I first met Mike Keiser Junior 15 years ago when Barnbougle Dunes was being built. Recently I was lucky enough to catch up again at the Keiser’s first course, The Dunes Club in Michigan, as well as playing their newest venture Sand Valley in Wisconsin. Afterwards we sat down and talked a little more aboutRead more
Four of us from OCCM Golf – Mike Clayton, Ashley Mead, Mike Cocking and Peter Bessey – travelled to the Unites States in April to play some golf and watch Geoff at Augusta. Aside from a chance to watch the tournament it was an opportunity to see, and play, some of the game’s best courses.Read more
In its purest form, restoration takes the architect’s thoughts out of play; but sometimes it is not immune to an impure intent. At some point in the 1980s, golf course architects and even some committees started talking “restoration”. Prior to this, the idea of putting another’s design back was relatively new. And why wouldn’t itRead more