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Andy Johnson
All Andy Johnson
4/06/24
ANDY JOHNSON
Is Augusta National Turning Over a New Leaf?
The widening of No. 11 and the addition of short grass are the most promising changes at the Masters venue in years
8/07/23
ANDY JOHNSON
On the Skillet: No. 7 at Bonneville Golf Course in Salt Lake City
Taking a closer look at a par-4 with OB looming the entire way
7/07/23
ANDY JOHNSON
USGA Setup Snags and Rollback Reinforcements: A Pebble Case Study
Digging in at the 11th hole to illustrate the impacts of narrowing fairways and the distance gains on the PGA Tour
4/11/23
ANDY JOHNSON
I Got Ejected at Augusta National
An account of one man’s media-lottery round the day after the Masters
3/15/23
ANDY JOHNSON
The Golf Ball Rollback: Impacts, Shortcomings, and the Backlash
The Fried Egg team analyzes the momentous proposal for a Model Local Rule rolling back the ball in the men's game
2/19/23
ANDY JOHNSON
The George Thomas Dream 18
The best of Riviera, LACC, and Bel-Air—in one round
2/15/23
ANDY JOHNSON
Designated Hitters
An attempt to outline who should qualify for PGA Tour fields in designated events
1/23/23
ANDY JOHNSON
Pros and Cons of King-Collins Golf’s Provocative 5-Courses-in-1 Pinehurst Proposal
Rob Collins shared a wild concept he proposed to Pinehurst, so let's consider a bit more how it might work
1/10/23
ANDY JOHNSON
Thoughts on Tom Doak Getting the Pinehurst No. 10 Job
He was the obvious choice
12/14/22
ANDY JOHNSON
How The Fried Egg Rates Golf Courses
“LDP,” Eggs, and other mysteries of the Club TFE course rating method, explained
10/17/22
ANDY JOHNSON
The Swedish Pancake Club, Ranked
A highly subjective ranking of players who, like Carl Pettersson, have won five PGA Tour events
9/14/22
ANDY JOHNSON
Reacting to Two Upcoming PGA Tour Changes
How alterations to the playoffs and the fall series might affect the PGA Tour's product
9/12/22
ANDY JOHNSON
Eggman in Scotland, Part 3: Walking the Old Course
Reflections on a first in-person encounter with the Old Course on a beautiful evening in St. Andrews
8/31/22
ANDY JOHNSON
Times Are Changing in Pro Golf. The Korn Ferry Tour Needs to Change, Too.
Get Chris Gotterup and Pierceson Coody on the PGA Tour right now!
8/11/22
ANDY JOHNSON
Eggman in Scotland, Part 2: Gullane No. 2
Reflections on a first encounter with Gullane hill and the less heralded but wonderful No. 2 course there
7/27/22
ANDY JOHNSON
Eggman in Scotland, Part 1: Muirfield
Reflections on lunch and an afternoon round at the home of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers
7/15/22
ANDY JOHNSON
Schoolboy Sahith Living the Dorm Life at the Open
Sahith Theegala is proving to be a quick study at St. Andrews
5/31/22
ANDY JOHNSON
Oakmont Country Club Plans for Gil Hanse Historic Renovation
One of America's top championship venues prepares for an update
5/19/22
ANDY JOHNSON
Rory Sprints, Tiger Hobbles, and the Sand Confounds on Day 1 at the PGA
Some major players and major problems that showed up in round 1 of the PGA
5/17/22
ANDY JOHNSON
Storylines to Track at the 2022 PGA Championship
Multiple generations with varying expectations clash at Southern Hills
5/15/22
ANDY JOHNSON
A PGA Primer on Southern Hills
What to expect from the Perry Maxwell-designed venue of the 2022 PGA Championship
5/04/22
ANDY JOHNSON
An Indisputable Ranking of the Top 10 Men’s Golfers of the Last Decade
Rory or Jordan? Tiger or Phil? Trying to sort the best of the last 10 years
4/28/22
ANDY JOHNSON
Hard Climbs: The LPGA Takes on Billy Bell’s Palos Verdes
An L.A. showcase for a routing on severe topography
4/12/22
ANDY JOHNSON
My (American, Public, Sub-400-Yard) Dream 18
A collection of shorties
4/08/22
ANDY JOHNSON
The Challenges of a Western Wind at the Masters
Carnage for competitors, fun for fans at Augusta National
4/07/22
ANDY JOHNSON
The Eighth Hole at Augusta National and the Problem with Labels in Golf Architecture
The second par 5 at the home of the Masters reveals the limitations of sorting golf courses into buckets
4/06/22
ANDY JOHNSON
An Overhauled Introduction to Amen Corner
Assessing the significant changes to Augusta National's 11th hole
4/04/22
ANDY JOHNSON
Storylines to Track at the 2022 Masters
Tiger Woods, Justin Thomas, first-timers, and other things to watch for at Augusta National
3/29/22
ANDY JOHNSON
The Underappreciated Craft of Golf Course Drainage
How William Watson makes drainage fun at Orinda and Belvedere
3/26/22
ANDY JOHNSON
How Stroke Play Hurts Golf Course Design
The influence of stroke play and the constraints of fairness in golf course architecture
3/12/22
ANDY JOHNSON
A Revelatory Day in the Stadium
A wild Saturday at the Players Championship showed what’s missing in today’s pro game
3/04/22
ANDY JOHNSON
How Deep Is Your Bag?
