Category: Essays
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Lost Langford – Al Amin Country Club
A country club opened in Arkansas almost a century ago and died less than a decade later. It laid in the ground, buried under trees, unknown to the greater golf world. Until now.
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Horse, Pony, and Track Iron Seven: Three Nebraska short courses
These three Nebraska short courses are the best the state has to offer. Each one offers fun and creativity, perfect counterparts to their 18-hole brethren.
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The Gift of Golf by John Low
I find myself at the three quarters mark in some five or six write-ups, yet feel inclined to republish this early twentieth century poem from the great John Low. It hit just the right spot today. Give me to play golf on St. Andrews links, on the old course battle-ground…
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Mapletøn Golf Club
On the heels of the highly acclaimed Lost Rail Golf Club, Scott Hoffman’s second solo effort brings his characteristic variety and playfulness to an open site in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. With an exceptional set of greens and stellar routing, Mapletøn may already be the best golf course in the…
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Broomsedge Golf Club
Broomsedge is a result of the kind of bold decisions many of us wish we could make. Architect Mike Koprowski put his own money into 200 acres of South Carolina sand and what emerged was a challenging cerebral course with fun to be had left and right.
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Architect Blake Conant on Golf in Omaha, Restorations, and Building Old Barnwell
An interview with golf architect Blake Conant about his background, starting in golf architecture with Tom Doak, restorations, building Old Barnwell, and golf in Omaha.
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Old Barnwell
Old Barnwell is a work of art. Part of Aiken’s golf explosion, the course blends strategy with intentional features over a vast rolling landscape. It’s mission driven approach and willingness to experiment with form make it one of the more unique golf courses to open in the past ten years.
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Palmetto Golf Club
One of American golf’s oldest and most storied clubs, Palmetto’s history combines with its spectacularly fun golf course for an unforgettable experience. A Herbert Leeds routing with Alister MacKenzie greens gives the course a pedigree that would make Bernard Darwin’s thesaurus drool.
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Harmony Golf Club
Just East of Fort Collins, Harmony Club is built on some of the most restrained land Jim Engh worked on. With his signature playfulness and a bevy of options, Harmony is an absolute delight.
Layman's Hall 