Landmand photos

[John Kavanaugh]

Ben,

Thanks for passing my message on. I am highly unlikely to get out there this year although it is on the list for a future trip.

 My post actually was intended as a subtle nudge to any posters who might have a self-interest in Landmand's success. I have zero objection if they do so, but disclosure would be helpful. Richard Mandell has been transparent about promoting his book. Doak has been similarly transparent about his books and courses (including his financial stake in St. Patrick's). Landmand looks compelling, but I am a bit skeptical that the enthusiasm on the part of some posters is completely disinterested.


Ira

If you have a question ask it or send a DM. This is a pussyfoot. If you weren’t there, you have no idea why the experience was like.
I have no interest in the Landmand enterprise. I have started a documentary on the project with Andy Fried Egg that’s is public knowledge. We have mad one installment to date.
I have been reimbursed for some imagery assistance that has gone toward a content pool available to all outlets.

I have know Rob and Tad since 2019 when we explored a plan to try to restore a trashy collegiate course with the Hope of it helping attract a USGA event. The College shat upon the deal in a way that was hilariously bureaucratic, we remained close friends. I regularly chose Ron for “Designing Angry”. They are signed on to help with a public golf development we are saving from bulldozers and PODS warehouse so I am a big fan.

I was magnetically attracted to the Andersen’s commitment to great public golf at Landmand by who have also supported my desire to assist a golfer of color who was #1 in his age group but interestingly has not been invited to visit some of the top Nebraska courses in the same manner as some of his peers. I asked if Landmand would entertain him for some preview play and and practice they enthusiastically obliged.

I am also on the BoD of the Iowa Golf Association and with Landmand adjacent to the border, I am a cheerleader. I have disclosed that I am a Landmand Member the same way I disclosed I am a Cedar Rapids member and will ALWAYS fly a flag in support and proselytization of great gca, ESPECIALLY great gca for the public.

I have openly evangelized the same for Cedar Rapids, Davenport, and Harvester. 
And to be clear, when we approached each these overbooked destinations for two days of GCa Mashie, at discounted rates so good I refuse to publish them on this open forum, they obliged and delivered world class conditions and hospitality.
The Mashie engages in no subterfuge. It is a guerrilla organization that grinds to secure great gca venues. Period. To infer anything else will visit ire upon your soul so strp and type carefully. When an Mashie suffered a COVID cancellation, we scrambled and cobbled together the 36 hole no overnight Lawsonia with fast thinking, George’s credit card, cunning and the help in High places from friends such as Craig Haltom. Do we call our contacts and relationships in in golf in support of the delivery of great Mashies? You bet your ass.

Did I cheerlead for Landmand and the Andersens across all media platforms and golf outlets. You bet your ass. Did they block off two of their only 30 days to provide GCA with tee times, which we paid, yes they did.  ( Raters and media also paid)

So, Ira, if you still have any questions, please feel free to either post them openly or contact me directly and I will be abundantly clear. Stop simpering around with smug inferences.

LA Vaughn
(It is advisable not to conjure the LA Vaughn persona too frequently)

The Kings Putter could use your help. I’d love to see a great public in LA besides Rustic.

[V_Halyard]

Ben,

Thanks for passing my message on. I am highly unlikely to get out there this year although it is on the list for a future trip.

 My post actually was intended as a subtle nudge to any posters who might have a self-interest in Landmand's success. I have zero objection if they do so, but disclosure would be helpful. Richard Mandell has been transparent about promoting his book. Doak has been similarly transparent about his books and courses (including his financial stake in St. Patrick's). Landmand looks compelling, but I am a bit skeptical that the enthusiasm on the part of some posters is completely disinterested.


Ira

If you have a question ask it or send a DM. This is a pussyfoot. If you weren’t there, you have no idea why the experience was like.
I have no interest in the Landmand enterprise. I have started a documentary on the project with Andy Fried Egg that’s is public knowledge. We have mad one installment to date.
I have been reimbursed for some imagery assistance that has gone toward a content pool available to all outlets.

I have know Rob and Tad since 2019 when we explored a plan to try to restore a trashy collegiate course with the Hope of it helping attract a USGA event. The College shat upon the deal in a way that was hilariously bureaucratic, we remained close friends. I regularly chose Ron for “Designing Angry”. They are signed on to help with a public golf development we are saving from bulldozers and PODS warehouse so I am a big fan.

I was magnetically attracted to the Andersen’s commitment to great public golf at Landmand by who have also supported my desire to assist a golfer of color who was #1 in his age group but interestingly has not been invited to visit some of the top Nebraska courses in the same manner as some of his peers. I asked if Landmand would entertain him for some preview play and and practice they enthusiastically obliged.

