Jeff's Journal

Golf Gadgets - A Winner & Some Also-Rans

by Jeff Shelley

There have been thousands of devices created over the decades to improve your golf game. At one point about 20 ye...

Slow Play More Unseemly than Long Putters

by Jeff Shelley

While the USGA and R&A grabbed headlines a few months ago by proposing a ban on anchored putters, the organizatio...

Friends Remember Robin Nelson

by Jeff Shelley

Golf course architect Robin Nelson died November 19, 2012, after a valiant battle with ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease...

Me & Al at the Ryder Cup

by Jeff Shelley

I wasn't planning on doing anything related to golf. My wife and I were going to Chicago to spend six days with h...

Late-Summer 2012 Golf Books

Reviewed by Jeff Shelley

While spring is usually the time of year when new golf books arrive on shelves, there has been a spate o...

A Letter from Lake Orion

by Tom Phillips

This letter is for the small number of my great and good friends, family and fellow golfers who didn't already k...

Revitalization of Black Butte's Two Courses Complete

by Jeff Shelley

Central Oregon is known for its four-season outdoor activities, with skiing at Mount Bachelor a big draw in winte...

Saying Yes

by Jeff Shelley

I've been active in golf for 50 years and writing about it for over half that time. One of the side benefits of s...

White Horse Enjoys New Look & Brighter Future

by Jeff Shelley

When White Horse Golf Club opened in 2007 on Washington's Kitsap Peninsula, it was heralded as one of the state's...

The Story of Anne Quast Sander - Part 3

by Jeff Shelley

I had mixed results that summer in 1955 before heading to Stanford. I played in the PNGA Women's Amateur in Victo...
Another One Bites the Dust
The Story of Anne Quast Sander - Part 2
Adios 2011; Hello '12
The Story of Anne Quast Sander - Part 1
Q&A with a Grand Strand Veteran
Building a New Track: The Finished Product - Part 3
Two New Jacobsen Hardy Treats in the Northwest
Bodenhamer Will be Missed in Northwest Golf Circles
Bandon Dunes Update
Myriad Stories
Are Golf & Farming No Longer Compatible?
The Dog Days of Golf
Golfing 'Barefoot'
Auto-Annoyance on the Golf Course
Yes Victoria, You Have Great Golf
Charting a New Course West of Seattle
What Just Happened Here?
Huntsman Springs: The Dream Materializes for its Namesake
A Legend in Northwest Golf Passes
Golf Proves Profitable for Washington State
Fired as a Course Rater
Do it for the Kids Tiger
Cybergolf's Sage Speaks His Mind
Giant Golf Books
Stick to the Politics Bill
Scotland: Where Golf is Part of the Social Fabric
Heading Off to the Old Course
Is the Ink Becoming Invisible on Newspapers?
Capitalizing on Emphasis
'Pete Dye Golf Courses' by Joel Zuckerman
Bandon Dunes' Keiser is at it Again
Color & Golf
Big Projects in the Works for Eastern Washington
New WSU Course Set to Open
Odds & Ends from the U.S. Open
More Odds & Ends from the Open
Odds & Ends from the U.S. Open - Part 3
Feats of Clay & Stern
Making the Monthly Rounds
Time Has Come Today
Christmas at the Club
Ode to a War Hero
Gary Player Deserves a Mulligan
South Sound Renaissance
Is Tiger Woods Bad for the PGA Tour?
Superintendent's Best Friend Calendars
If Bandon Can Draw Golfers from Around the World, Why Not Tacoma?
White Horse Golf Club: A Thoroughbred Chomping at the Bit
George Wright Golf Course: A Boston Gem
Building a New Track - Part 1
Golf Buds
Observations of a 'Tin Cup' Pro - Part 3: Seattle, Another Wife & Other Tales
Observations of a 'Tin Cup' Pro - Part 2: The New Orleans Connection & A New Invention
Meeting Charlie Schaubel
Golfcross: A New Way to Play the Game
These Guys Are . . .
The Little Course that Could Won't Anymore
Golf & Much More in the Magnolia State
Provincial Changes
Golf in Ireland - The Final Leg
Golf in Ireland Part 3 - Waterville & Tralee
Golf in Ireland - Portmarnock, Ballybunion & a Welcome Respite In Between
Golf In Ireland
Goin' Golfin' in Ireland
The State of the Game
Tiger As a Cub
Me & Freddie
The Ball Is the Target
Barrow Discusses First Tee Program
Good Medicine at Circling Raven
Traipsing Down the Audubon Golf Trail
March 29, 2004 - Strange Rounds (Part 1)
February 10, 2004 - Tiger is a Poa Pussycat
January 15, 2004. Guys & Girls
December 29, 2003 - Tree-Huggers & Bone Collectors
December 10, 2003 - Christmas Time in the City
November 6, 2003. Tale of the Dragon - Part 3
October 22, 2003. Tale of the Dragon - Part 2
October 22, 2003. Tale of the Dragon - Part 1
September 22, 2003. Green Committees
August 27, 2003. Salubrious
August 2003 - The 'Ponky' of the Pacific Northwest
June 23, 2003 - Whitefish, Big Sky Country
May 21, 2003 - In a Perfect World
May 8, 2003. Lamenting a Death in the 'Family'
April 25. Is There Anything There, There?
Followup to March 20:
March 20-23, 2003. Bandon Continued
March 20, 2003 - Bandon Dunes

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