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Club TFE Blog
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3/27/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Tour Guide: Memorial Park Changes
Changes to the 17th hole at Memorial Park might make for plenty of backboarding
3/26/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
March Virtual Hangout
Meg, Brendan, and Will discuss ANWA and Masters and answer some member questions
3/25/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Design Notebook: The Surprising Parallels Between Golf Courses and Skateboarding Spots
Plus: An evocative Talking Stick aerial and some cool Portstewart photos
3/22/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Call for March Virtual Hangout Questions
Your comment section for the forth weekend in March
3/20/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Tour Guide: Teeth of the Snake
A look at the ins and outs of Innisbrook, and a flashback to when -18 was cause for alarm
3/19/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
2024 Club TFE March Madness Bracket Challenge
Join for free before tip off on Thursday!
3/18/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Design Notebook: A Walk Around Bandon Shorty’s
Plus: Two George Thomas classics look to turn back the clock
3/15/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: The One Where We Talk About the Rules
Your comment section for the third weekend of March
3/13/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Tour Guide: Entering Golf’s Stadium
Breaking down what makes TPC Sawgrass such a great Tour test
3/11/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Design Notebook: A Land of Sandstone and Lava
Plus: Brandon Johnson, longtime Arnold Palmer associate, founds his own firm
3/09/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Northern Ireland
Your comment section for the second weekend of March
3/06/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Tour Guide: Under One Umbrella
What it takes to win at Bay Hill and a 1994 moment that would break Twitter today
3/04/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Design Notebook: Fire Threatens a New DMK Course in Nebraska
Plus: Who will be the next Raynor?
3/01/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: It’s Time to Talk About Anthony Kim
Your comment section for the first weekend of March
2/28/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Tour Guide: Wet and Wild in West Palm
The high variance of PGA National and a look back at a Jack Nicklaus charge
2/24/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
February Club TFE Virtual Hangout
Andy, Garrett, Will, and Jay debate whether they are better putters than Scottie Scheffler
2/23/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Extreme Land for Golf
Your comment section for the final weekend of February
2/21/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Tour Guide: The Pirate Goes to Mexico
A quick look at the Mexico Open venue, breaking down how Spieth and Greller work, and a fun fact about Frank Nobilo.
2/20/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
2024 Club TFE Member-Guest Details
Details surrounding the 2024 Club TFE Member-Guest on Long Island
2/19/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Design Notebook: The Evolution of the Pros’ Strategy at Riviera
Plus: A Woking template in Scottsdale
2/17/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Caddie Protocol
Your comment section for the third weekend of February
2/15/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Tour Guide: On the Ground at Riviera
Tour Guide explores Riviera's good first impressions and the folly of the Wednesday pro-am.
2/08/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Stadium Finish
Your comment section for the second weekend of February
2/07/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Tour Guide: Drunk in Phoenix
Tour Guide looks at the actual golf going on in Phoenix, and remembers an underrated stud who dominated there
2/07/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Updates on Fried Egg Golf and Club TFE Events
News on the remainder of Fried Egg Golf and Club TFE events, including the 2024 Club TFE Member Guest
2/05/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Design Notebook: Dave Zinkand Tries Reversible Golf
Plus: The courage to say no to PrecisionAire
2/02/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: So You’re Given $3 Billion…
Your comment section for the first weekend of February
1/31/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
January Club TFE Virtual Hangout
January's Virtual Hangout talked Club TFE events, the SSG investment with PGA Tour Enterprises, and much more
1/31/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Tour Guide: The Tiny Pebble Test and ‘Crosby Weather’ Horrors
Let's review strategy for Pebble's tiny targets and the only time the Pro-Am was outright canceled
1/29/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Design Notebook: Royal Liverpool’s “Little Eye” Reenters Dr. Ebert’s Operating Room
Plus: Did Cabot Citrus Farms open for preview play too early?
1/26/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Is a Global Tour Possible?
