I just had a great conversation with a young man that grew up here and played here up through college. He was asking which tees he should be playing? I told him that it depends upon what challenge he wanted.…
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A recent architecture article that I read is very though provoking and spot on. “Scoring Tees” page 16. http://digital.tudor-rose.co.uk/asgca/bydesign/2016/spring/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=EWGA%20HQ (page 16) FOOD FOR THOUGHT> When I built my first course in 1969 we as new course developers…
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One thing that happens the last half of the summer and into the fall is the Girls Golf Programs. This is fun, especially if the team has a good coach. A good coach does not mean win at all costs,…
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Watching the British open it brings back great memories of playing the Old Course with my son Quinn. He talked me into it and we left Edinburg promptly on the 5:45 train to get to St. Andrews and arrived at…
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45 years ago today, as a young man I was anxiously awaiting sun-up to see the block long line waiting to tee it up at the golf course that we were about to open! We had spent two years working…
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We have been in the golf business selling pro golf equipment for 45 years and have one of the best proshops in a 50 mile radius. It has never been as tough to sell the equipment as it is now.…
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Recently I read an article about Teamwork. Every successful business or successful venture has evidence of teamwork. Teamwork is essential to getting daily tasks and done and to fulfill the mission of the organization. Most businesses have it to some extent…
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The USGA is now thinking about the average golfer! In a recent article (see link at bottom for full article) the USGA is advocating that the old thought process that most architects seemed to subscribe to that hard is good,…
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Senate property tax hearing today. I really have nothing to gain personally; my assessor resigned after my PTABOA hearing so I have a new assessor. Today it was all about trying to improve the system. Most assessors are fair but some…
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First Bridges for Entrepreneurs It is almost incomprehensible that we built the first Golf Course almost entirely by hand with back breaking work. (1967-1970) Take the bridges for example, we waited until the creek and the lakes…
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