[Tom Dunne]

Hi All,

I apologize in advance for the promo-post-- I'll try not to make a habit of it. But I did want to give a heads-up on an article that I thought deserves some attention and would be interesting/informative to a lot of GCAers. Dave Zinkand worked on this one for a while and has in my opinion done a good job in outlining some of the issues facing the golf industry and ways to move forward, using this recession to re-examine priorities and come out with a stronger game on the other side. Dave's a design associate with Coore & Crenshaw, has worked with Mike DeVries, Gil Hanse and Arthur Hills, and is no doubt one of the rising stars in the world of golf course architecture. Our goal is to continue the conversation on how to make the game more affordable and more inclusive while shedding some of the excessive design/maintenance practices of the past. I know many members of GCA spend plenty of time thinking about these things, so I hope to hear your thoughts either in the comments section over there or right here on GCA. 

Thanks, and I hope you enjoy the link:

http://out-and-back.net/?p=559

 

[Eric Smith]

Thanks for the link and the article Tom (and Dave).  That's the first photo I've seen of the range at SH.  Can that place be any more of a throwback?

It's funny I had just read some articles about the C&C crew this week.  Many talented individuals in that posse.

A PBR sounds great about now.

[Tom_Doak]

I had the pleasure of teaching David in a class at Cornell about ten years back [or maybe more; time flies!].  Glad to see he's still out there swinging.

There are likely to be a lot of articles about this topic in the near future ... and likely not that many chances to put the ideas into practice on brand-new courses here in America.  Let's hope that wherever our architects and superintendents DO go to keep employed, they take a sustainable business model with them, instead of trying to cash in big at other countries' expense [as too many have in America for too long].

Most of all, we need to see designers "just do it" instead of just talking about how everybody should do it.

[Rob Rigg]

Tom,

Thanks for posting the great article.

I was hoping to see that "courses should be built for walkers" on the list because it absolutely dovetails with what Dave discusses.

The F&F aspect is absolutely spot on - the game is so much more fun for the average golfer played along the ground. I can understand how/why it may upset the single digit or scratch golfer who can hit a perfect 5 iron from 190 yards to 10 feet of the pin, but to his point - golf is not supposed to be played on the perfect lies of a driving range - scoring should take creativity not just muscle memory.

Anyways, so much to talk about here - excellent stuff.

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