How can you not love links?
Around the time of The Open, I was asked to write a blog about links courses and how to play them for the best Danish lady player Malene Jørgensen's website – and why not, I adore links golf. It would probably have be...
Read moreDesigning like MacKenzie?
Last week I received the result of a survey recently done by Sport Psychology Ltd. The purpose of the study was to investigate the relevance of Alister MacKenzie’s 13 principles of golf course design (1920) to the psychology of...
Read moreFrom Parkland to “Links”
Ever since the owner of Loch Lomond Golf Club, Lyle Andersen failed to pay back creditors in 2008, the future venue of the Scottish Open has been uncertain. A few weeks ago it was then announced that Castle Stuart...
Read moreThe era of copy/paste design
It's winter in Scotland. Usually this just means wrapping up a bit more before playing golf but the last week or so we have had snow, not just a light covering but real snow. It was -8C when I got up this morning....
Read moreThe Ryder Cup Monster
So it’s the weekend of the Ryder Cup - I am keeping an eye on the screen as I write this. I like the Ryder Cup - head to head golf is great to watch although the circus surrounding the whole event is getting way too over the top...
Read moreIt’s a kind of magic!
Transferring any design from a drawing onto the ground will always involve a variable amount of interpretation – but hardly any more – and I am thrilled. As a non-machine-driving architect, you are absolutely relying on the...
Read moreTrump and women!
Reading through some articles recently (new and old) I stumbled upon a few headlines which got to me a bit. Trump is building the best golf course in the world in Scotland and Pete Dye is building his first design in...
Read moreYellow, yes please
Yellow, yes please. I have only missed one Open since moving to the UK in 2001 and that was at Muirfield before I move to Scotland. I know Muirfield now and can therefore safely say that St. Andrews is probably...
Read moreA bright side to this story
Last week I went to watch at bit of the British Amateur at Muirfield. The course looked great but was “playing nice” it had its gentle face on, hardly any wind and sunshine. I spoke to a few of the players who found the course...
Read moreA busy but great week!
Last week was a very busy but a great week. After spending most of the week working in Denmark I yesterday went to a Jamie Cullum concert in Edinburgh – IT WAS FANTASTIC. This guy is not just good he is great – I truly...
Read moreUnder the circumstances...
Well well, just as I managed to get this blog up and running I suddenly got busy. Work is picking up and the visitors I had staying could not get back home due to the Icelandic ash cloud!!!!! But really I am not complaining -...
Read moreGOLF – I love it, hate it,..
Love it... It has always been like this for me ever since my father put the first golf club in my hands. It was a 2- wood (yes wood) – broken by one of the older junior boys in anger over a bad shot (I guess). The club was tiny...
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