Credit Where Credit’s Due

That some of the older golf courses sit at the top of the world course rankings is largely due to the labours of now highly celebrated golf course architects. The likes of Harry Colt and Alistair McKenzie, to name just a couple, are household names to any golf enthusiast. Their achievements are all the more remarkable when considering the equipment available to them in those bygone days. In the ‘Harry Colt’ generation, the opportunity of creating artificial and expansive features simply wasn’t conceivable. No island greens, manufactured dunes, or artificially raised tees. Instead,…Read more …

How to Get Close to Pins

A few years ago, I forget which tournament it was, Tiger Woods had to return for a Monday morning sudden death playoff as the previous night it had got too dark to finish play.  The first hole of the playoff was a par three, with the pin tucked against the left side of the green.  Tiger all-but holed his tee shot to win the tournament.  It looked like the perfect stroke of genius you expect (or at least expected then) of the man.  But then, in a very candid admission to reporters afterwards,…Read more …