grady. Thus Grady’s legacy measures and perseveres further than many of ours.

Michael Breuer

@farmerofgrass

1 year

Grady passed away this morning. Thank you for all of your love and support. We are blessed knowing how many lives he touched. Hug your loved ones a little longer today for Grady.

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9 months

Dream Golf’s Christmas drop was Coore & Crenshaw’s routing for Rodeo Dunes, which will begin construction next year. Looks like a lot of width, even by their standards. No. 6 features two greens, it would seem. Stay tuned for more details on both courses there.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 years

Kyle Phillips is a Popovich-type interviewee. On what PGA pro he'd like to work with: "I’ve never had any interest to collaborate on a design with a pro. They’re busy playing golf. I spend a lot of time on airplanes, but you don’t want me flying the plane or being the mechanic."

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

2 years

Lawsonia just posted that the Links course will be undergoing a bunker restoration this year, overseen by Oliphant Golf (probably Craig Haltom). Won't cause any full closures, as they'll be pursuing the project one hole at a time.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 years

Saw this photo of Waverly Golf Club in New Zealand and what a scene. The punchbowl. The sheep.

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@BPBlackMetal

2 years

Hmm. Rumor has it that KemperSports will take over management at the Dismal River Club, which had previously been independently managed (I think).

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

1 year

Links DAO has formally announced that Clayton, Devries and Pont will lead the effort to renovate Spey Bay Golf Club. Crypto-skeptic as I may be, you can't deny that this group is certainly doing it the right way from a GCA perspective.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

10 months

I met a list-chaser this year who couldn’t remember whether he had played Davenport or not. If you had the chance to play any private or destination course this year, you better cherish it because for reasons financial, time-wise, or access-related, somebody else wasn’t able to.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 years

Today's Tom Doak Updates Part 1/2: Remember "Sedge Valley," the Par 70 course Doak was working on at Sand Valley before that Lido project came along? Doak confirmed construction will begin in Spring with aim for full opening in 2024. Not going to lie...more excited for this one.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 years

Tyler Rae Dae Pt. 2: Rae and Kyle Franz have been tapped to restore Tillinghast's Kansas City Country Club. Tillinghast restorations in competent hands always make my day better.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 years

If you get vaccinated in Ohio, you have a chance to win one million dollars. If you don’t get vaccinated in Ohio, you have a chance to lose $1.674 million dollars.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 months

Tom Doak restoring/rebuilding Crooked Stick’s greens is old news, but this is my first time seeing Don Placek’s art for the project, which is always a treat.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

1 year

Rodeo Dunes has room for up to six courses. The immediate question is who builds no. 3? Many good answers, but my top pick is Bruce Hepner. Why? A sense of justice. The guy designed the second course at Ballyneal and they cancelled. He deserves a signature original in his oeuvre.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

6 months

I was a little intimidated by the price (but what do I know) but Detroit Golf Club was not...its membership approved Tyler Rae's $16 million plan for a restoration of the club's two Donald Ross courses.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

2 years

I know golf is on TV but Pasatiempo *formally* announced Jim Urbina will restore course's greens and bunkers in two 9-hole spurts across 2023-'24 (during which the course will play as 9 holes). Emphasis will be on restoring push-up nature of MacKenzie's original putting surfaces.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 years

One major criticism I have of Gil Hanse's work at Baltusrol (Lower) is the yardage added to No. 17: You have a Tillinghast template with a bunker often referred to as "Hell's Half Acre" and you stretch it to 667 yards? That is obviously one yard too many, sir.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

9 months

I read a preview of the 2024 US Women’s Open that focused on Lancaster CC’s work to restore its William Flynn course. The piece didn’t mention the architect responsible. It wasn’t Hanse, it wasn’t Green, but it was Nagle and Forse and they do splendid work. Important detail.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

2 years

All I have to add to the King-Collins "Spoils" conversation was that the duo were born maybe a century too late...they would have created potentially dozens of mind-blowing mini courses for the Gilded Age's backyard golf patrons, Rockefeller et al.

