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Did anyone enjoy it? Here were some of my biggest issues:

-We learned almost nothing about Mav McNealy. They didn’t even mention who his dad is!

-No mention of J.J. Spaun’s type 1 diabetes. That could have been really interesting if he discussed how he manages it while performing at a high level. He’s talked about it publicly before so I don’t think he would have had an issue with it.

-J.J. Spaun skateboard scene. This was so useless. They mention how he grew up skateboarding then he proceeds to not demonstrate any skill on a skateboard.

-Ryder Cup coverage was almost all bad. How do they not show the shot Rory hit after he snapped back at the crowd to “shut the F up”? Was such a cool shot and would have taken two seconds to show it. They showed almost only putts which everyone knows the greens are the least interesting part of Bethpage. They did an awful job showcasing the course or talking about the disastrous setup choices and how they made an extremely difficult course easy and it benefited the European Team. They gave absolutely no explanation or meaningful commentary to the conflict Justin Rose and Bryson’s caddie had.

Are these valid and what else did I miss?

https://youtube.com/shorts/adNBVxdA12Y?si=OUGsNr746Y0er2sh just saw this short on YouTube about the four tennis majors using different balls due to the different conditions. Is this something that would work for golf? 

OCM Golf just announced plans to renovate PDC: https://www.instagram.com/p/DYqCwuVGma9/?igsh=dXR6cHd3cnh5M3ky

Think I remember someone here being a member so would definitely interested to hear the scoop from the inside. The post mentioned a new Master Plan so sounds like it’s going to be a total gut job. It’ll be interesting to see what they have in mind but going from Rees Jones to OCM’s gotta be pretty exciting

My luck with the August lottery for The Old Course tee times is unfortunately as successful as my lottery entries for Masters Tickets. So at 54, I finally decided to give it a better shot before my back stops being able to hit decent shots, so I just booked a weeklong AirBnB in St.Andrews and will enter the daily singles-queue. Worse case, it's a wonderful week with my wife and some rounds on the other Links Trust courses or somewhere nearby.My question to the broader group.

Is anyone else planning to be over there at that time. I ask because it would be nice to get a game together, but also it would be helpful to have a second shot at tee-times each day since a single can't be in the daily lottery (on 2, 3, or 4). So if you're going to be there and are willing to pair up on the daily lottery entry, please let me know (on here, or bgracely@gmail.com)

Thanks!

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Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw are building a second 18-hole golf course at Kingsley Club, the Northern Michigan getaway where Mike DeVries designed a highly regarded course in 2001. Judging from this video, construction appears to be in its early phases, with tree clearing but not much discernible shaping having taken place. The property abuts DeVries's course from the 12th green to the 14th green and extends down to Highway 113, near the town of Kingsley.

We haven't yet heard when the course is expected to open, but based on the progress so far, we would assume it won't be ready for regular play until at least 2028. We also aren't sure how access to the course will fit within Kingsley Club's current membership model.

There's no doubt, though, that it will be a striking and much-discussed course.

Looking for a spot on Saturday this weekend, 5/23. A little picky about the date, but flexible on time and distance from SF! In the city and willing to drive.

31, not interested in fighting, willing to pay a guest fee, 2.2 HC (and unfortunately climbing)

Hey everyone!

I am departing on the cross country road trip of a lifetime in a few short weeks and hoping to squeeze in a lot of golf. I'm funemployed until I start grad school in the fall, so hoping to make the most of this chunk of time.

I've got some great spots lined up already, but really curious to hear if the FEGC community has recs that would otherwise slip under the radar. My route is as follows:

DMV area -> Cleveland -> Chicago -> Des Moines -> Valentine, NE (Prairie Club) -> Denver, CO (Common Ground) -> Park City, UT -> Springdale, UT -> Las Vegas -> LA -> SF via the Pacific Coast Highway, ending the trip with a round at Northwood Golf Club.

If there's any can't miss publicly accessible golf or local gems along the way, any and all advice/recs would be very much appreciated!

Par 3 Short Course announced at Candyroot with Michelle Wie West!

Part of my nerd-ing out on architecture is creating custom plots and course designs using pencil and paper and now primarily PGA 2K25 course designer. Would this be the right place to share images and designs and get feedback on such things? Not just for me for all amateur designers.

Played the University of Michigan course yesterday and had me thinking about university courses as an fun category of publilc golf (some more public than others), often with some very storied architecture. I know Yale has been profiled, but I'd say there's still a deep bench of courses that could be profiled. Time for a college road trip this fall during football season? Tailgates n Tees

Courses that come to mind as profile worthy:

University of Michigan (Alister Mackenzie)

Radrick Farms (very early Pete Dye design)

OSU Scarlet Course (Alister Mackenzie)

Rawls Course at Texas Tech (Tom Doak)

Warren Course at Notre Dame (Coore and Crenshaw)

Purdue Kampen-Costler (Pete Dye)

Stanford (George Thomas and Billy Bell Jr.)

Any other courses for the docket?

Wanted to make a spot for anyone looking to put their thoughts out for the PGA championship

My wife and I are going to Napa for my 40th at the end of June and so I entered the ballot with hopes of playing there on my actual birthday and found out today that it was selected! I could not be more pumped. Brambles has intrigued me since I saw the All Grass Is Local piece and read more about James Duncan’s vision. Any advice, tips, or general insight would be appreciated as I’m sure this is the best place to come for such things.

Headed out to THE MINK on Saturday. Wondering if anyone has thoughts on where the best viewing will be. My buddy is bringing his 1.5 year old son so ideally would be able to post up somewhere, but also open to wandering a bit.

If anyone else is going to be walking around, would love to say what’s up!

Attn. Philly and PGA Champion attendees,

Our friends at Intown Golf Club have extended a special invitation to Fried Egg Golf Members, to join them this Saturday night — May 16th — for a fireside chat with our own Kevin Van Valkenburg. The even will run from 6:30 - 8:30pm. Intown’s VP of Brand, Jonathan Baker, will host the chat and will cover the latest from Aronimink, the significance of the Philadelphia School of Architecture, and the state of the game. Should be fun! Join in if you can.