Posts By Jay Flemma
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9272ArticlesTobacco Road – The Greatest Thrill Ride in Golf
His name was Mike Strantz, but everyone just called him Maverick, and he was on his way to becoming one of the...
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Interview with Current GCSAA President Rafael Barajas
Since 1926, GCSAA has been the top golf course management professional association in the United States and worldwide. Headquartered in Lawrence, Kansas.,...
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America’s St George’s
When you ask golfers to name their favorite architect, you’ll likely get several common answers. Many will say, Mackenzie, Ross, or Tillinghast,...
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Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club, Birthplace of the Maxwell and Mackenzie Collaborations
In our March 2015 issue, we introduced our readership to Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw’s ingenious restoration of Perry Maxwell’s Old Town...
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Chris Schiavone, Stephen Kay, Successful Renovation and 100th Anniversary of A.W. Tillinghast’s Shackamaxon Country Club
Is it golf course architecture or golf course archaeology? When discussing the wild success owner-developer-magnate Chris Schiavone and golf architect Stephen Kay...
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Sleepy Hollow Country Club – Macdonald Reborn
Even before Washington Irving wrote the town of Sleepy Hollow forever into our national literary culture, the area was known to be...
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Catching Up with Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
When last we saw Bobby Jones, Jr. he was basking in the afterglow of a successful and memorable U.S. Open at Chambers...
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California Dreamin’ at Monterey Peninsula Country Club
The first rays of sunrise caress the Monterey Peninsula Country Club and the California coastline gently. The long, low Neptunian roil of...
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Conklin Players Club – The Best Do It Yourself Golf Course in Years
Okay…let me say this out loud, so that I have this right in my head. A guy who never played golf in...
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Winged Foot Golf Club – Yankee Stadium of Golf or Graveyard of Champions? Both!
Tucked cozily in a verdant Mamaroneck neighborhood, Winged Foot Golf Club has been called by many the greatest 36-hole golf facility in...
