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You could be forgiven if a trace of cynicism enters your thoughts when discussing Augusta National Golf Club’s long history of exclusion, racism, misogyny, and believing its membership was motivated by magnanimity and not a selfish, self-interest and concern over their international branding when their exclusionary policies were relaxed and their membership rolls expanded late…
Clifford Roberts and Bobby Jones along with Golf Course Architect, Alister MacKenzie, built the Augusta National Golf Club on a 365 acre former plant nursery. Hoping to market their golf course on a national level, Jones and Roberts lobbied the USGA to host the 1934 United States Open Golf Championship, but were turned down. That…
Carnoustie Golf Links-Angus, Scotland-Home of The Most Underrated Golf Course in the World The long days of summer are when professional golfers make their hay. These are the significant money events, including the “Majors.” More often than not a strong showing in the four major championships, (i.e., The Masters, US Open, The Open Championship and…
What’s wrong with municipal golf courses in Utah that wouldn’t be solved by moving them into special services districts? Ho-hum, another year, another budget and the proverbial soup can that is municipal golf course operations in Salt Lake City got kicked down the road again. When will elected officials finally acknowledge their business model…
Is Tiger Woods the Greatest Golfer of all Time? That’s the question as Tiger Woods returns center stage to the PGA Tour after a two-year absence from full-time competition. It matters not a whit if you follow golf or could care less about chasing a little white ball around an oversized park. Whether you’re a…
Tiger Woods will play in the 2015 Masters Tournament after missing last year’s event with back issues. His decision to play the first major of the year is enriched by the fact that Woods has not played in a PGA Tour event since February when he withdrew from the Farmers Insurance Open in San…