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Hey everyone, after listening to the latest podcast where they were talking about old courses that used to host the Honda got me thinking, what are some courses from the past you would want to see back on tour? Could be good, bad, crazy, wacky, or all of the above haha. I wasn't a huge golf course fan back in the day so my opinions are pretty limited, but feel free to chime in!

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The title really says it all. With a personal passion for music, I was thinking about this the other day and would love to hear what others have to say. My list will certainly lean towards my own musical tastes, so I'm interested in how things vary across personal preferences.

Off the top of my head, these are what I came up with:

• Old Tom Morris --> Beethoven --> Largely credited with being the "founder" or the most influential early figure of their craft.
• Alister MacKenzie --> The Beatles --> While certainly not the first to the scene, indisputably one of the greatest of all time in their field. Their outputs are some of the most well-known in history, and garner interest from people both inside and outside the industry. Both being British legends certainly helps.
• C. B. MacDonald / Seth Raynor --> Bob Dylan --> Harnessed knowledge and expertise stemming from across the Atlantic. Changed how Americans perceived what this art could look and feel like.
• Stanley Thompson --> The Tragically Hip --> An incredible body of work, oftentimes looked over due to being from the North.
• Pete Dye --> Nirvana --> Came to the scene at an interesting time and when it needed some new energy. While a bit more challenging for some to understand / agree with, the talent cannot be argued.
• Mike Stranz --> Grateful Dead --> Can't say I'm anything close to a Deadhead, but feel like followers and supporters of these two artists and their less conventional outputs are some of the most devout out there! This was honestly one of the first I thought of haha.
• Tom Doak --> Oasis --> Young phenom(s) bursts on the scene. Confident in their abilities, often misunderstood and labelled as "arrogant" because of it. Thought of as a trailblazer who re-invented their craft, while bringing it forward to the next generation.
• Gil Hanse --> Taylor Swift --> Already thought of as once-in-a-generation, at a relatively young age. Could have also been Doak if we wanted to play into the young phenom lens, but felt like Gil, similar to Taylor, has a bit less of a reputation for being "direct" and "arrogant". Putting those in quotes as they certainly aren't my personal opinion of Tom.

Kanye West instantly came to mind for Doak, but due to recent events don't really think that's super appropriate to relate against.

P.S. If you don't think Taylor Swift should be on this list, you should probably seek medical attention. And maybe some self-reflection.

Was able to get a time for Sept 22nd at 9am. 2 spots currently open. A few months ahead but my booking lottery time required a decision yesterday.

List as little or as many golf course architects as you’d like (living and/or deceased), and write what you think is their biggest contribution to golf course architecture. It could be philosophy, a design element, their impact, whatever.

Hey Fried Egg Heads,

Some pals and I are going to be staying at Pine Needles on St. Patrick's Day. Was hoping to crowd source some leads on the best place(s) to find a quality pint of Guinness and a good crowd in Southern Pines / Pinehurst.

Any and all tips much appreciated.

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Thought this was a great post, about the loss of variety in professional tennis driven by a combination of technology and playing surface homogenization. Don't really have a ton to add except that it feels like every part of this applies to the PGA Tour and professional golf.

Sorry to overlay this with a new post, but here's the latest iteration (with enhancements!).

https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/john.cusick/viz/PGA_Signature_Events/Summary

The AON's are outperforming the Sponsors through 2 events.

https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/john.cusick/viz/PGA_Signature_Events/Summary

If there's a better way to post this, please let me know.

Lastly, thanks for the shoutout on the pod PJ!

Anyone notice the odd hue of the greens at the Siam CC for this week's LPGA event? Has anyone seen anything about it? I assume with the climate there they are some type of hybrid bermudagrass. If so, I've never seen greens look quite like this on a televised golf event.

Anyone heard any intel?

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It is a good thing the Tour's schedule changed. Puerto Vallarta is on lockdown over some major cartel activity. Vidanta has been between Riv and Palm Beach the last 2-3 years.

I am headed to Pinehurst for my second ever time in mid-March. We are playing Tobacco Road, Pine Needles, #5, and #3. The guy booking the trip did not book the Cradle ahead of time. I called this week and they're already booked up on the main afternoon we'd be able to play (3/14).

We should finish up our morning round around 1pm. I think our plan is to spend that afternoon just hanging around the Cradle area putting, hitting balls, people watching, etc.

I have read on various online forums that slipping the starter somewhere between $50-100 will get you on without a tee time. This may be a question for SGS golf advice, but should we try to grease some palms? Does that actually work? We can be flexible on timing since we're just hanging around that day. Thanks!

The NC Carton will assemble at the Asheboro Muni (421 Country Club Dr. Asheboro, NC 27205) on Sunday March 22 at 2pm. It's a 9 hole Donald Ross course with the original routing and most bunkers and greens still intact. We'll plan to loop it twice, playing different tees on the second round. Dinner and drinks to follow!

I'll book the tee times, so please let me know if you're planning to come. My email address is anderszwr@gmail.com. Looking forward to seeing you out there!

Hello All

My name is Mark and I am a PGA golf professional and a full time club fitter.

So, if any of you have any fitting questions I would love to help you all out. Especially with all the new drivers now costing well over $1000 if you get a fancy shaft.

Well, the one good thing about being a pga member is masters tickets. Going for the second time this year and want to get a good used dslr camera for the trip. The only thing I think I know is that dslr is what I should be looking for, I think.

So, what should I look for and what lenses should I bring as well.

Thanks

Our video on Andrew Green's Interlachen renovation is going to drop Monday on our YouTube channel. This one has been delayed a bit for various other projects but I think it's an interesting one. I was lucky enough to play it on opening day a couple years back and the site is spectacular. The routing does a really good job of working you on and off the high points and creating variety hole-to-hole.

This was a fairly extensive project for the club: irrigation, greens, tees, bunkers, chocolate drops, and generally trying to connect back to some of the Donald Ross roots. We don't dive too deep into the nitty gritty stuff (the club's YouTube channel actual has some great content they made throughout the project) but I think it'll be a good overview of the project and features interviews with Andrew as well as their Head of Grounds, Brian Boll. Would love to hear people's thoughts on the course, especially those that got to see it during our Minneapolis Road Trip last year!

And watch our channel for the video on Monday.