“Limitation makes for power: the power of the genie comes from its confinement.” Richard Wilbur What goes into a golf course design? The shapes of the land. The way those shapes frame the view. The placement of fairways, greens, and hazards. The way those choices frame the view. The setting and surrounds. The flora certainly…
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Americanada
Where the art came from.
The Case for Stableford, part 3
When you play Stableford, you never hit a shot that can’t score. You never hit a shot that can’t win. Every shot has meaning. Every shot is engaging. Every shot finds you recruited. There’s never any of that resignation that we must endlessly soldier under the lidless eye of the accounting of the medal format.…
Sand Valley 2020 – Germfire Edition
As with any trip logo, ideally it marks a place in time too.
The Case for Stableford, part 2
Stableford is a golf format of possessions. Football is a game of possessions. A team can expect a certain number of opportunities to possess the ball and execute a given strategy. They might wish to use a possession to score quickly. Or use a possession to score while consuming clock. When a team fails to…
Trundle For Bundles
My pal always plays the second par three on Rustic Canyon the same way.
“Enjoy the Ballflights”
YouTube-famous golf instructor Shawn Clement asks a useful question. Why do you play?
The Case for Stableford, part 1
Q. Is it fun to putt for eagle? Q. Is it fun to putt for par? Q. Is it fun to putt for a quad-bogie? Stableford is a format alternative to stoke scoring, aka “medal” golf. Among other possible advantages it offers this tall cool refreshment to the parched mid-handicap golfer: when you play Stableford,…
The Jolly Putter
Why is the logo a skull? Imagine that the whole pursuit is a memento mori. The anxiety that collects before a round. The cycle of expectation, hopes perhaps grow and sustain or are dashed. The arbitrariness of the pursuit needs a counterpoise. It’s not substantial enough without a reminder of its insubstantiality. Do something pretty,…
13 Point Bolt
And how not to use it.