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What Makes Oak Hill Great? An Architectural Assessment

August 6, 2013 by John Strawn

Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York has hosted the Ryder Cup, three US Opens, and now three PGA Championships.  It’s always ranked among America’s best courses, in one recent list rising as high as number 17.  What accounts for Oak Hill’s distinguished reputation? What defines Oak Hill’s greatness? In 1921, Oak Hill acquired […]

The PGA Show 2013–What’s New and Interesting This Year.

January 24, 2013 by John Strawn

The PGA Show is anchored by the big golf brands, which always make impressive showings.  Nike and Callaway and Taylor Made preen, their stands like fancy retail stores during pre-Christmas sales, full of eager shoppers looking at the latest fashions in clubs, shoes, shirts, putters, bags, sweaters and so on. But lurking about on the […]

Demo Day at the PGA Show: The Hope Springs Eternal Exhibition

January 23, 2013 by John Strawn

Wednesday, January 23, 2013.  Orlando, FL The Wednesday during PGA Show week in Orlando every year is Demo Day, the gigantic al fresco exhibition of the latest equipment from the big brands, along with novel teaching devices, innovative tees, ingeniously shaped putters and an array of clever inventions that you will soon realize you can’t do […]

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