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My good friend Rich at Eat Golf has been working very hard on a golf course directory of all the courses in the US. Rich is some kind of super geek and when he gets his mind set on something…

Tiger Woods golf course design not too far away

Browsing some of the excellent golf blogs out there I’ve found a couple of posts which refer to a Tiger interview where he says he’s a few years away from doing some course design. Kelly Tilghman (TGC) asked a great…

A letter to Hootie Johnson and Augusta National

To Hootie Johnson and Augusta National: I’m excitedly planning on attending the 2006 Masters. I can’t wait to see the world’s most beautiful golf course in person, should my “plans” work out as I hope. I have some concerns, and…

Category: Golf Courses, PGA Tour

Augusta National lengthened again

Augusta National #3 Tee (photo by my best friend: Alan Nelson) Augusta National has been lengthened again. This time by another 155 yards. At the current pace, by 2008 this course is going to be 8000 yards! The official yardage…

Category: Golf Courses, Miscellaneous

Asian tour debuts an 878 yard, par 6 hole

I was browsing asiantour.com (no I don’t get there too often) and found a story about an 878 yard hole. PAR 6 HOLE TO MAKE DEBUT AT DOUBLE A INTERNATIONAL OPEN Hole 4, Par 6, 878 Yds at the St…