Your comment section for the final weekend of January
1/24/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Tour Guide: What, If Anything, Is Interesting About Torrey Pines?
A new Club TFE feature starts with what Torrey actually tests and that time Phil was called a cheater at the Farmers
1/22/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Design Notebook: An Upcoming Seminole Project
Plus: An Urbina plan for Olympic and a soundtracked golf course
1/19/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: The Future of Pro-Ams
Your comment section for the third weekend of January
1/16/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Design Notebook: New Course Openings in 2024
Plus: Golf Digest redefines the words “public” and “new”
1/12/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Favorite Redans
Your comment section for the second weekend in January
1/10/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Don’t Forget – Sony Open Fantasy Picks
A one-time reminder to get your picks in for our Club TFE fantasy leagues
1/08/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Design Notebook: Tournament Venues to Watch in 2024
Plus: tidbits on Coore & Crenshaw, Doak, and OCM
1/05/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Looking Ahead to 2024
Your comment section for the first week of January
1/03/24
CLUB TFE BLOG
Design Notebook: Industry Stories to Watch in 2024
Plus: five courses Andy wants to play this year
12/29/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Favorite Rounds of 2023
Your comment section for the final weekend of 2023
12/22/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Golf Gifts
Your comment section for the third weekend of December
12/20/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Time for Some Club TFE Fantasy Golf
Join for free to see which Club TFE members can take down the Fried Egg Golf team
12/18/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Design Notebook: A Short Course Renaissance?
Plus: our favorite golf course photos that we took this year
12/15/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: How Cold Is Too Cold?
Your Club TFE comment section for the third weekend of December
12/12/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
December Club TFE Virtual Hangout
Your December 2023 Club TFE Virtual Hangout
12/11/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Design Notebook: The Redan Bunker Is Back
Plus: Is Coul Links actually going to happen?
12/08/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Why Does Professional Golf Matter?
Your Club TFE comment section for the second weekend of December
12/06/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Second Wave of Fried Egg Golf Events
An overview of the second wave of 2024 Fried Egg Golf Events
12/05/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
December Virtual Hangout – Call for Questions
Submit a question for the team and then join us at 6:00 p.m. ET on December 12
12/04/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Design Notebook: Will a 5% Rollback Change Golf Architecture?
Plus: the importance of lifelong creative conviction
12/01/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: The Playability Conundrum
Your comment section for the first weekend of December
11/20/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Design Notebook: The Great Aiken Debate
Plus: another downside of pricey golf course renovations
11/17/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Thanksgiving Dinner
Your comment section for the third weekend of November
11/15/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
November Club TFE Virtual Hangout
Andy, Garrett, Meg, and Will in our November Club TFE Virtual Hangout
11/13/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Design Notebook: In Praise of Teeing It Wherever You Like
Plus: a public Walter Travis revival and a Town & Country project
11/10/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Yolk with Doak Returns
Your comment section for the second weekend of November
11/08/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Call for November Virtual Hangout Questions
Submit a question for the team and then join us at 3:00 p.m. ET on November 15
11/07/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
A Club TFE Day Out at Meadow Club
The first of many annual Club TFE Member-Guest events had us feeling grateful at the end of the Club's first year
11/06/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Design Notebook: Why We Like Long-Term Restorations
Plus: Broomsedge finds capital and Paxon Hollow makes space for a practice facility
11/03/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Contrarian Beliefs
Your comment section for the first weekend of November
11/01/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
What to Watch For at the World Wide Technology Championship
Tiger Woods’s approach to golf course design
10/30/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Design Notebook: A Tour of Gamble Sands No. 2
A trip to Washington’s high desert with David McLay Kidd
10/27/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Much Ado About Rankings
Your Club TFE comment section for the last weekend of October
10/24/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
2024 Club TFE and Fried Egg Events Registration Details
Dates, times, and details on how to register for 2024 Club TFE and Fried Egg Events
10/23/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Design Notebook: Three New Tom Doak Courses
Plus: King-Collins and MacKenzie outside of Aiken and the notion of a six-hole course
10/20/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Short Par 4s and Long Par 3s
Your Club TFE comment section for the third weekend of October
10/17/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
October Club TFE Virtual Hangout
Andy, Brendan, Will, and Cameron discuss why you should never use metal clothing hangers. And other things.
