Month: December 2011

One of my favorite go-rounds with the Scrambler begins with the 2009 British Open championship. The ridiculous putt from Cink, the huge bounce on Watson’s approach to #72, the miserable par attempt, the rest…stuff...

The interim between a religious holiday and a secular one brought two challenges, two head-to-head scenarios to my attention. Rankmark offered its 2011 hybrid club test results, just in time to spend your post-holiday bankroll,...

Now that the New-Build bubble has burst, golf course architecture is focused on restoration and renovation. In the case of Holiday Valley, the work done by Paul Albanese can be classified as the later. In its initial iteration,...

As I reflect on 2011’s golfdom, I have no idea the number that will precede the word “Golf” in the title of this post. It might be 10, or 5, or hopefully plural. My persona finds it impossible to not spend the...

Many folks in the know have a problem with Robert Trent Jones, Senior. His golf courses, they say, are too punitive, too penal. He is in love with the carry over water, they say. The reality is, he came of age after the...