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Howard Riefs

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Golf Channel 'Morning Drive' - Design Week 2017
« on: December 04, 2017, 05:23:21 PM »
Another year. Another design week on 'Morning Drive'...


Monday, December 4

Ginella: Not a lot of 'new' architecture, 'but a lot of redo'
http://www.golfchannel.com/video/state-course-design/
 
Shackelford: Importance of exposing new golfers to design
http://www.golfchannel.com/video/importance-exposing-new-golfers-design/
 
Design week: Ginella’s best architects under 40
http://www.golfchannel.com/video/ginellas-list-best-architects-under-40/
 
Design week: Adams on the evolution of the driver
http://www.golfchannel.com/video/evolution-driver/

« Last Edit: December 05, 2017, 11:30:33 AM by HRiefs »
"Golf combines two favorite American pastimes: Taking long walks and hitting things with a stick."  ~P.J. O'Rourke

Jay Mickle

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Re: Golf Channel 'Morning Drive' - Design Week 2017
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2017, 08:38:02 PM »
It was very nice to see that Matt Ginella listed Kyle Franz as one of the top under 40 architects. HIs work at MidPines and Pine Needles has been exemplary. Knowing Kyle since he started work here in the Sandhills I'm constantly amazed by his ability to recall countless details of holes played years before. The ability to draw upon this vast knowledge base and sensitively integrate it into his restoration work is what makes him special.
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J_ Crisham

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Re: Golf Channel 'Morning Drive' - Design Week 2017
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2017, 09:06:32 PM »
I enjoyed seeing Jay Blasi mentioned as well. His work at Chambers Bay, The Patriot, Sentry World, and most recently Santa Ana CC is quite impressive. Would sure be nice to see a Wisconsin native get a crack at building a course at Sand Valley ......

Tom_Doak

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Re: Golf Channel 'Morning Drive' - Design Week 2017
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2017, 03:02:37 AM »
I find it funny that Matty G. can choose three of my former interns for a list of five, but of course he doesn't need to talk to me about them.  But it would have been tough for me to choose one above another.  There's a lot of talent out there, but the opportunities are so hit and miss that they are not always reflective of who SHOULD get them.


Of course his list is U.S.-centric; I believe there are more young architects in Europe who have actually designed a course or two on their own, if that's a factor in the evaluation.


P.S. to Jay M:  I agree about Kyle, but he is far from alone in having seen a lot of courses and remembering them in great detail.  You only know one guy; I'd say I know six or eight who have the same ability, and if they haven't seen quite as much it's only because they are younger.  But I could have told you that about Kyle 10-15 years ago, and you wouldn't have believed me back then.

Tim Gavrich

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Re: Golf Channel 'Morning Drive' - Design Week 2017
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2017, 07:34:29 AM »
FWIW, I write for Golf Advisor now, and yesterday we posted a piece I wrote that is a deep-dive into a single golf hole I find to be overlooked but brilliant: #12 at PGA Golf Club's Dye Course, just about half an hour south of me in Port St. Lucie.


https://www.golfadvisor.com/articles/pga-village-dye-hole-12-17566.htm
Senior Writer, GolfPass

Howard Riefs

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"Golf combines two favorite American pastimes: Taking long walks and hitting things with a stick."  ~P.J. O'Rourke

Ian Andrew

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Re: Golf Channel 'Morning Drive' - Design Week 2017
« Reply #6 on: December 05, 2017, 12:31:38 PM »
Anyone know the agenda for the rest of the week - I can't seem to find it anywhere.
With every golf development bubble, the end was unexpected and brutal....

Howard Riefs

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Re: Golf Channel 'Morning Drive' - Design Week 2017
« Reply #7 on: December 06, 2017, 03:49:37 PM »
Wednesday, December 6

Understanding remodeling and restoration of courses
http://www.golfchannel.com/video/understanding-remodeling-and-restoration-courses/
 
Shackelford, Ginella ultimate 18’s: The front nine favorites
http://www.golfchannel.com/video/shackelford-ginella-ultimate-18s-front-nine-favorites/
 
Shackelford, Ginella ultimate 18’s: The back nine favorites
http://www.golfchannel.com/video/shackelford-ginella-ultimate-18s-back-nine-favorites/
"Golf combines two favorite American pastimes: Taking long walks and hitting things with a stick."  ~P.J. O'Rourke

