Imagine building 26 golf courses at the height of the golf development bubble, with nine figures in public pension money — in an effort that now loses money year after year. Welcome to the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.
In theory, 12-hole designs should be cheaper to play, build, and maintain. But in the staid industry of golf course development, there’s been no rush to test the theory. The minds behind Sweetens Cove are ready to change that.
Coverage of the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst failed to tell the full, ugly truth of LIV Golf and Bryson DeChambeau’s complicity in Saudi Arabia’s human rights abuses.
Vaccines remain the world’s best weapon against COVID-19, and mandating vaccination has proven to be wildly effective. The PGA Tour should accept the pandemic’s changing nature and change along with them by requiring vaccination.
Maybe the United States’ blowout Ryder Cup win portends something bigger than just three days. But it would be foolish to swear to it until at least 2023.
Dropping the pretense of being a superhuman change agent and acknowledging his own emotional turmoil could be Bryson DeChambeau’s real chance to make history.