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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.
Game changer. When Tom Doak came forward in 2001 with his tour de force effort at the mega-course facility he actually exceeded all the fanfare that the original Bandon D...
What started as a 9-hole layout and later expanded to 18-holes and feature the involvement of several different architects you get the resulting hodge-podge of design sty...
Over a period covering 25 years I have been able to play Yale no less than 5-6 times -- it helps that the club is nearby to I-95 when making the drive to and from New Yor...
The facility had a tough go early on in coming to fruition just as The Great Recession was on the horizon. Fortunately, things settled and having the smarts in hiring Tom...
Sometime courses benefit in being located near enough to a stunning off-course view that many simply give such courses a pass when it comes time to assess the core archit...
I became aware of Devil's Pulpit when playing another Hurdzan / Fry layout called Eaglesticks in Zanesville, OH in 1991. The word I received was how unique the design was...
The thing that has always fascinated me about Rutland is how the layout oozes New England charm. The course is not overly sculptured as so many modern layouts that have e...
The duo of Dr. Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry created a number of fine layouts during their partnership together. Hurdzan excelled on the turf side and Fry provided the cri...
For whatever reason the design at William Flynn at Manufacturers often gets little attention from those outside the Golf Association of Philadelphia (GAP) area. The layou...
I can remember my first round on the Jones Course came when the 1983 US Open was being played at Oakmont and a few people in the media suggested I should make the short d...
Credit West Virginia for a superb park complex at Oglebay. The terrain is very appealing and there's plenty of golf provided. Sad to say, only the Robert Trent Jones, Sr....
Twisted Gun is located on a firmer coal mining site and the site is indeed an interesting one because the course is isolated and free of any invasive clutter.The main iss...
Over the course of time and many courses played globally I've come to the conclusion that the best work you often see from architects is usually towards the front portion...
It amazes me how much of shadow Congressional CC casts on a number of other courses in the immediate DC area. One of them is Columbia CC. The course hosted the US Open in...
My initial visit to Chester Valley came when the PGA Champions Tour played an event there from 1985 to 1997. The course's original pedigree is tied to the renowned archit...
The most important element for any golf course is the land the layout occupies. I have long stated that such a characteristic makes up no less than 60% of the equation wh...
My first visit to South America was something I was most eager to experience. The trek from the New York metro area took me to Sao Paulo for my first golf experience in B...
The immediate Philadelphia area is stacked with an array of top tier designs and much of that stems from the handiwork of the efforts from William Flynn. In my travels --...
The perfect venue for candy lovers as Milton Hershey created a clear golf connection that's worthwhile to visit -- especially with family given the myriad of things when...
If you want to fully appreciate the talents of Tom Fazio then look back at his origins with his Uncle George who was a first rate player -- losing the US Open playoff at...
