Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
1 Early Days 1
Father's Day 3
Return to Inwood 4
2 Caddying 7
Stand by Your Man- 1981 9
A Brief History of Caddying 14
Stand by Your Woman 21
The '96 Mid-Am: A View from the Caddie Yard 24
3 A Writer's Game 29
Caddying for Pat Ward-Thomas at the Old Course 31
A Thousand Words to Clear His Throat: Herbert Warren Wind 35
4 Architectural Elements 39
Architectural Literacy 41
Classical, Modern, and Post-Modern 43
Cultural Links 46
Routing Is Destiny 48
Movers and Shapers 51
Who Cares About Teeing Grounds? 55
Save Us from Green Committees 57
Trees on Golf Courses: Do They Really Belong? 59
Golf Courses and Old Ballparks- 1996 62
The Incredible Shrinking Clubhouse 65
The Tyranny of Yardage 67
Don't Make Me Ride 69
Thank Heaven for Little Four-Pars 71
Don't Call Them Women's Tees 73
5 Business or Art? 77
Working Landscapes 79
Golf Design Goes Ivy League 81
When Business Threatens Art 84
Oh No, It's the PGA Show! 86
For a Good Time, Call 1-900-CONSULT 88
Lethal Links? 89
Golf and the Environment: Wildlife Refuge or Toxic Fairways? 92
Appearance and Reality in the Ratings Game 97
Architecture and the Media 100
6 Read Any Good Greens Lately? 103
The First Two Inches of Break Are Inside the Cup 105
Modern Greens Construction Demands Craftsmanship 106
Riviera's Greens: An Autopsy 108
Brown, Not Green, Is Better 114
7 In the Beginning There Was Sand 117
Mysteries of the 14th at St. Andrews 119
The Linksland of Machrihanish 124
Scotland's Northern Links 126
Western Ireland: The Wind, the Sea, and the Guinness 132
8 Treasure Hunting 137
Astoria: A Coastal Oregon Gem 139
The Orchards: Superintendent Revives Rundown Ross Treasure 142
The Fine Art of Restoration- 1994 146
9 Classical Tracks 153
Pine Valley 155
Augusta National: What You See and What You Don't See 158
Speaking of Hills 161
East Lake: The Heart and Soul of a New Atlanta- 1995 165
Bethpage Black 169
Oakland Hills: Interview with ''A Monster'' 171
10 Best and Worst Awards 175
11 In Golf as in Life 199
Divot Man 201
How You Handle How You Play 203
A Golfer in the Garden 204
Those All-Important Marriage Points 206
One Divot I'll Never Replace 208
A Sense of Security Out West 210
What's Really Important 212
For Further Reading 215
Index 219