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@BPBlackMetal

1 year

Got permission to share the routing from Luling near Austin, a Kyle Franz original that I noted on Friday features a significant number of divided fairways, similar to his work at Broomsedge. Just look at the first choice of the day at No. 1.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

6 months

Sergio Garcia doesn't get many positive reports on golf social, so I want to give him a shout-out in his recent work to protect municipal golf, including his role in saving Scotland's Dalmuir Golf Course and his contributions to preserving Austin's Lions Municipal.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 years

I know you all roll your eyes and say "this guy" when I post renovation ideas to Golden Age courses...but I'm so intrigued by Jay Blasi's suggestion for Pebble Beach. Kudos to him for going on a limb.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 years

Returned to Tom Doak's 'The Making of Pacific Dunes' last night. Pictured is no. 2; the centerline bunker here is named "Shoe" after the resort's first employee. Doak refers to it as the course's "most important" sand hazard.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 years

For the first time in my lifetime, my Elder Panthers have won districts and qualified to the Ohio State Championship. See the kid third from left? He's standing on a bench to make the photo work. He's also a freshman that shot a 74 to lead the squad. cc: @Wrong_Fairway @AdamJBaum

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@BPBlackMetal

5 years

A thrilling read on wonders of routing; comparison of realized Donald Ross route at CC of York, as well as the more adventurous (and less-bunkered) alternative proposed by William Flynn. A must read from @GreenGCA , @Otey71 , Wayne Morrison & Craig Disher.

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@BPBlackMetal

3 years

Just a reminder to everyone: C.T. Pan is not from “Chinese Taipei.” He’s from Taiwan.

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@BPBlackMetal

1 year

There, I did it. Now give me @GolfersJournal bucks.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

2 years

Broomsedge, near Aiken, will host a two-day public open house during Masters week where Kyle Franz will speak on the project. Cool opportunity for those who want to get a ground-level look of course construction.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

2 years

Here's a spooky Halloween surprise...me taking a color photo! I support people's fascination with Fall foliage because it's a rare instance of wholesale death being celebrated as a tourist event.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 years

I'm pretty sure I've posted about this before but some random research this morning brought me to it again: Tom Doak's original map of Ballyneal is beyond nu-metal.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 years

The Yale/Hanse announcement has been bubbling a while but there are still happy surprises i.e. the plan to "recapture more runoff water on site" for sustainability. It's a good mindset: Don't just rebuild what was there. Improve the infrastructure.

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@BPBlackMetal

1 year

So much new golf being planned in Florida right now, I honestly forget if I ever posted this layout for Gil Hanse's Kinsale project in the Naples area. If you couldn't tell from the scorecard in the corner, it's a MacRaynor-influence project.

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@BPBlackMetal

1 year

As Lido-opening-hype builds up, some of us are more interested in what's going on at Sedge Valley. As a small hint, Tom Doak acknowledged in a GCA chat that he consciously based No. 18 on Sedge on No. 4 at Barnbougle Dunes.

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@BPBlackMetal

7 months

Gil Hanse has been selected as the consulting architect for Sunningdale Golf Club. Don't expect a dramatic overhaul of a successful product; club plans on a master plan set across up to a decade, implemented annually during the Winter season. Still, a big name at a big club.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 years

Avid GCA fans know just how many records were lost to clubhouse fires in years past. Today's Oakland Hills fire shakes us out of the misbelief that it doesn't happen anymore. If you're a member at a club, you can play a role by promoting digitization or even handling it yourself.

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@BPBlackMetal

2 years

Lester George has confirmed that his Trap Hill, NC "Contentment" design, which sat on the shelf for a decade, has been greenlit. It's a MacRaynor tribute, but the true to George, a wonky one. Didn't realize that MacRaynor had this many split-fairway holes...

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@BPBlackMetal

2 years

Tom Doak dropped this photo as a hint where a project is in the works. Sun sets in west, last I checked. This pier doesn’t match the one near Pismo Beach, CA. A certain east-coast has a lot of west-facing coast. Perhaps a rumored project relatively near a very golf-named bay…

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

2 years

A telling email, shared by @Golfer_Jake_78 : Landmand will be hosting the Nebraska Mid-Am and then opening its gates to the general public from September 3 to September 30 in this, the 2022 calendar year. Info on booking a time coming in upcoming weeks. I'd expect server failures

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@BPBlackMetal

2 years

Mike Devries will be working with Frank Pont at Indian Hill Country Club in Chicago, following the group's work at Bloomfield Hills, which he described as "our first Colt project in the US." How many people get the opportunity to work on multiple Colts in the U.S.?

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@BPBlackMetal

10 months

I want to apologize to all raters I offended. I should have considered how hard it is to differentiate between high-end clubs when you’re burdened with playing hundreds of them.

