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.
On an afternoon at the site of the 2022 PGA Championship, thoughts about the sorts of souvenirs you can toss in your golf bag — and the sorts you can’t.
At first glance, LaFortune Golf Course in Tulsa appears fairly nondescript. But it quickly reveals that it learned a few tricks from its neighbor, Southern Hills.
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.
Brian M. McKeon on the irony of moving the 2022 PGA Championship to a city of unspeakable racial injustice, and the opportunity for healing that it presents.
If, as the PGA has explained, holding the 2022 championship at Bedminster “would be detrimental to the PGA of America brand,” then Shoal Creek alone offers the PGA a mulligan.
Justin Thomas doesn’t have to win the PGA Championship. But now at the height of his powers, and with seven majors scheduled for the next 11 months, he will never see a better chance to build his legacy.
“Am I gonna be nervous? Absolutely. But I’m gonna look at it as that the worst thing that could happen is that I don’t hit a good golf shot. I made it, I earned it, I qualified. No matter what happens, I made it, and I’m gonna enjoy the walk.“
“It’s just golf, man; 150 yards at Bethpage in New York is the same as 150 yards in Port Orange, Florida. I don’t drive it exceptionally far, and…I think game planning for the longer hitters, who are prone to take chances off the tee with different driving lines, becomes a little more difficult.”