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[Eric Smith]

Passion
 
pas·sion  (pāsh'ən)    
n.  
A powerful emotion, such as love, joy, hatred, or anger.

Ardent love.

The object of such love or desire.

Boundless enthusiasm: His skills as a player don't quite match his passion for the game.

The object of such enthusiasm: Golf is her passion.



 
If you've paid any attention to the posts and the posters of golfclubatlas over a period of time you've undoubtedly come across a website or two along the way that stands out among the many out there as one of your favorites.  It's cool how so many of the folks who post here have their own sites, or blogs, where often you'll find their passions for both golf and/or golf architecture on display a little more in depth than with the typically succinct nature of a post (sans Gib Papazian ) or series of posts on gca.com.
 
I wanted to make a thread about the stand out sites, really one in particular for me, that I have come across that really fits the bill in the definition above for the word passion.  'Enthusiasm' is used twice above in this definition and when I think of enthusiasm I don't think negative at all, do you?  

Rob Rigg's site is as good as it gets imo.  He has passion covered in spades.  And his site is the good passion type.  Uplifting.  It isn't dismissive of others - no snob appeal.  If you're really about the good, why bother talking about the bad?  The Walking Golfer is Passionate with a capital P.  He's also put a lot of work into it you'll see as you click around in there.  

A great site and though we've never met personally I'm very comfortable in saying that RR is a great guy.  Check it out if you haven't already:

http://www.thewalkinggolfer.com/

even a GREAT logo!



I hope some of you will also share a favorite or two of yours; there's plenty of others for sure.



P.S. No back room deals with Rob here.  Strictly a fan!

[Ronald Montesano]

http://www.weiunderpar.com/

[Mac Plumart]

For me, Rob Rigg's site has been motivational and his class has done nothing but enhance that motivation...at least for me.

For useful information, you can't overlook Chris Buie's http://sandhillsinsider.com/golf.html

In all honesty, I have no idea why in the world Golfweek, Golf Digest, or Golf Magazine haven't bought his site and hired him one as their full time NC expert.  If I ran those magazines, I would have done that yesterday.  And no, I haven't met Chris...his site is just that useful!

[Tony_Muldoon]

Brian Ewen drew our attention to these gys a few days agoe. thanks Brian

http://www.youtube.com/user/GolfFrontier#p/search/0/mvk3bOGrZ4M

e.g. a neat flyover of Cypress Point but also some surprises. they seem to be adding more fast.

[Ryan Admussen]

Passion
 
pas·sion  (pāsh'ən)    
n.  
A powerful emotion, such as love, joy, hatred, or anger.

Ardent love.

The object of such love or desire.

Boundless enthusiasm: His skills as a player don't quite match his passion for the game.

The object of such enthusiasm: Golf is her passion.



 
If you've paid any attention to the posts and the posters of golfclubatlas over a period of time you've undoubtedly come across a website or two along the way that stands out among the many out there as one of your favorites.  It's cool how so many of the folks who post here have their own sites, or blogs, where often you'll find their passions for both golf and/or golf architecture on display a little more in depth than with the typically succinct nature of a post (sans Gib Papazian ) or series of posts on gca.com.
 
I wanted to make a thread about the stand out sites, really one in particular for me, that I have come across that really fits the bill in the definition above for the word passion.  'Enthusiasm' is used twice above in this definition and when I think of enthusiasm I don't think negative at all, do you?  

Rob Rigg's site is as good as it gets imo.  He has passion covered in spades.  And his site is the good passion type.  Uplifting.  It isn't dismissive of others - no snob appeal.  If you're really about the good, why bother talking about the bad?  The Walking Golfer is Passionate with a capital P.  He's also put a lot of work into it you'll see as you click around in there.  

A great site and though we've never met personally I'm very comfortable in saying that RR is a great guy.  Check it out if you haven't already:

http://www.thewalkinggolfer.com/

even a GREAT logo!



I hope some of you will also share a favorite or two of yours; there's plenty of others for sure.



