Martin Kaufmann

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Recovering journalist, long-time travel editor, plotting my next adventure.

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For South Korea-based CJ, the PGA Tour is perfect way to introduce America to ‘K-Culture’

2 weeks ago | golfweek.usatoday.com | Martin Kaufmann

There is no shortage of great theater on the PGA Tour from week to week. Whether it’s the 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale, the 17th at TPC Sawgrass, The Bear Trap at PGA National, or The Snake Pit at Innisbrook, the first half of the PGA Tour season is filled with must-watch moments. You can add the par-3 17th hole at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson May 1-4 at TPC Craig Ranch to that list.
Palin Case Reinforces Media’s Inalienable Right To Lie

3 weeks ago | issuesinsights.com | Martin Kaufmann

Editor’s note: This has been excerpted with permission from the author. To read the entire article, click here. In March Chief Justice John Roberts got way out over his skis when he lectured President Donald Trump against calling for the impeachment of federal judges. Roberts sounded tone-deaf given the problems in his own house. Roberts effectively is the CEO of the American judicial branch.
Austin’s amenity-rich Travis Club to soft open Beau Welling course by late 2025

2 months ago | msn.com | Martin Kaufmann

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Austin’s amenity-rich Travis Club to soft open Beau Welling course by late 2025

2 months ago | sports.yahoo.com | Martin Kaufmann

Golf course architect Beau Welling had just walked off the 15th hole at Travis Club, about 15 miles west of Austin, Texas, when he was asked what drew him to the site for his latest project. The 15th, “a big-boy par 5,” as Welling calls it, stretches more than 600 yards, but plays nearly 150 feet downhill.
The secret is out: Wisconsin’s SentryWorld has become a national destination

Nov 15, 2024 | golfweek.usatoday.com | Martin Kaufmann

Long before adventurous golf travelers had ever heard of Wisconsin destinations such as Whistling Straits, Sand Valley and Erin Hills, there was SentryWorld. The 1982 Robert Trent Jones Jr. design became an immediate must-play, drawing golfers to the quaint rural town of Stevens Point. “It was one of those places you went in Wisconsin if you wanted to treat yourself,” said Scott LaPlant, a Green Bay native and member of Golfweek’s course-ratings panel.
Trump's Media Haters Still Don't Get It

Oct 25, 2024 | lucianne.com | Martin Kaufmann

Original ArticlePosted By: RockyTCB, 10/25/2024 9:02:25 AMThis is an actual headline that appeared in a "journalism" newsletter 13 days before the election: "How much coverage of Donald Trump is too much?" The column is from Tom Jones, senior media writer at the Poynter Institute and, you'll not be surprised to learn, a man consumed by Trump Derangement Syndrome.
Trump’s Media Haters Still Don’t Get It

Oct 24, 2024 | issuesinsights.com | Martin Kaufmann

Editor’s note: This has been excerpted with permission from the author. To read the entire article, click here. This is an actual headline that appeared in a “journalism” newsletter 13 days before the election: “How much coverage of Donald Trump is too much?”The column is from Tom Jones, senior media writer at the Poynter Institute and, you’ll not be surprised to learn, a man consumed by Trump Derangement Syndrome.
If you want to be on location at the 2025 Ryder Cup, it starts by talking to On Location

Sep 19, 2024 | golfweek.usatoday.com | Martin Kaufmann

No tournament in golf evokes the passion of the Ryder Cup. Consider that at the 2023 edition in Italy, Rory McIlroy, perhaps the game’s most likable player, almost came to blows with his opponent’s caddie. All of the elements are in place for an epic 2025 Ryder Cup. First, there’s the venue, Bethpage State Park’s Black Course, a perennial top-10 entry on Golfweek’s list of Best Courses You Can Play in America. It’s hosted three memorable major championships since 2002.
What John McWhorter Really Said About Assassinating Trump

Aug 2, 2024 | issuesinsights.com | Martin Kaufmann

Editor’s note: This has been excerpted with permission from the author. To read the entire article, click here. John McWhorter apparently is unfamiliar with Will Rodgers’ advice, “If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.” When we last heard from McWhorter a month ago, the New York Times columnist and Columbia linguistics professor was talking openly about his fantasy that someone would assassinate former President Donald Trump.
What John McWhorter really said about assassinating Trump

Aug 2, 2024 | mkaufmann.substack.com | Martin Kaufmann

John McWhorter apparently is unfamiliar with Will Rodgers’ advice, “If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.”When we last heard from McWhorter a month ago, the New York Times columnist and Columbia linguistics professor was talking openly about his fantasy that someone would assassinate former President Donald Trump. He made those comments on “The Glenn Show” with Brown University economics professor Glenn Loury.