I made the casual comment, after Friday at The Masters, “Tiger’s playing well.” My close friend, who cares little for golf and is as sweet and demure as any wife-like object can be, said, “Is he still bangin’ a buncha chicks?” Well, dear, I don’t know. They say he has a girlfriend … [Read more...]
The sights, sands and scents of a golf trip to Portugal
by Steve Valandra As I pondered a shot from the elevated sixth tee at the Penha Longa Golf Resort just outside Lisbon, thoughts of the great Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan slipped into my mind. No matter where in Portugal, even in the dusty villas tucked away in the north where ox-driven … [Read more...]
USGA ‘taskmaster’ earns new title
It was hard to deny that Chambers Bay Golf Course looked a little brown on TV – and in person – when the U.S. Amateur came to University Place, Wash., last summer. But it was appropriate for “pure links golf,” as the golf course would have it, and was exactly what the United States Golf … [Read more...]
Communicator on the greens
by Bart Potter The scholarly journals of the golf turfgrass industry feature articles like “Effects of cultural practices on earthworm casting on golf course fairways” and “Disease control and fungicide rotations.” Pure geek science is no stranger to the golf-maintenance profession, but still … [Read more...]
Superintendent remembered with golf media award
by Bart Potter “COMMUNICATIONS” IS one of those big open-ended words that means far more than the massive industry that is its multi-headed modern-day expression. For Paul Backman, communication meant sharing information and fostering understanding among media members and golf industry … [Read more...]
Due diligence
Matt Brady and his business partner, Jeff Maurice, spent a year studying the marketplace and local demographics before launching the Golf USA franchise in Lacey, Wash. Brady said they learned Washington was the only state in 2008 to show an increase in the number of rounds played. They opened … [Read more...]
Salish Cliffs: Newest Gene Bates design takes shape
Washington’s newest golf course is moving forward, a half hour from Olympia, and if it seems sluggish in its progress it’s more from the weather than the soggy economy. “We lost six weeks to rain,” said Gene Bates, designer of Salish Cliffs, taking shape at the Little Creek Casino Resort property … [Read more...]
At Sahalee, it’s about the trees
You can’t go over them, and you can’t get through them. You will be in them, but it wouldn’t be Sahalee Country Club without them. It’s the trees – mature, lush, resplendent. They’ll be in evidence and almost certainly in play when the U.S. Senior Open comes to Sahalee July 26 – Aug. 1. The … [Read more...]
Listen to the person who wants what’s best for you
by Bart Potter The person who loves me and nags me to be healthy wasn’t around when I left to play golf a week ago Thursday. So I didn’t get the thing I usually hear last as I go out the door: “Wear your sunscreen.” Before I teed off I did remember to slather up my face, ears and the back … [Read more...]
Beating cancer a battle to get back on course
by Bart Potter WHEN LAST WE encountered Terry Lee, he was sipping a beer and drinking in the feeling of a good round of tournament golf. His 93 that day was modest for a guy who once played to a single-digit handicap. But it led, by the end of the weekend, to a second low-net finish at the … [Read more...]
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