10/16/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Design Notebook: The Mini-Muni Model
Plus: The latest on municipal-golf renovations in Nashville, Portland, and Chaska
10/13/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Let’s Talk World-Ranking Points
Your comment section for the second weekend in October
10/10/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
A Sneak Peek at the 2024 Fried Egg Golf Event Schedule
An early, far-from-final, look at the 2024 events calendar for Club TFE eyes only
10/06/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: October Hangout Questions?
Your Club TFE comment section for the first weekend of October
10/04/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
What to Watch For at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
LIV boys return
10/02/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Design Notebook: Looking Ahead to Future Ryder Cups
Plus: Some research on the current golf-development surge
9/29/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Favorite Match-Play Holes
Your Club TFE comment section for the final weekend of September
9/28/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
September Club TFE Virtual Hangout
Andy, Garrett, Meg, and Will talk Spanish Bay, the idea of guilty pleasure golf, and more
9/27/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
What to Watch For at the Ryder Cup
Course management at Marco Simone
9/25/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Design Notebook: How Do We Evaluate a Ryder Cup Venue?
Plus: What is Tom Mackenzie going to do to Royal Birkdale?
9/22/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Most Beautiful Landscape You’ve Played Golf In?
Your Club TFE comment section for the fourth weekend of September
9/20/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
What to Watch For at the Solheim Cup
Charley Effing Hull
9/18/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Design Notebook: Is the Pebble Beach Company Changing Course?
Plus: a Q&A with Dunlop White of Old Town Club
9/17/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
2023 Club TFE Maiden Member-Guest
Details for our inaugural Club TFE Member-Guest event happening on October 30
9/15/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: One Golf Architect for the Rest of Your Life
Your Club TFE comment section for the third weekend of September
9/13/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
What to Watch For at the Fortinet Championship
Brendon Todd and why players should want to be in Napa this week
9/12/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
September Club TFE Virtual Hangout – Call for Questions
Our September hangout will be held on Wednesday, September 20. What questions do you have for the team?
9/11/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Design Notebook: Thad Layton Steps Out of the King’s Shadow
Plus: the latest Florida boom and the virtues of simple strategic design
9/08/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Better Ryder Cup Venues?
Your Club TFE comment section for the second weekend of September
9/06/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Eventful Days: 2023 Gold Jacket at Brookside CC
Lasting impressions from Canton, Ohio
9/04/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Design Notebook: A Place for Nostalgic Golf
Plus: Shoreacres vs. Chicago Golf and an alternate perspective on the green-speed issue
9/01/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Fallaway Greens
Your Club TFE comment section for the first weekend of September
8/30/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
What to Watch For at the Walker Cup
A stacked U.S. team at the Old Course
8/28/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Design Notebook: For Whom Should We Renovate?
Plus: Hanse's work at Country, more lengthening at Inverness, and more width at Soule Park
8/25/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Establishing a Design Style 101
Your Club TFE comment section for the final weekend of August
8/23/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
What to Watch For at the Tour Championship
The faults of the Ryder Cup points system
8/23/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
August Club TFE Virtual Hangout
Brendan, Garrett, Will, and Matt gather for this month's virtual hangout
8/22/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Eventful Days: 2023 Junction at Commonground
Lasting impressions from our first event in the state of Colorado
8/21/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Design Notebook: Restoring Pete Dye
Plus: Hazeltine's opportunity, Ron Kirby's passing, and Waverley's week in the spotlight
8/18/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: August Hangout Questions?
Your Club TFE comment section for the third weekend of August
8/16/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
What to Watch for at the BMW Championship
The mismatch between driving distance and fairway width at Olympia Fields
8/14/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Design Notebook: Should the Open Add an Inland Course?
