Jay Flemma

C.B. Macdonald’s Lido Golf Club to be Reborn

With a collective cheer that might have been heard in space, the golf world celebrated the promised return - indeed…

3 years ago

Head Golf Superintendent, Baker Hill Bob Says Goodbye after 23 Years at New Hampshire Marvel

East Coast Americans who golf and ski could do no better than New Hampshire. In the winter the White Mountains…

3 years ago

Meet the Par-3 Templates of Macdonald, Raynor, and Banks

The hottest trend in golf design right now is to recreate the strategies and designs of the greatest and most…

3 years ago

No Skiing, No Problem for I-90 Public Golfers This Spring

I call it the “I-90 Effect:” when a blizzard materializes out of nowhere, creating white-out conditions anywhere between Cleveland and…

3 years ago

Golf Course Trades Interview with New GCSAA President Mark Jordan

Golf undoubtedly helped lead America’s spiritual recovery from Coronavirus. With Covid protections baked into the sport naturally, people flocked to…

3 years ago

Doctor Turfgrass aka Dr. Richard Hurley, Does it Again

“Hello? Dr. Turfgrass? This is Agent J. I need your latest intel on 007, TiffEagle, and SR7100…on the double!” What…

4 years ago

Jay Flemma’s look at Eastern Skiing Resort in NH

Readers who follow Jay Flemma's articles in Golf Course Trades each month will enjoy his musings on a popular ski…

4 years ago

3rd Generation Superintendent, Stewards Tillinghast Masterpiece into 21st Century

Here’s a sure bar bet winner for you: Quick! Name the oldest country club in America. Surprise: it’s Philadelphia Cricket…

4 years ago

Smooth Sailing at Hiawatha Landing

I wish that I’d have studied golf course architecture 25 years ago, because – if it’s at all possible –…

4 years ago

The Lasting Legacy of Vesper Velvet Bentgrass

Over the centuries golf has seen many colorful mad scientists among its immortals. Bryson DeChambeau is the latest to wear…

4 years ago