Ned Harkness

@HarknessNed

10 months

@BPBlackMetal If you're a magazine course rater, it's not that hard to confuse or forget courses after 20 yrs. and access to hundreds of privates.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

1 year

Landmand has gotten a lot of attention recently for the scale of its greens, but Culver Academies was beyond anything I’ve personally played. For an example, here’s a photo of a 6’4” guy on the No. 5 putting surface. (As my friend Mike noted, his drive was great on this hole)

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 years

Clayton-Devries-Pont at Royal Perth Golf Club may be the sleeper renovation announcement of the year for nitty gritty nerds. 6,100 yards of coastal golf on 80 acres of property, with a noted Aussie at the helm. Really eager to see what happens here.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

2 years

The addition to the Swilcan Bridge is, if I understand it properly, an effort to protect the heavily-tread soil ahead of it. If you guys are mad about this soil-protection method, you're going to love what it will take to protect the links from rising sea levels.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 years

It's bordering on fact that Mike Keiser will be taking ownership of World Woods, which is great to hear to guarantee consistency of experience. Inevitably, there will be some reno/resto work done at its 36 holes. Here's about closest thing to a fire take that I ever make: (1/4)

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 years

PSA: Give Derek Duncan a break. I don't want to put words in his mouth but he's been charged with handling a questionable system. I have no doubt that things will improve with time because I trust him. But forgive him for not being able to publicly acknowledge shortcomings.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

5 years

Personally, I enjoy seeing the "Top 10 played this year" lists of guys less budget and weaker networks. It's awesome that you played 10 Top-100-in-World courses this year, but more curious about the nooks us small fry seek out during family vacations.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

2 years

Was looking into Bill Bergin's work at Seth Raynor's Minnesota Valley and I got sidetracked, learning that No. 16 is named "Two-Shot Biarritz." Have played two-shot Redans in my life, but didn't realize this semi-template existed.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 years

Andy Staples has released a three-hole look at his work on Olympia Fields (South). Included are nos. 5, 6, and 7 — what were previously nos. 2, 3, and 4. He narrates and provides details as well.

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@BPBlackMetal

2 months

Have found more details on Montana’s Twin Bridges project. One, no name yet. Two, Kye Goalby is the architect. Three, it will be walking-only and fescue. Four, when asked to compare it another course, owner Buzz Warner answered BRORA. Again, BRORA. I think he knows his stuff!

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 years

Writing about revetted bunkers recently, was fortunate to receive a few photos from Gary Eunsun, a greenskeeper at Muirfield, showing the construction of a revet at the club's infamous ring bunker.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

2 years

Watching Gil Hanse's narration of NGLA...he suggests No. 8 "Bottle" was inspired by an NLE hole at Leven Links. Macdonald cited No. 12 at Sunningdale Old. I among many have questioned CBM's story, but curious for information on Hanse's Leven comment.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 years

Closed out my last TGJ feature by noting William Howard Taft played a round at Cincinnati CC, watched himself lose the 1912 election, and played again in the morning. Received a tip that Michael Hurdzan will be renovating that club, the westernmost design from Robert White.

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@BPBlackMetal

2 years

Won't be a surprise to turfheads, I'm sure, but for the rest of us: A GCSAA survey indicates courses have used 41% less nitrogen, 54% less potassium, and 59% less phosphorus over the past 15 years. This is, from an ecological standpoint, a good thing.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

2 years

Local reports indicate that Old Barnwell will open a seven-hole stretch for preview play during Spring 2023, with the full shebang ready for play during Fall next year. The preview play will include nos. 1-5, plus 17-18.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 years

The Hugel-Air Premia LA Open is ongoing over on the LPGA side. What's better than the name of this tournament? The original barranca that looped around the No. 18 green at Wilshire Country Club.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

1 year

I’m not a fan of the weird golf bro tendency to take any golf course name, reduce it to one syllable and then add “the” and then posturing like everyone in-the-know does the same thing. I invite you to respond with comically exaggerated examples of this. I.E. “The ‘Page.”