Plus: Doak at Cabot Highlands, Love at Hazeltine, and three muni projects
8/11/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Bunched or Spread Out?
Your Club TFE comment section for the second weekend of August
8/08/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
When to Regulate the Tools of the Trade
Two wins on two different tours this week push the equipment vs. skill debate front and center
8/08/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
What to Watch For at the FedEx St. Jude Championship
Hideki Matsuyama’s struggle to stay in the playoff picture
8/04/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Bringing Non-Golfers to Golf Courses
Your Club TFE comment section for the first weekend of August
8/02/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
What to Watch For at the Wyndham Championship
Sedgefield Country Club’s unique test off the tee
8/01/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Photo Tour: The Glen Golf Park
A renovated municipal nine in Madtown
7/31/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
July Club TFE Virtual Hangout
Andy, Brendan, Meg and Will answer your questions
7/28/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Is JT Going to Rome?
Your Club TFE comment section for the final weekend of July
7/26/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
What to Watch For at the 3M Open
Justin Thomas on the edge
7/23/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Ensuring a Notable Champion
The role that venues play in determining major champions
7/22/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
2023 Club TFE Open Championship Pool Results
Congrats to our winners!
7/21/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: 2023 Open Championship
Your Club TFE comment section for Open weekend
7/19/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
What to Watch For at the Open Championship
Rory McIlroy's course management
7/18/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Six Great Writers on Royal Liverpool
They said it best
7/17/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
The Shame of Royal Liverpool’s Lost ‘Dowie Hole’
Royal Liverpool didn't need a brand new par 3 to create drama at the Open, it just needed to look to its past
7/14/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Links Season
Your Club TFE comment section for the second weekend of July
7/12/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
What to Watch For at the Scottish Open
Wind, short rough, and Jordan Spieth
7/11/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Eventful Days: 2023 Scraper at Prairie Dunes
The gunch punches back
7/07/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Pebble Beach Journeys
Your Club TFE comment section for the first weekend of July
7/06/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
A Rough Choice
Fairway narrowing at Pebble Beach for the U.S. Women's Open limits the potential on two of its greatest holes
7/05/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
My Four Favorite Photos of Early Pebble Beach
7/03/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
An Elite Burden
An attempt to psychoanalyze Collin Morikawa
6/30/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Freeform Golf
Your Club TFE comment section for the final weekend of June
6/28/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
June Club TFE Virtual Hangout
Garrett, Brendan, and Meg answer your burning questions
6/27/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
June Club TFE Virtual Hangout – Questions?
Put 'em in the comment section below
6/26/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Eventful Days: 2023 Blockbuster & Dog Bowl
Notes from the 2023 Blockbuster and Dog Bowl
6/23/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: A Riviera U.S. Open?
Your Club TFE comment section for the fourth weekend of June
6/21/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Revisionist History
Rory McIlroy made some mistakes at LACC, but his game plan wasn't one of them
6/20/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Embrace Debate
Sifting through the anger and condemnation of a course over one last tee shot
6/19/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Not Wyndham Rewarding Enough
Sorting through the outcome on a leaderboard of potential at LACC
6/18/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
2023 Club TFE U.S. Open Pool
Enter for free for your chance to win TFE pro shop credit!
6/17/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
My Favorite Pin Position on No. 15 at LACC North
How a smart hole location can create both opportunity and challenge
6/16/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: U.S. Open Scoring
Your Club TFE comment section for U.S. Open weekend
6/13/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
On the Skillet: No. 2 at Bel-Air
One way to make a carry hazard fun
6/09/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Looking Forward to the U.S. Open?
Your Club TFE comment section for the second weekend of June
6/08/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Why I Underestimated Scottie Scheffler
The world's No. 1 golfer, the world's best basketball player, and the perils of the "eye test"
6/07/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Let’s Talk Mergers
Big things are happening in the golf world. How do you feel?
