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River Oaks: A Lifetime of Heart and Soul

As you drive down River Oaks Boulevard toward the resplendent clubhouse that sits just in the distance, it takes a sizeable measure of thought to imagine the surroundings as they were some 83 years ago here in Houston. What was at that time a densely-wooded place for dairy cattle and tree-farming would become the home [...]

Butterfield Trail Golf Club: Texas Test

The history of golf is a long and storied one. Its tales – its lore, in fact – are filled with incredible moments and incredible people in incredible places. Every once in a while, the history of golf intersects with history of another sort; a history of another time and place with its own incredible [...]

Cool River Café: Exceeding expectations

For many years I worked in north Austin and the Cool River Café on Parmer Lane was always a popular choice for lunch with a Sales Rep or Client. The restaurant and bar complex looks a bit like a Colorado ski lodge inside and out; tall ceilings, oil paintings, wood paneling and a large stone [...]

Ping G20: Time to upgrade

The company’s “game-improvement” drivers are almost always among the highest-rated sticks in Golf Magazine‘s annual “ClubTest” program because of their ability to blend forgiveness and power. Ping’s tried-and-true design checklist includes optimizing center-of-gravity location; aerodynamics; feel; clubface size; structure (how it interacts on shots around the face); and clubhead inertia (stability) on off-center hits (high/low [...]

Escondido at Horseshoe Bay: “Hidden” Excellence

The beauty of a foreign language is that a particular word can embody much more meaning and varied emotion than only that which comes from a literal translation into English. The word “hidden” is defined by the Random House Unabridged Dictionary as “concealed, obscure, covert”. There is a slightly negative, almost sinister quality to this [...]

Dallas National Golf Club

Tom Fazio declares if Dallas National were the only course he ever designed, he would have had a great career. Dallas National is purely golf. You will not find a home, hotel, swimming pool or tennis court on any hole. The only place adjacent to the property is a secluded convent that chimes its bells [...]