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The essays and tactical analyses resonating deeply across our reading rooms and locker lounges this fortnight.
Mountain Lake Restoration Strategy Review
Mountain Lake Restoration review of Raynor-era strategy, rebuilt greens, bunker repositioning, and documented 2026 construction status.
Travis Pointe renovation: Course Design Launch
Travis Pointe renovation analysis: course work, bunkers, greens, drainage, clubhouse upgrades, and spring 2027 reopening context.
Seaside Course Tour: Restored Sea Island Views
Seaside Course tour of Sea Island’s October 2026 restoration, key hole changes, turf work and RSM Classic setup for Nov. 16-22.
East Potomac Changes: What Golfers Should Know
East Potomac changes include a Nov. 15 closure, proposed Fazio redesign, practice upgrades, access questions, and legal limits.
PGA Tour Returns to Austin’s Fazio Canyons for 2026 Championship
The PGA Tour returns to Austin’s Fazio Canyons in November with a new tournament and a course-design question worth following: how will Tom Fazio’s renovated Texas Hill Country layout hold up when the field begins playing for FedExCup points? The inaugural Austin Championship presented by Compliance Solutions is scheduled for November 12–15, 2026, at Omni…
Medinah No. 3 Strategy After Presidents Cup
Medinah No. 3 strategy review after the 2026 Presidents Cup, with routing, renovation and hole-by-hole match-play analysis.
Medinah design heritage: Clubhouse to No. 3
Medinah design heritage review of Bendelow courses, the clubhouse, Course No. 3 changes, and practical strategy lessons for players.
RSM Classic renovations shape Sea Island test
How RSM Classic renovations at Sea Island may alter scoring, approach play, and course management for the November 16-22, 2026 event.
East Potomac Renovation Faces Court Test
East Potomac Renovation faces a court pause, access questions, and design tradeoffs as public golf plans await legal review.
East Potomac Renovations: Law and History
East Potomac Renovations are paused by court order; here is the legal, historic, and player-strategy context for Hains Point golf.
Quarry Oaks Renovation: Sustainable Design
Quarry Oaks Renovation analysis of tree clearing, tees, bunkers, greens, clubhouse upgrades, and cautious sustainability claims.
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.
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