6/05/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
The Interstate 80 Hole
Pondering and conjuring on a cross-country road trip
6/02/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Can’t-Miss Prospects
Your Club TFE comment section for the first weekend of June
6/01/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Crime & Punishment: How Muirfield Village Illustrates an Oak Hill Flaw
Muirfield Village may not be your cup of tea, but it excels in some areas that make it stand out on the PGA Tour
5/30/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
The Vault: A Teenaged Inbee Park Dominates at Interlachen
Featuring cameos from an in-form Johnny Miller and a cursing Cristie Kerr
5/29/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Pursuit and Payoff
The admirable chase and grind exhibited on two lower tours from a busy weekend of pro golf
5/26/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Future PGA Tour Course Restorations/Renovations?
Your Club TFE comment section for Memorial Day Weekend
5/24/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Club TFE Hangout (May 2023)
The gang goes deep on Michael Block, Oak Hill, L.A. North, and various unsubstantiated rumors
5/23/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Our May Virtual Hangout Is Tomorrow – Questions?
Let us know what you'd like to hear discussed
5/22/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Stone Dead
Brooks Koepka's ability to avoid stress on the greens
5/21/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
2023 Club TFE PGA Championship Pool – Results
See how your picks are doing!
5/19/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: 2023 PGA Championship
Your comment section for PGA weekend
5/18/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Legend and Leader: Donald Ross in (Some of the) B1G Country
One of the stronger concentrations of Donald Ross designed courses resides in the sometimes overlooked Midwest
5/17/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Architects Roundtable: Donald Ross
With the PGA headed to one of Donald Ross's most famous designs, we convened a roundtable of architects to talk about the legend
5/16/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Eventful Days: 2023 Steamshovel
Notes from the 2023 Steamshovel at Lawsonia Links
5/12/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Future PGA Championship Host Sites
Let's ponder some PGA venues for the newish May date
5/09/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
The Empty Space Where the Big Golfer Used to Be
Thoughts on Bryson DeChambeau’s absence from mainstream pro golf
5/09/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Embracing the Anti-Grind
Some golfers are constant tinkerers; I've discovered that I'm not
5/08/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Notes on the U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open Media Days
Visits to L.A. North and Pebble Beach
5/05/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weeknd Chat: What’s the Right Amount of Team Golf?
Your Club TFE comment section for the first weekend of May
5/03/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Remember to Be a Fan
Sometimes you need to take a beat
5/01/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Golf Courses as Products of Culture
A different way of understanding golf courses and how we feel about them
4/28/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Favorite Tiger Moments?
Your Club TFE comment section for the fourth weekend of April
4/27/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
The Vault: Tiger Woods Claims a Piece of Tom Lehman’s Soul
A moment from the 1997 Mercedes Championship
4/25/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
The Pleasure of Awaiting a Golf Trip
If you know, you know
4/24/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Lessons I Learned from Caddying
4/21/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: The Rodeo Dunes Announcement
Your Club TFE comment section for the third weekend of April
4/18/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
On the Skillet: No. 17 at Delaware Springs
A simple, excellent short par 4
4/18/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Club TFE Hangout (April 2023)
We chop it up about Rodeo Dunes, the Park, ANGC, Rory, and other topics
4/17/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Tomorrow: Our April Club TFE Hangout
What questions do you have for the TFE team this month?
4/13/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
(Early) Weekend Chat: What Makes a Great Set of Par 3s?
Your Club TFE comment section for the second weekend of April
4/12/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
The Other Winner of the 2023 Masters
Can the DP World Tour seize momentum following Rahm's green jacket?
4/11/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
One Thing About Every Hole at Augusta National
Emptying my first-timer's notebook
4/10/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Short-Game Mastery and Augusta National
A different kind of shot was required at the 2023 Masters
4/09/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
2023 Club TFE Masters Pool
Your home for Club TFE Masters pool discussion and leaderboard
4/07/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Best Shots to Watch at the Masters?
