Design On Par

@PineNeedlesGolf @willdennis515 @PinehurstResort @DonaldRossSocie @RossSocietyPres @EMorrisonCGCS #RoyalShenny @ForsythGCM #PenobscotValleyCountryClub @RaleighCC

Happy Birthday to Donald Ross, the legend of a human who inspired my passion for golf architecture. @whitinsGolfClub @PineneedlesGolf @WillDennis515 @Pinehurstresort @DonaldRossSocie @RossSocietyPres #DonaldRoss #GolfArchitecture

@patrickjkoenig My understanding is that there is only one “X” course in the US. Curious if that matches your records as well…

Here comes the Alphabet Series! For the next 26 days, I will share courses starting with the next letter of the alphabet. It's pretty much like a serial killer movie but with golf courses. Today is the letter A.

@fried_egg_golf @BandonDunesGolf One of my all time favorites!!

Happy Halloween 👻

@BPBlackMetal That is correct. At UNC Finley their team did effectively construct four new holes, but 3/4 were splices of the current routing. My takeaway: bold greens with many pin placements yield new strategic options even when the corridor is left untouched.

Per my subject matter expert (@DesignOnPar), Davis Love III’s formula for “redesigns” at clubs like Forest Oaks (pictured) and UNC Finley has been to take the existing routings and put emphasis on new green designs, rather than the road to them.

Had the privilege of welcoming @BPBlackMetal to NC golf yesterday @Forest_OaksCC. The par five 11th culminates in a thrilling Biarritz green - my favorite played. Thanks for carving out the time for a round BPBM! @ZWRA_20 #Biarritz #GolfArchitecture

@BradleySKlein @JJKeegan Unbelievably exciting news for the course that inspired my passion for GCA. This might be the only thing that will get me to move back to CT! I may be mistaken but I think the L photo is the current 8th.

Proud to be part of an operations/design assessment team evaluating Donald Ross-designed Shennecossett GC in Groton, CT. Team led by @JJKeegan won a national bid to assess the legendary municipal course for all-around improvement. 3rd hole (l) 1934 aerial (r)

@jonathanrwall Forged? Who makes the best forged wedges in 2024?

I'll go on record and say this is the best-looking wedge @ClevelandGolf has released since the 588 Tour Action. Clean and simple. The RTZ Prototype makes its Tour debut in Vegas.

2024 Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational CHAMPIONS 🔵😈🏆 #GoDuke

A huge shoutout and congratulations to @DukeWGolf on the tremendous Tobacco Road victory. What an honor to finally be able to support the Blue Devils in person. Cannot praise @Love3GolfDesign enough for the transformational renovation of @UNCFinley. #GoDuke

@MsTurfMuscle The heavy rain is obviously a challenge but I am curious: are there aspects of the course’s design that make drainage more difficult? Does it have to do with old infrastructure? The architecture of the course? The clay-heavy soil base? Something else?

In #June, I was practically begging for #rain as I dragged my hose across the greens, trying to keep them alive in the heat. And well, I got my wish – but I didn’t expect all the challenges that came with it! Between #TropicalStormDebby in #September and #HurricaneHelene this past week, the #golfcourse has been soaked. Fairways and rough are struggling to drain, and we’re battling compaction issues on our greens. Keeping a public course in top shape 24/7 is tough enough, but throw in #MotherNature, and she brings on whole new challenges. We have limit carts to the paths and only mowing where possible, while tackling the rest with weed eaters and fly mowers. On the greens, we have been ninja tining for better drainage, topdressing for moisture absorption, and plugging away any damaged turf caused by standing water. We’re still fighting off fall armyworms in our rough and now, nuisance #ants have decided to join the party on our greens! 😱🤔 We also ended the week with an #irrigation leak 🫣. Despite all the chaos, I wouldn’t trade this job for anything. Every challenge keeps me on my toes and pushes me to adapt, making sure the course looks its best no matter what. #greenskeeper #superintendent #turf #dukeuniversity #johndeere #toro #golf

@top100golf Might need to check the formatting for 18-21

🏌️‍♂️🏆 Updated USA Top 100 Rankings 2024! 🌟 NEW YORK - THE TOP 50🌟 Swipe through to discover the finest golf courses New York has to offer! ⛳️ 📷 @lclambrecht #GolfCourseArchitecture #GolfTravel #Top100Golf #NewYork

@2000golfcourses 👏👏👏

Hole in one #3. Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club. 8th hole. 160 yards. 8 iron.

@BPBlackMetal Well how about that…I was just at Legacy this weekend! That place has some very fun golf holes.

Golf course purchase pt. 2: The group that operates the Talamore Resort (Talamore/Mid South) has inched nearer to the Pinehurst and Pines resort groups in sandbelt North Carolina, having acquired Jack Nicklaus II’s Legacy Links.

@Searle_Turf Do I spy the first bit of foliage on the right?

Another 1.4” yesterday.

Firm and fast!

@PGA After its renovation and with some visits from raters, I suspect @UNCFinley will jump quite a bit! And keep in mind…this is a Blue Devil saying that!

College football is back! We gotta ask - which college has the best golf course?

@2000golfcourses Split 10: Shinnecock and my original home course, Miner Hills, which you also saw on the trip?* *please don’t actually answer thanks

Golf Course Played #275-Shinnecock Hills Golf Club First visit to Shinny in 20 years. Didn't disappoint!

@TimGavrich Were you in town to watch the big @DukeFOOTBALL win? I know you’re a Blue Devil Mega Fan 😂

OLD FORT GOLF CLUB Murfreesboro, Tenn. Leo Howard, 1985 $65 Course #647 Nathan Crace’s (@lipouts) summer ‘24 renovation here economized sand bunkering while emphasizing grass hollows. Exquisite brand-new Prizm zoysia greens. Golfers of Murfreesboro: welcome to the #Munaissance.

@patrickjkoenig Wish I would have known! Could have brought my horn to our RGV 2.0 round last year at Duke!

The trumpet continues to be wildly underrated.

@NationGolfing @WestHillGCUK My only course played in England and one of my all time favorites. Enjoy!

West Hill knocking Sunningdale’s infamous sausage sandwich into a cocked hat 👌 @WestHillGCUK #golftwitter