Golf Blog Roll

« **on:** August 01, 2009, 08:28:47 AM »

Recently, I was doing a comprehensive search of golf blogs and found that many of the top golf bloggers are GCA guys. What are your some of your favorite golf blogs? Throw some links up if I missed any, pimp your own blog, etc. and maybe this thread can act as blog roll of sorts. Happy hunting.

Will Smith - http://punchbowlgolf.com/

Itinerant Golfer - http://www.itinerantgolf.com/

Tom Dunne - http://out-and-back.net/

Mike Nuzzo - http://nuzzogolfcoursedesign.blogspot.com/

Coore & Crenshaw - http://coorecrenshaw.blogspot.com/

Joe B. - http://pacduneslooper.blogspot.com

Redanman - http://redanman.blogspot.com/

Chip Gaskins - http://www.golfcourseclassics.com/

John Vander Borght - http://freedrop.wordpress.com/

Bill Satterfield - http://www.golfcoursegurus.com/

Ian Andrew - http://andrewgolf.com/

Rob Rigg - http://thewalkinggolfer.com

Jay Flemma - http://jayflemma.thegolfspace.com/

Top 100 Golfer - http://top100golf.blogspot.com/

Jim Tang - http://vagabondgolfer.blogspot.com/

Jim Colton - http://wegoblogger31.blogspot.com/

« **Reply #1 on:** August 01, 2009, 08:59:01 AM »

I do one of the courses I have been playing over here, which I plan to continue with the tracks I get to in Europe, the US and back home when I return to Australia.

Link is in my sig, but in case I change it in the future: www.theglobalgolfer.blogspot.com

The name is a shameless rip-off from Gordon Jones' awesome rollcall of envy-inducing courses: www.thelondongolfer.co.uk

« **Reply #2 on:** August 01, 2009, 09:11:44 AM »

Joel Zuckerman, the original Vagabond Golfer... www.vagabondgolfer.com

Richard Boult, the Artful Golfer ... www.artfulgolfer.com

Robert Thompson, Going for the Green... www.ontgolf.ca

« **Reply #3 on:** August 01, 2009, 11:56:03 AM »

One more for the Philly guys;

Joe Logan- http://myphillygolf.com

« **Reply #4 on:** August 01, 2009, 04:46:47 PM »

Greens Restoration Process
http://xgdsystems.blogspot.com

« **Reply #5 on:** August 02, 2009, 08:08:41 AM »

http://www.geoffshackelford.com/

Ken

« **Reply #6 on:** August 02, 2009, 10:14:23 AM »

Sean McCue- www.cccpgcm.blogspot.com

« **Reply #7 on:** August 02, 2009, 10:26:36 AM »

Check out www.turfhugger.com too.

It's a recently launched, currently growing site, with an admirable aim. I'll begin contributing a blog there shortly as well.

« **Reply #8 on:** August 02, 2009, 01:39:01 PM »

Jim,

I have to ask. Your GCA posts show 293 courses played & counting, yet you've only ranked 290 courses.
What gives?

« **Reply #9 on:** August 02, 2009, 01:52:00 PM »

Olympia Fields North and South are 291 & 292. Sand Hills is 293. Haven't updated the master list yet.

« **Reply #10 on:** August 02, 2009, 01:59:42 PM »

Quote from: Jim Colton on August 02, 2009, 01:52:00 PM

Olympia Fields North and South are 291 & 292. Sand Hills is 293. Haven't updated the master list yet.

That's a pretty tough list if those three are in the last three spots.

« **Reply #11 on:** August 02, 2009, 02:37:57 PM »

Quote from: John Mayhugh on August 02, 2009, 01:39:01 PM

Jim,

I have to ask. Your GCA posts show 293 courses played & counting, yet you've only ranked 290 courses.
What gives?

John,

I know I fulfilled my promise to take down your Happy Gilmore swing on GCA since you did win a point, but I never said anything about my blog:

http://wegoblogger31.blogspot.com/2009/07/ballynizzle-cup.html

Jim

« **Reply #12 on:** August 02, 2009, 07:08:03 PM »

There's a certain La Habre electrician's blog missing here.....

« **Reply #13 on:** August 02, 2009, 09:23:19 PM »

Anonymity is a wondrous thing.