Your Club TFE comment section for the first weekend of April
4/05/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Architects Roundtable: 2023 Masters
Three golf course architects offer their perspectives on Augusta National
4/04/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Andy’s Masters Mailbag
Answers to all your burning Masters questions
4/03/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Tempest in a Tee Box
Thoughts and speculations on the extravagant agronomy behind Augusta National’s new 13th tee
3/31/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Masters Mailbag
Your Club TFE comment section for the ANWA weekend
3/30/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
TPC San Antonio Is Good, Actually
Why the venue of the Valero Texas Open is an excellent test of PGA Tour golf
3/30/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Club TFE Hangout (March 2023)
Chit-chat about ANWA, ANGC's big plan, the new 13th tee, and more
3/28/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Insights from an ANWA Caddie
Joe Zwickl discusses being on Anna Morgan’s bag at Augusta National
3/27/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Rollback and Separate
Thoughts on Rory McIlroy, elite driving, and rollback
3/24/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: March Virtual Hangout
Your Club TFE comment section for the final weekend of March
3/23/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
In Praise of the Fairway Bunker
The opener in Austin exhibits the strategy and cost a fairway bunker can impose on a player at the WGC Match Play
3/21/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
The Big Problem with the LPGA Tour Schedule
The start of the LPGA Tour's season lacks momentum and needs an overhaul
3/20/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
What Difference Does 35 Yards Make?
Scottie Scheffler gives an early report on the lengthened 13th hole at Augusta National
3/17/23
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Weekend Chat: Alternative Rollback Ideas?
Your Club TFE comment section for the third weekend of March
3/14/23
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Humility As Strategy
How Scottie Scheffler’s mindset informs his smart tactical approach
3/14/23
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Let’s Talk About Rollback
A Model Local Rule has been proposed. Thoughts?
3/13/23
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Club TFE Hangout (Players 2023)
This one actually got recorded (barely)
3/13/23
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The Club TFE 2023 March Madness Pool
More brackets please
3/10/23
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Weekend Chat: Favorite 17th Hole?
Your Club TFE comment section for the second weekend of March
3/09/23
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Tomorrow: Our Players Championship Club TFE Hangout
We're going to try this again
3/09/23
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What’s Next for the DP World Tour?
On the PGA Tour’s big week, the future of the strategic alliance remains uncertain
3/07/23
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When the Stadium Course Was Really a Stadium
Let's remember some earthworks
3/06/23
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Solver Golf
The trouble with Bay Hill
3/03/23
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Weekend Chat: Are 36-Hole Cuts Important?
Your Club TFE comment section for the first weekend of March
3/02/23
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You’re Still Away
Asymmetrical risk and what makes a great short par 4
2/28/23
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Photo Tour: Anstruther
A walk around nine-hole Anstruther Golf Club in Fife, Scotland
2/27/23
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The Worst Golf Holes You’ve Ever Played
So bad it's.... still bad
2/24/23
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Weekend Chat: Favorite Short Par 4s?
Your Club TFE comment section for the fourth weekend in February 2023
2/23/23
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Is Our Honda Totaled?
A crowded, elevated, and designated schedule has taken the Honda from its peak to a total wreck in a decade
2/21/23
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Save the Date: February Club TFE Hangout
A short month calls for a long hangout, so let us know what you want to discuss on Thursday
2/17/23
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Weekend Chat: Full Swing Takeaways?
Your Club TFE comment section for the third weekend in February
2/17/23
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Three Examples of George Thomas’s Innovative Spirit
How the designer of Riviera, LACC, and Bel-Air pushed the art forward
2/16/23
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The Merger Dilemma
The growing presence of Saudi money in women's golf has complicated the potential LPGA-LET alliance
2/14/23
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A Different Way to Look at the Scorecard
The usefulness of thinking about holes in groups
2/13/23
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Don’t Fear the Weeds
A Tom Kim-Joe Skovron segment showed why golf telecasts should get geeky
2/10/23
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Weekend Chat: How Extreme Is Too Extreme?