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 years

While we're on the Tyler Rae / Jim Ryan train, they're also working on a masterplan for Wakonda CC in Des Moines. Not hard to see where the Langford & Moreau facets could use some highlighting, based on No. 7 now-and-then.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 years

No, I don't know who Dormie's architect for the Nebraska project is. All I know is A) Dormie wants to show its brand is designer-savvy. B) Non-competes make it tough for many big names to work in NE. C) The one released image looks a lot like Gamble Sands to me. Just saying.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

4 months

I was at Forest Dunes this weekend. I will dedicate tomorrow to such musings. You won’t care about three of the posts but one…one you’ll be interested in.

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@BPBlackMetal

3 years

Inverness is certainly the most historic club in Toledo and it'll hog the spotlight this week as well. A shout-out to Sylvania Country Club however, where the GCSAA was founded as the "National Association of Greenkeepers of America" during 1926.

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@BPBlackMetal

1 year

@Top100Rick Yikes I guess I'll make the tough sacrifice of playing Bandon in April instead of June, deal with the drizzle like any links aficionado would expect, and then play both Pacific Dunes and Bandon Dunes for a combined price of less than the $400 listed here!

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

2 years

A New Jersey high school golf team was not invited back by Suneagles CC. Hollywood Golf Club, however, invited them in. That's a tough break for those poor kids, being invited to a recently-renovated Walter Travis classic. 😂

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

2 years

Yale gets all the attention, but among Ivies Princeton also has a Golden Age home course, designed by William Flynn. Have heard rumors of an architect handling a restoration to — either coincidentally or otherwise — sync up with the 100th anniversary of Flynn's appearance on site

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

2 years

There were at least a few nervous faces when Kemper took over Dismal River. Right now, things are looking good. The club announced a third course would be built "likely...on Big Horseshoe Hill," near Red's finishing stretch. Five architects currently being considered.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 years

The final entry on Tyler Rae Dae, just voted upon over the weekend: Rae and Kyle Franz have been tapped to lead a restoration at Lookout Mountain, based on Gil Hanse's 2009 master plan.

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@BPBlackMetal

2 years

@WillotheGlen @KelleyAshbyPaul @IrrTurfSvcs One of the earlier books we bought our child was "Baby Loves Quantum Physics," which walks through Schrodinger's cat with a baby. I bemusedly thought to myself how thinking about quantum was maybe more attainable for babies than the average adult. (calculus, not so much).

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

1 year

Very exciting news from @HochsteinDesign , who will be working with the city of Sacramento to create plans for William Land and Haggin Oaks, the latter of which is a rare municipal MacKenzie. The munissance continues.

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@BPBlackMetal

1 year

Genuinely curious if there's concern for water availability at Rodeo Dunes over next 30 years, even if it stops after "just" three courses. Obviously not the Keisers' first Rodeo (zing) but Ballyneal killed a second course due to long-term aquifer concerns

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

2 years

Got a press release on Dana Fry / Jason Straka restoration of Belleair Country Club, which aims to reopen during mid-November this year. Didn't send over a lot of photos but if the No. 4 green does end up looking like this, I guess I'd be alright with it.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 years

A lot of legal limbo to go but very interesting project...a Kane County Water Conservancy District contracting David McLay Kidd in Kanab, Utah. I'm intrigued by idea of national forests and other sizable agencies generating income through destination golf.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 years

Heard a funny story of a pair who finished No. 9 at Royal Aberdeen (green in bottom-right) and jumped on tee at Murcar Links No. 8 (to its right) by accident. They arrived at the wrong clubhouse and phoned police to report their car stolen. Probably lore, but humorous nonetheless

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

4 years

While you guys were busy watching The Masters, I was busy making suggestions for Gil Hanse when he tackles a master plan for Denison Golf Club...namely, my suggestions for the four Hurdzan designed holes, to return the Donald Ross vibes.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

1 year

A discussion on GCAtlas says that Michael Riley will be doing an extensive renovation on Idle Hour G&CC near Macon, GA. He's not a "big" name but I've heard nothing but praise for similar work at Rivermont nearer to Atlanta.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

1 year

A good way to get a GCA excitable is to make a professional's par four less than 330 yards. We have a natural inclination to drivable par fours.. But I also notice people start to get mad when a par three approaches 300 yards. So we love par 3.5s...but we hate par 3.5s?