« **Reply #14 on:** August 02, 2009, 09:29:19 PM »

http://www.lloydcole.com/weblog/?cat=21

« **Reply #15 on:** August 02, 2009, 11:07:03 PM »

Quote from: Jim Colton on August 02, 2009, 02:37:57 PM

I know I fulfilled my promise to take down your Happy Gilmore swing on GCA since you did win a point, but I never said anything about my blog:
http://wegoblogger31.blogspot.com/2009/07/ballynizzle-cup.html

Jim

Well, it's probably not the worst looking one of my efforts.

« **Reply #16 on:** August 03, 2009, 07:33:40 AM »

Check out http://www.richardgolf.com/. My blog includes golf course construction methods learned from thirty years in the trenches. I'm a former golf course superintendent who decided to drift into golf construction for a change. I've got a truckload of golf construction stories in my head and I hope to get most of them posted on this blog.

I've added posts to help golf course superintendents and managers write construction narratives and basic proposal documents.

« **Reply #17 on:** August 03, 2009, 02:20:45 PM »

My golf maintenance blog: http://ergcm.blogspot.com

Another local maintenance blog: http://sgccturf.blogspot.com/

GCM (official GCSAA publication) blog: http://gcm.typepad.com/

Another maintenance blog: http://northlandgrounds.blogspot.com/

Are we starting to notice a theme?...........

And another: http://web.mac.com/bbergner/Site/Welcome.html

Disease update blog with numerous, notable university professor contributors: http://www.turfdiseases.blogspot.com/

« **Reply #18 on:** August 03, 2009, 02:25:59 PM »

Quote from: JSPayne on August 03, 2009, 02:20:45 PM

My golf maintenance blog: http://ergcm.blogspot.com

Another local maintenance blog: http://sgccturf.blogspot.com/

GCM (official GCSAA publication) blog: http://gcm.typepad.com/

Another maintenance blog: http://northlandgrounds.blogspot.com/

Are we starting to notice a theme?...........

And another: http://web.mac.com/bbergner/Site/Welcome.html

Disease update blog with numerous, notable university professor contributors: http://www.turfdiseases.blogspot.com/

JS,

Thank you for this. I can always use more grass in my life.

Wyatt

« **Reply #19 on:** August 03, 2009, 03:20:12 PM »

John Kavanaugh has a twitter page, does that count?
twitter.com/gillettesilver or something like that I think.

« **Reply #20 on:** August 03, 2009, 04:18:21 PM »

Thanks for the shout-out, Eric Smith...we'll make Secession happen one of these days.

BTW--Does anyone have any contact info for this fellow Jim Tang, mentioned in the original post? I would appreciate it if yo would IM me with any info.

« **Reply #21 on:** August 03, 2009, 04:27:01 PM »

Joel,

Jim Tang is on GCA, and is also one of my closest friends. I don't think you have much to worry about, as he was only blogging about his recent Ireland trip and I don't think he's planning on keeping it going.

« **Reply #22 on:** August 03, 2009, 04:37:10 PM »

Quote from: Joel Zuckerman on August 03, 2009, 04:18:21 PM

BTW--Does anyone have any contact info for this fellow Jim Tang, mentioned in the original post? I would appreciate it if yo would IM me with any info.

Careful of the crafty Jim Tang, and his equally crafty brother Jeff, especially when battling against them as a team in match play. They are a dangerous duo.

« **Reply #23 on:** August 03, 2009, 05:27:13 PM »

Quote from: Jim Colton on August 03, 2009, 04:27:01 PM

Joel,

Jim Tang is on GCA, and is also one of my closest friends. I don't think you have much to worry about, as he was only blogging about his recent Ireland trip and I don't think he's planning on keeping it going.

I'm holding out hope for the completion of the trip post. Just for the sake of closure. I mean really, it's not like Jimbo has anything going on right now!

« **Reply #24 on:** August 03, 2009, 09:54:24 PM »

Quote from: JSPayne on August 03, 2009, 02:20:45 PM

Another maintenance blog: http://northlandgrounds.blogspot.com/

I was debating about shamelessly promoting my own blog but thanks to JS I see I do not have too

Thanks JS!!!

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