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.
Rob Collins had one shot. At Sweetens Cove, he took it — and he bet on himself over and over again. Somehow, impossibly, it worked.
Waking up at 1:30 a.m. to watch golf isn’t conducive to work, or anything else really. But it’s become my favorite TV viewing experience of the year.
Augusta National Women's Amateur
“A lot of people still will come to Augusta as long as they’re playing the Masters, but some of the hospitality might be slowed down. Whenever this coronavirus scare is over, who knows how bad that’s going to affect some of these corporations and big spenders. I think there’s just a lot of unknowns in that area.“
