How subtle elevation deltas and untouched glacial eskers coalesce to present one of the most
intellectually demanding tee shots in North American links golf.
Explore specialized dispatches curated by our staff agronomists, resident PGA masters, and club historians.
The essays and tactical analyses resonating deeply across our reading rooms and locker lounges this fortnight.
Moselem Springs renovation: Visual Tour Notes
Moselem Springs renovation recapped through clubhouse upgrades, course comforts, tee options, and what visual-tour readers can verify.
Crag Burn restoration: $4.8M Design Gains
Crag Burn restoration funded greens, bunkers, irrigation, and sight-line work in a $4.8M project completed in September 2026.
Rancho Santa Fe Renovation: Clubhouse Analysis
Rancho Santa Fe renovation analysis of the $9.4M clubhouse work, fall 2026 status, design changes, financing, and golfer impact.
Frenchman’s Creek renovation: Design Review
Frenchman’s Creek renovation review of South Course 9th-hole work, practice access, water storage, and member-led design choices.
Travis Pointe Renovation: Tradition And Upgrades
Travis Pointe Renovation analysis of the 2026 course work, bunker changes, green expansions, and Spring 2027 reopening plan.
Avocet Course Restoration: A Visual Tour
Avocet Course restoration recapped through greens, bunkers, tees, clubhouse updates and design choices after September 19, 2026 reopening.
La Valle Renovation: $50M Course Redesign
La Valle Renovation analysis of the $50 million Rancho Santa Fe project, covering 27 holes, practice upgrades, turf changes, and design intent.
East Potomac renovation: Legal Design Stakes
East Potomac renovation faces court limits, access questions, and design tradeoffs as Hains Point’s public golf future remains unresolved.
East Potomac Preservation and Course Memory
East Potomac preservation hinges on public access, Travis-era design cues, cherry trees, mini golf, and NPS renovation choices.
Medinah Course Design at the Presidents Cup
Medinah Course Design review of the 2026 Presidents Cup, from wider fairways and fences to routing around Lake Kadijah.
Pine Ridge Changes: Hole-By-Hole Reality Check
Pine Ridge changes are reviewed with confirmed agronomy work, ownership context, and clear limits on unsupported hole-by-hole claims.
Pine Ridge renovation And Its Course Impact
Pine Ridge renovation review of the 2026 ownership change, range rebuild, bunker work, and public-access shift at Coram for golfers.
Postponed LPGA Q-School Course Impact Review
Postponed LPGA Q-School analysis of Plantation Golf & Country Club conditions, new November dates, and competitive effects.
East Potomac Renovation: Course Design Review
East Potomac Renovation review of proposed routing, tees, water features, access questions, and approval status at Hains Point.
East Potomac Golf Links Faces a Major Redesign: What the 400+ Tree Removal Fight Means for Public Golf
East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, D.C., has become the center of one of the most consequential public-golf disputes in the United States. More than 400 trees were removed from the historic course in October 2026, triggering a federal court confrontation over whether the work was part of a legitimate restoration effort or an accelerated…
East Potomac renovation: Visual Design Read
East Potomac renovation visual analysis: routing scale, access questions, shoreline work, and legal status as of Oct. 20, 2026.
East Potomac Trees: Design Stakes After Cuts
East Potomac Trees analysis of the October 2026 removals, court pause, Blue Course corridors, and public-golf design questions.
September Golf Schedule On Historic Courses
September Golf Schedule review of 2026 events at Pebble, Spyglass, Medinah, Inverness and Minnehaha with design notes.
Practitioners who walk our fairways daily—bringing architectural rigor, biomechanical clarity, and historic preservation to the Copeland Hills journal.