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.
In a summer caught somewhere between a pandemic and life as usual, a return trip to Pinehurst brought the chance to live — rightly or wrongly — as though things were back to normal.
Twenty years ago, the Supreme Court ruled in Casey Martin’s favor — but not without brandishing the same incredulousness that Martin and other people with disabilities face for daring to participate in everyday life.
With the goal of breaking ground in September 2021, the team spearheading a 12-hole King Collins design in Jackson, Miss., has begun laying the groundwork for a fundraising push beginning in late 2020.
Even by golf’s standards, golf course architecture badly underrepresented Black people. That failure endangers the game’s viability for Black and white players alike.
As of late March, 45 percent of Americans reported that the COVID-19 pandemic had created a negative impact on their mental health. Who the hell are the other 55 percent?
Like countless other Americans, mini-tour golfers at the mercy of their next paycheck have little choice but to keep working as long as mini-tour organizers keep flaunting the coronavirus pandemic.
Playing Titleist Pro V1 balls is a little like taking a multivitamin: I know I probably should be doing it, but sometimes I forget, and honestly I’m not sure I’d notice a difference anyway.
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.
For Cohen Trolio, the 2019 U.S. Amateur wasn’t gratifying because of his run to the semifinals. It was gratifying because his success proved that the process he’s followed throughout his career is working.
The Sanderson Farms Championship slogged through decades of small purses, weak fields, and year-to-year insecurity. Those days are gone — for better or worse.