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M. James Ward
The 30+ year golf journalist is a member of the Golf Writer's Association of America (GWAA) and a past member of the Metropolitan Golf Writer's Association (MGWA). Has played over 2,000 courses globally and has covered the various major golf championships since 1980 for several different outlets. For 17 years served as national course rating panelist for Golf Digest and served for roughly three years in a similar capacity with Golfweek. Lives in the greater New York City metro area. Plays to a 3 handicap and has played in USGA Championships. Favorite motto: "You can print money but you can't print time. Once time is gone it's gone." Make the most of every opportunity to play whenever possible.
Working in the Low Country requires a deft skill because it's very easy to overwork the terrain and have the finished effort stand apart -- rather than naturally blending...
Many people may not think of Mississippi as a golf hot spot and frankly it does not have the sheer depth of courses but the ones that are good clearly make a statement th...
From time to time one will come upon courses that feature a very straightforward but certain dynamic framed by the words "either or." Commonwealth National is a tale of t...
CommonGround was created for the "common" man and woman golfer. It's the home course for the Colorado Golf Association and is total redesign of the former Lowry Air Force...
The main downside for Maroon Creek comes with its initial opening holes and the final two which end the round. The course is split by a roadway and the first two holes an...
Castle Pines clearly benefited from the television exposure it received when hosting The International event on the PGA Tour from 1986 until 2006. The Stableford format a...
Much attention quite rightly has been bestowed on the magnificent effort carried forward by Kyle Phillips with his efforts at California GC. But, amazingly, the greater S...
The architecture isn't compelling but it's hardly pedestrian given the close proximity of housing on a number of the holes. The site was also not bulldozed to death so th...
Edgewood Tahoe receives plenty of attention but frankly it's the scenery -- both internal and external -- that has been the driving force behind the fanfare for the layou...
Give kudos to architect Brian Silva in being able to capture classic architectural elements in a New England landscape with various hole movements and rock outcroppings t...
The key issue when facilities seek to include both golf and skiing as main elements of attraction is how difficult that combination can prove to be. Ski sites need to be...
The main reason why Paa-Ko Ridge has attained a number one position for all courses in New Mexico rests squarely on how high a value far too many people place on off-cour...
The most noticeable aspect when coming to Sandia is the scale of the property. It is truly expansive and the golf is fashioned to take advantage of that aspect. Architect...
Taos has long enjoyed a deserved reputation as the getaway spot for writers, musicians, and artists of all types. The golf side came much later and when Taos CC opened in...
The most important lesson Tom Weiskopf learned early on when transitioning between being a top tier Tour player and designer was in providing for playability. Unlike Jack...
Great architecture often stems from first rate land. That is the initial story for the quality layout of Granite Bay. The other is the brilliance in creating an array of...
The best piece of advice I can give those who venture to La Paloma is be sure to be playing well because the Ridge and Canyon Nines do not suffer fools gladly. Plenty of...
Getting to Monticello is no easy task. The locale isn't really near anything of consequence unless one considers the Four Corners Monument -- the only location in the USA...
A quality layout from Pete Dye. However, there's nothing here that climbs to the high altitude -- no pun intended -- of courses that Dye is famous for in creating.The fro...
It's been said timing is everything in life and nothing could be closer to that truth than the story of Coyote Springs. The course was what was supposed to be the first o...