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 years

Looking at August '15 issue of 'The American Golfer' and Walter Travis claims he's been tapped to create a reverse routing for Pine Valley. He then says he aims to show illustrations in the September issue. Well guess what issue LA84 doesn't have archived.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

2 years

Cabot Tuesday! Rumors of a Tom Doak course have lingered for years, and many of us have posted / been asked to remove a photo of the routing. Honoring that request, here's the general location of "Cabot Harbour," perhaps 25 minutes southwest of the main campus.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 years

Just read a presser on creation of 27-hole Union National. They worked with an ecologist to create a mix of 13 different native grasses and round cover to complete. "Minimalist" courses are impressive but I'm also fascinated with projects that plan and build so exhaustively.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 years

I've booked a place at @the_fried_egg 's Meadowbrook event, a rare "event" appearance by my non-competitive self. Look forward to rubbing elbows with you if you're there. Based on Ohio's vaccination strategy, literal rubbing of elbows may be allowed! (photo from @brandonthachamp )

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 years

My comments on GOLF's new World Top 100 list will (hopefully) get more interesting through the day but I'll start with the smack-you-in-the-face-obvious: Gil Hanse wins the plastic surgeon award, with Oakland Hills and Baltusrol (Lower) presumably being the biggest gainers.

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@BPBlackMetal

1 year

I've honestly forgotten whether this has come up yet...based on a job advertisement at TurfNet, Andrew Green is contracted to implement a master plan at the Elkridge Club, a lesser-known Raynor near Baltimore.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 years

The Double Eagle GC grounds crew has been posting photos of some "restoration" work, which is interesting A) that the grounds crew at Double Eagle, a notoriously private club, has an Instagram and B) its bunkering makes for nice, abstract album art.

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@BPBlackMetal

6 months

Escalante has expressed interest in adding a large plot next to Kingsley Club, its holding, for purpose of adding a range, new clubhouse, and residences. There's no indication the residences would impose on the course itself, but potentially more "summering" members.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

6 months

Tom Doak shared an aerial of his Childress contribution. Look at the hole center-right…what an intriguing little par four, potentially drivable and *potentially* obscured view from the tee(?). He noted it returns to near the first tee box. Would be a cool hole to watch others on

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@BPBlackMetal

7 months

Q: What do Machrihanish Golf Club and Metallica's 'Master of Puppets' have in common? A: They both open with "Battery."

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

1 year

I'm sure it's been published elsewhere already, but in case it hasn't: Fort Worth Magazine featured a graphic of Gil Hanse's plans for Colonial Country Club. If you take the article literally, the work will begin same day as the Charles Schwab concludes, a la Muirfield Village.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

1 year

I dislike the cliche of saying “today’s going to be a good day” and posting a photo of whatever course. I never cried telling my Dad about entering a golf club. Here’s what good days look like and I hope everyone who wants the opportunity to play it gets the opportunity to do so.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 years

Sure, YOU may prefer @DJPie ‘s Pine Valley deep dive or whatever @coynewriter wrote about this time in the new issue of The Golfers Journal. But ask your kids what THEIR favorite article was. I’m growing the NEXT GENERATION of golf over here.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 years

More Cabot Citrus Farms thoughts. I appreciate that the final answers weren't the names we've come to assume from a Keiser and/or Cabot development. For example, Kyle Franz is an obvious choice based on the terrain at Mid Pines / Pine Needles.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

2 years

You've all been looking for big news regarding public golf on the Florida panhandle and here it is: Eglin Air Force Base is opening its golf course to the public this August; its Eagle course is one of William Langford's four Florida designs.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 years

Folks at @GolfersJournal don't want me to get work done today, so they asked "What was the best hole that you played this year." Upon some reflection on a good year, I was surprised to arrive at the answer of "No. 2 at The Golf Club." (1/3)

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

2 years

Charleston papers reporting a new golf club, designed by Beau Welling, will be incorporated into a real estate development on St. Johns Island somewhere within the area highlighted here. It will serve as a third option for members of The Kiawah Island Club.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

3 years

This is not a surprise per se, as there were reports late last week, but Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Virginia will be named soon as the official host of the 2024 Solheim Cup, per reports from a member.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

2 years

Got a note from a Providence pal that the Tree House Brewing Company is buying the Tewskbury CC and will keep its nine-hole golf course in operation, another addition to the distillery/brewery golf combo list. No course updates planned yet but we'll see.

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Bethpage Black Metal

@BPBlackMetal

4 years

I'm thrilled to hear the Sand Valley Lido will be a semi-private...until this morning the barometer seemed to be pointing to totally private. Yes it will be difficult to get a time, but probably no more difficult than St. Andrews. And financially, probably easier than Pebble.

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