The envelope in the mailbox last week was not overly large, but it had some substance. The return address showed the United States Golf Association. The envelope was stuffed with the usual literature about why it’s a great idea to belong to the USGA, with all the info about how to renew. If … [Read more...]
When the fairway’s in the fairgrounds, you might be playing Pasture Golf
DAYTON, Wash. – Touchet Valley Golf Course has decent length, tricky-quick greens, crispy sand in the bunkers and a character that sticks in your brain well after your round is done. It’s not just a golf course. It’s a movement. Whether they know it around here or not. It’s Pasture Golf, which … [Read more...]
Palouse Ridge: The science behind the golf is the grass beneath your feet
PULLMAN, Wash. -- Palouse Ridge Golf Course flows seamlessly up and down and around and about the contours of the topographic region that gives the course its first name. It’s safe to say it’s the only golf course in the U.S. – the world? – that sits beside a nuclear reactor and a grizzly bear … [Read more...]
Green golf: Courses working to remember the environment
by Bart Potter IT’S THE ONLY mnemonic device I’ve ever remembered. In case you’ve forgotten, a mnemonic* device is a trick to help you remember. One of the most famous (unless I’ve forgotten) is ROY G BIV. The great Roy G. Biv. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet … in that … [Read more...]
A walk on Chambers Bay with the superintendent
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — David Wienecke is playing golf on the fescue grasses and dunes of Chambers Bay, the course for which he is superintendent. He’s playing, but there’s a lot more going on. It’s part pride, part a professional’s critical sense of things. There’s a paternal fussiness, … [Read more...]
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