As part of our long-term restoration of Falkenstein in Hamburg, we are on site renovating 14 more bunkers with the balance to be done next year.
Ally Philp
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Greenkeeper, golfer, golf architecture junkie and proud to call myself a 'Claytonite'
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In the next 10 days, LIV’s free agents will realize how little freedom and agency they really have | Opinion
A well-placed insider insists that only one member of the PGA Tour’s board still wants LIV defectors burned at the stake. More importantly, no board members are openly advocating for their return.
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Delighted that a couple of our Dutch clients' GMs were able to enjoy a sunny afternoon at The Addington last weekend. Photos: Marko Sterkenburg
Speaking as a former member who loved to walk at Yale, this is a sad read. A scandal too…..
Gabby Herzig@gabbyherzig.bsky.social · 2w agoThe Yale Golf Course just got a $30 million Gil Hanse restoration. Now, Yale is charging $350 for the public to play…with poor and patchy turf conditions. So, what happened? “For them to drop the ball, that doesn’t surprise me.” www.nytimes.com/athletic/764...
"Perhaps the greatest set of greens in Western Europe" - @ivgd1.bsky.social "One of the best marriages of golf and houses" - @mikeclaytongolf.bsky.social Les Pins, Golf d'Hardelot, Cote d'Opale, France
Frank's onsite inspection last week...
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I may have played the best golf course in Europe and nobody talks about it - National Club Golfer | National Club Golfer
Hardelot Les Pins is a Tom Simpson masterpiece on France's Opal Coast. Could it be one of the best golf courses in Europe?
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Hendrik spent the week with the Vingroup team at Golden Gate Ha Long where we're delivering 2 courses within this mammoth new conurbation. 6200ha of reclaimed land. 6 residential districts. A high speed rail that will more than halve the commute from Hanoi. We hope to start shaping in 2027.
If you haven't ventured to Tasmania's King Island to play with the world ranked Cape Wickham links, this is what you have been missing. youtu.be/vXBUfvgtqA0?...
Cape Wickham Links: One of the world's most beautiful golf courses.
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The 1968 Schweppes PGA Championship - now the BMW PGA at Wentworth - was won by David Talbot at Dunbar and was notable for the fact that it was the first big-ball tournament on what would soon become the European Tour. So there you go 😎
Things have improved over the last 14 years, but there is a ways still to go…… www.golfdigest.com/story/gwar-j...
Final Say: It's Time To Elevate The BMW PGA To Its Rightful Spot On World Stage
Exploring ideas to give the European Tour's 'flagship event' a higher profile.
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15th Hole, Utrechtse 'De Pan', The Netherlands Designed by HS Colt Restored by @ivgd1.bsky.social #afterisalwaysbetter
@lukasmichel.bsky.social's creations at Royal Perth continue to take shape. @mikeclaytongolf.bsky.social #afterisalwaysbetter
10th Hole, Arriba Course, Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro Designed by HS Colt Before and after restoration by @ivgd1.bsky.social & Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano
The Solheim Cup being promoted on Sky. I’m a fan of team golf and the women’s game but is hard to shake the feeling that this event is a little second-rate when so many of the best players on the planet are ineligible 🤷♂️
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The greatest upset in Walker Cup history is still hard to fathom 50 years later
Great Britain & Ireland hadn't won the Walker Cup since 1938 and was a heavy underdog again in 1971, only to pull off a victory that leaves some of the vanquished Americans still shaking their heads
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The best U.S. Walker Cup team in history also might have been the most contentious
The last time the Walker Cup was held at St. Andrews in 1975, the U.S. had a team with four future major wins and 57 PGA Tour titles among its members. But its win came with several crazy behind-the-scenes stories
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14th hole, The Addington, Surrey, England 1987 & 2024 It isn't just the hole that has been renovated. Look at the City of London on the horizon. The one skyscraper in the first photo (the NatWest Tower) has been joined by a host of others. Photos: AGC & David Cannon
A passer-by checking out the drone photographing the 3rd and final phase of our renovations to Royal Perth GC in WA. 20 new greens - including a new 19th hole and a Himalayas putting green - and the conversion of over 30,000 sqm of irrigated turf to native heath. Opens early 2027.
