Tony Dear
Writer at Freelance
Englishman in US. @linksmagazine, @coloavidgolfer, @cascadegolfer, others. Member of Wodehouse Society. @southamptonfc @mariners
Articles
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2 days ago |
linksmagazine.com | Tony Dear
The Evergreen State is divided into several different geological, topographical, and climactic areas-the Washington State Department of Ecology says there are seven very distinct physiographic regions-but, ignoring the smaller details for a moment, it's probably safe to say it is split into two not-quite-equal halves by the Cascade Mountains of which mighty Mount Rainier, at 14,410 feet, is probably the most recognizable landmark.
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2 weeks ago |
linksmagazine.com | Tony Dear
It's a weird, almost inexplicable, feeling, alien to any genuine fan of the game. Major championships are what we relish most because we know the golf really matters but, while the U.S. Open is highly anticipated, a small part of you may be catching yourself wanting to look away or, in extreme cases, not tune in at all. Why?
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3 weeks ago |
linksmagazine.com | Tony Dear
Reading a good book at any time of year is a very profitable way to pass some time. If the volume/paperback/text/chronicle/novel you're enjoying was chosen carefully and hits all the right notes, you'll either increase your knowledge, develop a far better understanding of the world, or laugh/smile considerably more often than you typically do.
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4 weeks ago |
linksmagazine.com | Tony Dear
While they were almost commonplace in the legal, accounting, consulting, and insurance professions before the turn of the century (the architecture business had its share of examples, too), golf design firms with three principals have been a rarity. A hundred years ago, Harry Colt headed two three-partner companies in England-Colt, MacKenzie, and Alison from 1919-23; and Colt, Alison, and Morrison from 1928 until Colt's death in 1951.
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1 month ago |
linksmagazine.com | Tony Dear
Despite creating only a very few courses over here, Harry Colt was likely the most influential and innovative designer the game has knownIt's likely that at some point in the last few years you've read an article asking if Harry Colt was golf's greatest, or at least most influential, course architect. The implication being that, yes, he was.
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We celebrate majors having their own identity and that 280 at the US Open often works well. When it lives up to its billing though, a lot of people don't like it. If we all know it's coming and players have time to practice, surely it's reasonable...if tough to watch at times.
Narrow fairways, thick rough, glassy greens...and tricky slopes. One more thing to worry about at Oakmont. https://t.co/Y5aRA5ct5r https://t.co/scGAQLY5vV
Videos of players putting to the 1st green from 150 yards out, almost outnumbering shots of balls buried in the rough. Would love to know the farthest distance from which someone has putted at the 1st in competition. https://t.co/1QHKsteAMA
