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Club TFE Blog
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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
Club TFE Hangout (April 2023)
We chop it up about Rodeo Dunes, the Park, ANGC, Rory, and other topics
4/18/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
On the Skillet: No. 17 at Delaware Springs
A simple, excellent short par 4
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
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Alternative Rollback Ideas?
Your Club TFE comment section for the third weekend of March
3/14/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Let’s Talk About Rollback
A Model Local Rule has been proposed. Thoughts?
3/14/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Humility As Strategy
How Scottie Scheffler’s mindset informs his smart tactical approach
3/13/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Club TFE Hangout (Players 2023)
This one actually got recorded (barely)
3/13/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
The Club TFE 2023 March Madness Pool
More brackets please
3/10/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Favorite 17th Hole?
Your Club TFE comment section for the second weekend of March
3/09/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Tomorrow: Our Players Championship Club TFE Hangout
We're going to try this again
3/09/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
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
CLUB TFE BLOG
When the Stadium Course Was Really a Stadium
Let's remember some earthworks
3/06/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Solver Golf
The trouble with Bay Hill
3/03/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Are 36-Hole Cuts Important?
Your Club TFE comment section for the first weekend of March
3/02/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
You’re Still Away
Asymmetrical risk and what makes a great short par 4
2/28/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Photo Tour: Anstruther
A walk around nine-hole Anstruther Golf Club in Fife, Scotland
2/27/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
The Worst Golf Holes You’ve Ever Played
So bad it's.... still bad
2/24/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Favorite Short Par 4s?
Your Club TFE comment section for the fourth weekend in February 2023
2/23/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
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
CLUB TFE BLOG
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
2/20/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Riviera’s Weaknesses
What good is a great golf course if we can't nitpick it to death?
2/17/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Full Swing Takeaways?
Your Club TFE comment section for the third weekend in February
2/17/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Three Examples of George Thomas’s Innovative Spirit
How the designer of Riviera, LACC, and Bel-Air pushed the art forward
2/16/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
The Merger Dilemma
The growing presence of Saudi money in women's golf has complicated the potential LPGA-LET alliance
2/14/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
A Different Way to Look at the Scorecard
The usefulness of thinking about holes in groups
2/13/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Don’t Fear the Weeds
A Tom Kim-Joe Skovron segment showed why golf telecasts should get geeky
2/10/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: How Extreme Is Too Extreme?
Your Club TFE comment section for the second weekend of February
2/09/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Friday at the WMPO with a Bunch of English Dudes
Everyone who visits TPC Scottsdale has a story
2/06/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
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
CLUB TFE BLOG
RIP Swilcan Patio, 2023-2023
A tale of tweets
2/03/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
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
CLUB TFE BLOG
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
CLUB TFE BLOG
Variety, the Spice of February
The shortest month of the year is the best one on the PGA Tour
1/30/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
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
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: San Francisco vs. Philadelphia, Cincinnati vs. Kansas City
Your Club TFE comment section for the fourth weekend of January
1/26/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Some Exciting New Golf Course Projects (Part 3)
There's a lot of stuff happening
1/25/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Club TFE Hangout (January 2023)
In case you missed it
1/24/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
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
CLUB TFE BLOG
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
1/23/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
The Short-Lived Dream of the Sam Snead Country Club
Something you might not have known about Robert Trent Jones's career
1/20/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: How to Piss Off a Pro Golfer
Your Club TFE comment section for the third weekend of January
1/18/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
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
CLUB TFE BLOG
A New Day?
Jason Day is going to have a big year (maybe)
1/16/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
*Updated* What to Know About Our 2023 Events
Your Club TFE membership entitles you to certain benefits…
1/16/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Too Many Tees
An under-recognized consequence of the distance boom
1/13/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Full Swing?
Your Club TFE comment section for the second weekend of January
1/12/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
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
CLUB TFE BLOG
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
1/10/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Peanut Butter and Jelly, Ham and Cheese, Jimmy Walker and the Hawaiian Swing
Let's remember a guy
1/09/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
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
CLUB TFE BLOG
Weekend Chat: Welcome!
Your Club TFE comment section for the first weekend of January
1/05/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
In Praise of Winter Golf Course Walks
The uses of a snowed-in golf course
1/04/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
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
CLUB TFE BLOG
Let’s Get Mad and Sort PGA Tour Golf Courses
Tier time, embrace debate
1/04/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
Doak to Build Pinehurst No. 10
Tom Doak's new course in Aberdeen, North Carolina, is set to open in 2024
1/03/23
CLUB TFE BLOG
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
CLUB TFE BLOG
Welcome to the Club TFE Blog
Hello! Let's get blogging and commenting
12/30/22
CLUB TFE BLOG
2023 Predictions from The Fried Egg’s Staff
We might be wrong, but at least we're confident