golf

The Downhill Lie

09.18.2010 books

I like Hiaasen and I love golf. I should have read this when it came out. I’m not sure what took me so long. This is Hiaasen’s story of his quest to pick up the game of golf after giving it up about 30 years ago when he was 20. I had a hiatus from [...]

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Grounds for Golf

12.09.2007 books

This is more than a book about golf architecture, it’s a book about golf in general. Early on, Shackelford captures a trait of the game that is very important to me – the artistry and beauty involved in the field of play. Playing the game allows for a deeper understanding of the artistry because you [...]

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Unplayable Lie

10.24.2006 books

This tidy little mystery was a lot of good fun. It’s a police procedural that takes place in Scotland, where a murder was committed. Yikes, a mmmuuurrrrddddeerrrr. That’s scary. Alright, enough with the funnin’ around. This has been sitting in my stack of stuff to read for a year or two maybe. It’s a mystery, [...]

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Open

04.27.2006 books

The US Open at Bethpage Black, back in 2002, was lost on me while it was happening. It was not until after that I realized how special it was to host an Open at a muni (municipal course). I mean, I’m a public course guy, so I am not sure why I didn’t embrace it [...]

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