Bay Hill’s disappearing short-grass areas and the PGA Tour’s disappearing tests of skill
2/28/22
ANDY JOHNSON
Slow Down, You’re Moving Too Fast
It's time to tap the brakes on green speeds at golf courses
12/20/21
ANDY JOHNSON
Medinah Country Club Votes to Renovate Course 3
Design firm OCM will carry out an ambitious master plan at one of Chicago’s top championship golf venues
12/07/21
ANDY JOHNSON
America’s Great Remaining Golf Course Restoration Opportunities
A sweet 16 of courses we'd love to see restored to their original glory
10/13/21
ANDY JOHNSON
October Musings
The Yale restoration, the importance of well-designed forward tees, and other notes on golf course design
9/28/21
ANDY JOHNSON
Reflections on the 43rd Ryder Cup
Europe’s outlook, Bryson’s long ball, Dye’s punishments, and other takeaways from Whistling Straits
9/23/21
ANDY JOHNSON
Wednesday Notes from the 43rd Ryder Cup
Andy Johnson sums up his initial wanderings around Whistling Straits
9/22/21
ANDY JOHNSON
One Thing About Every Hole at Whistling Straits
A quick tour of the 2020 Ryder Cup venue
6/17/21
ANDY JOHNSON
Openness
The importance of U.S. Open qualifying
6/15/21
ANDY JOHNSON
Using Nature’s Hazards
A simple design change that would instantly improve Torrey Pines
5/30/21
ANDY JOHNSON
Final Notes from the 2021 PGA Championship
Our on-site correspondent sums up a week at the Ocean Course
5/25/21
ANDY JOHNSON
All the Shots
The Ocean Course’s questions, Phil Mickelson’s answers, and the declining art of shot-shaping
5/19/21
ANDY JOHNSON
One Thing About Every Hole at the Ocean Course
A concise tour of the 2021 PGA Championship venue
5/18/21
ANDY JOHNSON
Tuesday Notes from the 2021 PGA Championship
Andy Johnson takes a spin around the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island
4/11/21
ANDY JOHNSON
Playoffs? You Want to Talk Playoffs?
Antiquated policies are keeping Will Zalatoris from becoming a PGA Tour member
11/16/20
ANDY JOHNSON
2020 Masters Musings
"Monumental decisions," recovery delights, and maintenance realities
11/09/20
ANDY JOHNSON
Why Every Player in the Masters Won’t Win
We guarantee these predictions will be right around 99% correct
9/21/20
ANDY JOHNSON
Embrace the Unpredictable
Why U.S. Open setups need to evolve
9/15/20
ANDY JOHNSON
Approaching the Unpinnable
Why the greens at Winged Foot West are great
8/24/20
ANDY JOHNSON
Hit and Run vs. Home Run Derby
The appeal of women’s professional golf in the power era
6/22/20
ANDY JOHNSON
The ComMUNIty Project: National Links Trust Selected to Manage D.C.’s Courses
Non-profit will negotiate with the National Park Service to operate and improve the capital's municipal golf courses
5/11/20
ANDY JOHNSON
Routing the Ridges: Seminole Golf Club
Donald Ross's savvy, efficient design is one of his best
5/06/20
ANDY JOHNSON
Stripe Show from the Short Grass
How wide fairways allow the best ball-strikers to distinguish themselves
5/05/20
ANDY JOHNSON
Maylbag
Andy fields a batch of reader questions about golf courses, architecture, and travel
4/06/20
ANDY JOHNSON
Eggsplorations: Grand Rapids
A survey of great, accessible golf in and around Grand Rapids, Michigan
4/01/20
ANDY JOHNSON
Golf Broadcasts in the COVID-19 Era
How the coronavirus pandemic could lead the PGA Tour to rethink its televised product
3/19/20
ANDY JOHNSON
The Bear Apparent
A profile of Hal Sutton
2/22/20
ANDY JOHNSON
The Public Restoration Project: A Preview
Introducing the next phase of Logo Madness
1/02/20
ANDY JOHNSON
My Favorite 2019 Photos and the Stories Behind Them
A year in images and memories
12/13/19
ANDY JOHNSON
Dear Eccentric Billionaire Golf Fans…
A plea for an annual display of the best kind of golf
11/03/19
ANDY JOHNSON
Yale: The Great What-If
The grand design of Yale Golf Course
10/07/19
ANDY JOHNSON
Just the Yolk: “Woke Golf”
The positives and negatives of "woke golf culture"
10/04/19
ANDY JOHNSON
Just the Yolk: What Makes a Great Green?