I am also on the BoD of the Iowa Golf Association and with Landmand adjacent to the border, I am a cheerleader. I have disclosed that I am a Landmand Member the same way I disclosed I am a Cedar Rapids member and will ALWAYS fly a flag in support and proselytization of great gca, ESPECIALLY great gca for the public.

I have openly evangelized the same for Cedar Rapids, Davenport, and Harvester. 
And to be clear, when we approached each these overbooked destinations for two days of GCa Mashie, at discounted rates so good I refuse to publish them on this open forum, they obliged and delivered world class conditions and hospitality.
The Mashie engages in no subterfuge. It is a guerrilla organization that grinds to secure great gca venues. Period. To infer anything else will visit ire upon your soul so strp and type carefully. When an Mashie suffered a COVID cancellation, we scrambled and cobbled together the 36 hole no overnight Lawsonia with fast thinking, George’s credit card, cunning and the help in High places from friends such as Craig Haltom. Do we call our contacts and relationships in in golf in support of the delivery of great Mashies? You bet your ass.

Did I cheerlead for Landmand and the Andersens across all media platforms and golf outlets. You bet your ass. Did they block off two of their only 30 days to provide GCA with tee times, which we paid, yes they did.  ( Raters and media also paid)

So, Ira, if you still have any questions, please feel free to either post them openly or contact me directly and I will be abundantly clear. Stop simpering around with smug inferences.

LA Vaughn
(It is advisable not to conjure the LA Vaughn persona too frequently)

The Kings Putter could use your help. I’d love to see a great public in LA besides Rustic.

Sandpiper?
Who would block us out a day or two?

[V_Halyard]

Always glad to be proven wrong. And the facts help put the posts in proper context.

Ira

Don’t you ever again insinuate impropriety within our group on an open source forum with flimsy and whimsical conjecture.
We don’t have to prove ourselves to be right or wrong to you in a “proper context”.  We are volunteering hours of our time to find GCA pals architecturally  interesting places to play with no mark up on the costs. Actually, this year, I added a vig to our fees to tip the super’s grounds crew, and food truck for service above and beyond hours. They moved pins for us in the middle of the day for our amusement. We did the same for the super's team at Omaha.

We are really good at our day job. We have Grammies and Oscar nominations and have delivered Emmy winning productions for networks and production companies. We find talent early, develop it in the dark before folks are aware of it and present it to the public. They don't see the machination. I apply the same to my passion for golf architecture, the places I care about, and especially my passion for better gca’d public golf. I actively and openly applied that process and campaigning to the evangelism of Cedar Rapids and Davenport, the Harvester and now Landmand. Again, apparently, because I’m really fuc#ing good at this, folks, such as you, assume there is a profit component where in actuality, I am really gassed to be able to support places I believe in, and would like my GCA Pals to experience them. I pay dues at Cedar Rapids FFS.

The danger is now I will slide into a cynical don’t-give-a-f***-these-gca-assholes mode.

I’m sure you can sense my fury. LA Vaughn is pissed. GCA Vaughn may calm down but it will take a minute. I told the same to Tom. He's a broadcast channel and needs to act like it.

If you have a question, get on the direct messenger. I would have done this on that channel but you publicly questioned our motives so I am making sure our motives and reaction are given a “proper context” with equal distribution.

[John Kavanaugh]

#angermashie

[Eric Smith]

[V_Halyard]

#angermashie

Inferences of “commercialism” from a non participant with no actual exposure to the venue will light the candle. The Mashie is a not for profit time sucking passion sinkhole.

[Peter Flory]

Landmand is 18 minutes from downtown in an 86,000 person city - not huge, but a rock solid homebase for a golf trip. An easy connecting flight from anywhere. 90 minutes from Omaha. Fairly priced. Totally outside the box. It'll justify the trip for many, many golfers.


The best golf trip I ever took involved flying to Denver and making the journey deep into the Sand Hills, stopping and playing along the way to an all-time guys' weekend. Landmand makes an equally great trip available to any golfer with an adventurous spirit. You fly to Sioux City, drive to Dannebrog, swing over to Gothenburg, up to Valentine, and over to Homer. A lot of driving, but touring Nebraska is part of the joy of visiting Nebraska.

Jason, I enjoyed Landman but I seriously doubt many will fly to Sioux City to Play Landman and then drive five hours to western Nebraska.

I was out there yesterday and I couldn't believe all the people that had traveled there and from far away.  I ran into someone from Rhode Island who flew into Omaha and drove up, just for one round.  He was flying back last night.  Golfers are a passionate bunch. 

[Morgan Clawson]

Eric -


Appreciate the artistic touch to your photos.