Howard Riefs

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Re: Golf Channel 'Morning Drive' - Design Week 2017
« Reply #8 on: December 07, 2017, 11:40:06 AM »
« Last Edit: December 07, 2017, 04:17:59 PM by HRiefs »
"Golf combines two favorite American pastimes: Taking long walks and hitting things with a stick."  ~P.J. O'Rourke

Matthew Essig

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Re: Golf Channel 'Morning Drive' - Design Week 2017
« Reply #9 on: December 07, 2017, 02:57:54 PM »
Rymer: Players as course architect has been horrible for golf
http://www.golfchannel.com/video/rymer-players-course-architect-has-been-horrible-golf/


Els works with what nature offers in course design
http://www.golfchannel.com/video/els-works-what-nature-offers-course-design/
"Good GCA should offer an interesting golfing challenge to the golfer not a difficult golfing challenge." Jon Wiggett

PCCraig

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Re: Golf Channel 'Morning Drive' - Design Week 2017
« Reply #10 on: December 08, 2017, 09:44:46 AM »

Listening to Matty G and Geoff go back and forth on their "ideal 18" holes is about as pleasurable as a root canal.

Design week used to be a lot more interesting, and educational, when they actually brought in and interviewed architects.


Then again, Matty G probably can't get any architects to show up as he's either bad mouthed them or Gil Hanse is too busy to travel to Orlando.  ::)
H.P.S.

Howard Riefs

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Re: Golf Channel 'Morning Drive' - Design Week 2017
« Reply #11 on: December 08, 2017, 11:35:56 AM »
« Last Edit: December 11, 2017, 11:42:24 AM by HRiefs »
"Golf combines two favorite American pastimes: Taking long walks and hitting things with a stick."  ~P.J. O'Rourke

Ian Andrew

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Re: Golf Channel 'Morning Drive' - Design Week 2017
« Reply #12 on: December 08, 2017, 06:16:39 PM »

Design week used to be a lot more interesting, and educational, when they actually brought in and interviewed architects.


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With every golf development bubble, the end was unexpected and brutal....

BHoover

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Re: Golf Channel 'Morning Drive' - Design Week 2017
« Reply #13 on: December 08, 2017, 07:54:42 PM »

The best part about the Golf Channel design week was when Matt Ginella offered tips to get on Pebble Beach and TOC. In other words, little known secrets on how to play public courses.  ::)

Tom_Doak

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Re: Golf Channel 'Morning Drive' - Design Week 2017
« Reply #14 on: December 09, 2017, 11:27:14 AM »

Design week used to be a lot more interesting, and educational, when they actually brought in and interviewed architects.


Then again, Matty G probably can't get any architects to show up as he's either bad mouthed them or Gil Hanse is too busy to travel to Orlando.  ::)


Thanks for noticing!


I don't follow Twitter, so I haven't seen any of that first-hand, and it's probably just as well.  It's lovely that the only two guys who attack me are the two architecture correspondents for Golf Channel.

Howard Riefs

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Re: Golf Channel 'Morning Drive' - Design Week 2017
« Reply #15 on: December 11, 2017, 11:42:52 AM »
Saturday, December 9
 
McLay-Kidd: I will always try and build big courses
http://www.golfchannel.com/video/mclay-kidd-i-will-always-try-and-build-big-courses/
 
The Spieth Lower 40 project
http://www.golfchannel.com/video/spieth-lower-40-project/
 
Viewers submit their sketches for Design Week
http://www.golfchannel.com/video/viewers-submit-sketches-design-week/
 
 
Sunday, December 10
 
Shackelford: Unique skill set required to be a designer
http://www.golfchannel.com/video/shackelford-unique-skill-set-required-be-designer/
 
Ginella: Players face challenges as architects
http://www.golfchannel.com/video/ginella-players-face-challenges-architects/
 
Ginella: Players are more designers than builders
http://www.golfchannel.com/video/ginella-players-are-more-designers-builders/
 
Rymer: Good and silly greens related to speed
http://www.golfchannel.com/video/rymer-good-and-silly-greens-related-speed/



"Golf combines two favorite American pastimes: Taking long walks and hitting things with a stick."  ~P.J. O'Rourke