P.S. No back room deals with Rob here.  Strictly a fan!

+1

I also enjoy reading all the various blogs of other members.

[Rob Rigg]

Wow - Eric - Thanks for the kind words - much appreciated!

Mac and Ryan - thanks for the support as well!

I have inks from TWG's homepage and Friends of the Society page to other guys in the treehouse - here are a few of my favs:

- Jim Colton's Golf Blog 100 site is really cool - his current Ballyneal hole by hole is fun to follow - http://www.golfblog100.com/

- Mike Nuzzo's site is really enjoyable as well - the Wolf Point pics and info is great - http://www.mnuzzo.com/main.html

- Josh Smith just launched his new site - obviously his paintings are amazing and it is fun browsing through them - http://www.joshsmithart.com/

- Tom Dunne's "Out and Back" - http://out-and-back.net/ - has a lot of well written and thoughtful commentary that treehouse members will appreciate (if they aren't reading it already)

[jonathan_becker]

Eric,

An outstanding website that I found through Golf Club Atlas is

www.golfarchitecturepictures.com

I just love looking at the multiple angles shown for each course.



 

[Eric Smith]

Most all of those are in my favorites...all excellent examples, thanks.

I also point to these:

www.punchbowlgolf.com

www.mydgolf.com

www.mrpgolf.com

and of course,

www.5isfine.com  JC Jones' homepage

[Carl Nichols]

I don't remember the exact url, but it's something like thebestingolf -- always good for a chuckle.

[Mac Plumart]

Oh my...I am laughing my butt off...Eric you got me big time.

I saw your link to JC's website...and I thought, huh, I didn't know he had one.  So I clicked the link.  And nothing comes up related to golf.  So, WTF?  Then I read it...www.5isfine.com...f**king hilarious!!!!  nice one...please excuse the profanity...but that was funny!!!

And oh yeah...MRP Golf is an AMAZING website!!!!   

[Michael Blake]

Mac, your favorite movie is Grease ?

[Mac Plumart]

Yes, Michael, it is.  As goofy as that sounds...it is true.  I could go into a long story as to why it is, but I'll spare you and simply accept the jeers.   

[Kevin Pallier]

Site related:
http://delicious.com/golfclubatlas

Though the public course link doesn't work for some reason
http://www.golfblog100.com/

[Eric Smith]

Yes, Michael, it is.  As goofy as that sounds...it is true.  I could go into a long story as to why it is, but I'll spare you and simply accept the jeers.   

You're cruisin' for a bruisin'

[Mac Plumart]

No comment! 

[JC Jones]

Mac,

I promise our round at HT wont take 5 hours if you promise to not utter so much as one line from that movie

[Eric Smith]

No comment! 

Okay, what's the matter with you, huh? You've got the personality of a wet mop.

[Mac Plumart]

Huh?

But back to the topic...

Ian Andrew's Caddyshack is incredible!

http://thecaddyshack.blogspot.com/

[Michael Rossi]

Mac

If you like Ian's first blog, check out his latest.

http://www.weirgolfdesign.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=8&Itemid=20

Another good one is Robert Thompson's

http://www.ontgolf.ca/g4g/

[Eric Smith]

Oh my...I am laughing my butt off...Eric you got me big time.

I saw your link to JC's website...and I thought, huh, I didn't know he had one.  So I clicked the link.  And nothing comes up related to golf. 

Sorry about that Mac, I had forgotten that he had moved his content over to a new domain.  Try www.300minuteman.com

[jonathan_becker]

Eric,

How can you not throw www.5thmajor.com into the discussion as well?  

[Sven Nilsen]

I've enjoyed the work at www.pacduneslooper.blogspot.com.  A combination of life in the trenches and an etiquette lesson at the same time.

[Ronald Montesano]

For JC,
Marty: Yeah, but this time we're seniors.
Rizzo: And we're gonna rule the school!

For Eric,
300minuteman.com doesn't exist, not neither.