Your Club TFE comment section for the second weekend of February
2/09/23
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Friday at the WMPO with a Bunch of English Dudes
Everyone who visits TPC Scottsdale has a story
2/06/23
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Does Pat Reed Need to Sue Greg Norman?
The Reed lawsuits may be laughable, but that doesn't mean they've been ineffective
2/06/23
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RIP Swilcan Patio, 2023-2023
A tale of tweets
2/03/23
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Weekend Chat: Let’s Redesign the Fifth Hole at Pebble Beach
Your Club TFE comment section for the first weekend of February
2/02/23
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Design Disasters: The New Fifth Hole at Pebble Beach
Just because it's on the coast doesn't mean it's good
1/31/23
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Variety, the Spice of February
The shortest month of the year is the best one on the PGA Tour
1/30/23
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A Data Boy Goes to Torrey Pines
Some fresh takes from Joseph LaMagna on how the South Course functions as a PGA Tour venue
1/27/23
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Weekend Chat: San Francisco vs. Philadelphia, Cincinnati vs. Kansas City
Your Club TFE comment section for the fourth weekend of January
1/26/23
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Some Exciting New Golf Course Projects (Part 3)
There's a lot of stuff happening
1/25/23
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Club TFE Hangout (January 2023)
In case you missed it
1/24/23
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Our January Club TFE Hangout and Q&A Is Tomorrow!
Date, time, topics, and a request for questions for our first interactive hangout
1/23/23
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The Short-Lived Dream of the Sam Snead Country Club
Something you might not have known about Robert Trent Jones's career
1/23/23
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Discussing King-Collins’s Bold Proposal for ‘The Spoils at Pinehurst’
The audacious attempt at a five-in-one course footprint generated discussion over the weekend
1/20/23
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Weekend Chat: How to Piss Off a Pro Golfer
Your Club TFE comment section for the third weekend of January
1/18/23
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Tyrrell Hatton’s Confidential Guide to Some F%@king Golf Courses
Last year was a fruitful one for Tyrrell Hatton course critiques, and here's hoping for more in 2023
1/17/23
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A New Day?
Jason Day is going to have a big year (maybe)
1/16/23
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*Updated* What to Know About Our 2023 Events
Your Club TFE membership entitles you to certain benefits…
1/16/23
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Too Many Tees
An under-recognized consequence of the distance boom
1/13/23
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Weekend Chat: Full Swing?
Your Club TFE comment section for the second weekend of January
1/12/23
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Some Exciting New Golf Course Projects (Part 2)
Some additional course projects and openings that we're looking forward to seeing in 2023
1/10/23
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Peanut Butter and Jelly, Ham and Cheese, Jimmy Walker and the Hawaiian Swing
Let's remember a guy
1/10/23
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Rock Creek Park Gets a Plan
The National Links Trust releases a proposal for a Gil Hanse-led renovation of the Golden Age D.C. municipal course
1/09/23
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What Differentiates a Good Golf Course from an Average One?
The basic things that make a local public course enjoyable (for me, at least)
1/06/23
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Weekend Chat: Welcome!
Your Club TFE comment section for the first weekend of January
1/05/23
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In Praise of Winter Golf Course Walks
The uses of a snowed-in golf course
1/04/23
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Who’s Afraid of a Center-Line Bunker?
The bunker in the fifth fairway at the Plantation Course is three years old. How's it doing?
1/04/23
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Let’s Get Mad and Sort PGA Tour Golf Courses
Tier time, embrace debate
1/04/23
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Doak to Build Pinehurst No. 10
Tom Doak's new course in Aberdeen, North Carolina, is set to open in 2024
1/03/23
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Some Exciting New Golf Course Projects (Part 1)
A few golf course projects and openings that we're looking forward to seeing in 2023
1/02/23
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Welcome to the Club TFE Blog
Hello! Let's get blogging and commenting
12/30/22
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2023 Predictions from The Fried Egg’s Staff
We might be wrong, but at least we're confident