Cobra S2 Irons – Holding their own in a highly engineered world
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Images courtesy of Cobra Golf... CARLSBAD, CA – “We live in a highly engineered world, and many of the advancements in other fields in terms of materials and manufacturing processes trickle down into the golf industry,” remarked Cobra Golf’s Principal Design Engineer Ryan Roach, commenting on how... Read More
Travel Special Features
Cypress Lakes Golf Course – Fayetteville’s warmest welcome from the ‘Home of the Floyds’
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Kevin Gaydosh... HOPE MILLS, NC – Everybody’s got to be from somewhere, and it’s always a bonus when that ‘somewhere’ happens to be someplace pretty nice – and that’s certainly the case for golf legend Raymond Floyd, who hails from a region of North Carolina... Read More
Featured Courses & Resorts
Bayonet at Puppy Creek – Lay the turf and they will come
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Kevin Gaydosh... FAYETTEVILLE, NC – It’s a hard thing to contemplate – but when you go to a golf course, how often do you really stop to think about the turf (unless it’s bad, of course)?... Turf grass is far from a dispensable commodity on a... Read More
Travel Special Features
Trump National Golf Club – The Donald’s inclusive exercise on the California coast
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Jeffrey A. Rendall... RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA – “One thing I like to tell people about this layout is, it’s a very inclusive golf course,” remarked David Conforti, Director of Golf at Trump National Golf Club, Los Angeles, commenting on the nature of golf at... Read More
Private Club Corner
Ballyhack Golf Club - It was meant to be
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Mike Tanner... ROANOKE, VA – “This one was just meant to be,” said Lester George in prefacing his remarks on the building of Ballyhack Golf Club, the latest of his mid-Atlantic golf architectural masterpieces in the southwestern part of Virginia.... That’s what all the golf architects... Read More
Product Reviews
Mizuno MP-58 Irons – The secret is in the forging
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Images courtesy of Mizuno USA... NORCROSS, GA – Several years ago we took the opportunity to try out the Mizuno MP-60 irons, and wrote of their ‘trophy’ looks in addition to their exceptionally high performance. Some things never change – at least for Mizuno – as their latest... Read More
Featured Courses & Resorts
Little River Golf & Resort – Crossing the finish line a winner
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Kevin Gaydosh... CARTHAGE, NC – Dan Maples has been involved with golf course design his entire life (let’s just say it runs in the family), so when he says a project was probably the most unique to build that he’s ever been associated with, it... Read More
Pictorials
The SBS Championship at Kapalua’s Plantation Course – New beginnings on the golfing year
Text and Photos by Jeffrey A. Rendall... Post tournament note: Congratulations to Geoff Ogilvy, who became the SBS Championship's ninth consecutive international winner (and a repeat champion as well), with an impressive winning score of 22-under.... KAPALUA, MAUI, HI – A lot of people see January as a depressing month – it... Read More
Golf Course Communitites & Real Estate
Andalusia Country Club – Spanish treasure in the California desert
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Jeffrey A. Rendall ... LA QUINTA, CA – It’s a question I often ask golf architects, to describe their first impressions of the land that eventually becomes one of their course designs – and their answers are usually telling, if not descriptive.... “Flat,” replied Keith Evans,... Read More
Featured Courses & Resorts
The River Course of Virginia Tech – Splendid way to consume time
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Mike Tanner... RADFORD, VA – John Norton is the Head Golf Professional at the River Course of Virginia Tech, but he’s also a philosopher. “There’s a saying in the golf business,” Norton waxed poetically – “that we’re not consuming anything except time, and time is... Read More
Travel Special Features
The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain – Where elegance meets adventure
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Jeff Janas... MARANA, AZ – “This is a place where elegance meets adventure,” said Head Golf Professional Jeff McCormick, commenting on a golf resort that generously fits his description, the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain, near Tucson in southern Arizona.... Some might say Dove Mountain’s... Read More