Evaluating greens and enjoying the 3rd hole at Eagle Springs
9/23/19
ANDY JOHNSON
A Maxwellian Short 4: The 17th at Southern Hills
An in-depth analysis of the 17th hole at Southern Hills Country Club
9/16/19
ANDY JOHNSON
The Sultans of the Steam Shovel: Langford & Moreau
A profile of the architectural team of William Langford and Theodore Moreau
8/19/19
ANDY JOHNSON
Into the Wild: Greywalls
Escaping to the Upper Peninsula and the Greywalls Course at Marquette Golf Club
8/18/19
ANDY JOHNSON
Combating Bomb and Gouge: A New Proposal
In a world where rollback is unlikely, how could we reintroduce variety and strategy to the pro game?
7/22/19
ANDY JOHNSON
Where There’s Smoke…
The need for proper equipment testing in competitive golf
7/19/19
ANDY JOHNSON
Five Thoughts from Friday at the Open
Westy's chances, Lowry's scrambling, Spieth's slapdashery, and other thoughts on the second round of the 2019 Open Championship
7/18/19
ANDY JOHNSON
Six Thoughts from Thursday at the Open
Home games, lag putting, grimaces, and other musings on the first round of the 2019 Open Championship
7/16/19
ANDY JOHNSON
Major Mailbag: 2019 Open Championship
Andy answers your queries about Royal Portrush, links golf, the schedule, and whether his alarm will be waking you up
6/23/19
ANDY JOHNSON
June Jottings: How Gary Woodland Wins
On Woodland’s stats, Koepka’s presence, Pebble’s setup, and other topical matters
6/10/19
ANDY JOHNSON
Major Mailbag: 2019 U.S. Open
Andy answers your questions about Pebble Beach, the USGA, Rory Sabbatini, and other important topics
5/24/19
ANDY JOHNSON
May Musings: The Real Effect of Bethpage Black’s Setup
On narrow fairways, Brooks Koepka, an underrated Long Island gem, and other topics
1/22/19
ANDY JOHNSON
January Mailbag – Part 2
What player island I am buying next to what will be the drama in the 2019 U.S. Open, here's part two of our January Mailbag
1/21/19
ANDY JOHNSON
January Mailbag – Part 1
Answers to your most pressing questions from architecture to worse for the wear.
2/06/18
ANDY JOHNSON
Mailbag: Hickory Clubs, NorCal Golf, Equipment, and More
I dive into questions about hickory clubs, golf in Northern California, equipment and much more
12/29/17
ANDY JOHNSON
Jumping off the cliff
Reflections on the year and why I started The Fried Egg
6/03/17
ANDY JOHNSON
The Woke Yolk: NCAA Championship thoughts
Andy's thoughts and observations from his week at the NCAAs
5/15/17
ANDY JOHNSON
Closing Thoughts on the 2017 Players Championship
Andy deep dives into some thoughts and observations he had walking inside the ropes at the Players Championship
3/26/17
ANDY JOHNSON
Austin CC’s Recipe for Great Match Play
Why Pete Dye's Austin Country Club consistently produces drama in match play
12/08/16
ANDY JOHNSON
the fried egg: how we got cookin’
The story of the founding of the fried egg.
10/16/16
ANDY JOHNSON
Loopin’ for Tiger
What It Was Like Caddying For Tiger