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I am particularly fond of those short par-3 holes labelled the “Tiny Tims of golf” by Golden Age architect Albert Tillinghast. I am talking about a hole somewhere between 100 and 130 yards...
It’s hard to believe that the Marc Cohn classic song “Walking in Memphis” was released back in 1991, especially since many of the lyrics are still entirely relevant today. In the song Cohn is...
In late November I was invited to St Andrews by The R&A to speak on the subject “Is modern golf design responsible for slow play”. The two-day conference, entitled “Time for Golf”, brought...
Cape Wickham Links
It has only been playable for a matter of months but already Cape Wickham Links is making waves as one of the most spectacular courses to have opened anywhere in the last...
Six-time Major winner Sir Nick Faldo has joined a growing chorus of current and former players and industry icons who have called for a new approach to golf course design and alternative formats...
I love travel and golf travel in particular. I am fortunate that my work as a golf course architect has taken me to some of the most spectacular places across the globe. I have visited – and...
I went camping a few weeks back with the family. On one of the days we decided to go on a walk through some of the coastal sand dunes that made up much of the nature park where we were staying. As a...
Ask five golfers why a particular golf course is on their “bucket list” and you will likely get five different answers. Some focus on the architecture of the course. Does each hole offer a unique...
When commenting to friends and fellow golfers, professionals and single figure amateurs among them, that I was champing at the bit at the opportunity to visit Pasatiempo Golf Club in Santa Cruz,...
How can you not enjoy playing at the Hong Kong Golf Club? It’s got a bit of everything and more: 54 holes routed over sweeping terrain bounded by dense vegetation and cityscape - some contrast...