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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.
The Highlands is a fine layout and it's bolstered by having just enough good holes to balance the ones that are a bit lack luster. When you reach the par-3 1st hole you'l...
Unfortunately, I never played the former Wayne Stiles design ultimately replaced by the efforts of Robert Trent Jones, Sr. The course today is a decent one but handicappe...
Going to New Mexico certainly includes an enjoyable "Land of Enchantment" connection and a visit to UNM's championship course is certainly worth including when making any...
It's hard to beat the enjoyment that comes with the summer season when in the California Sierras. The air is invigorating and one doesn't have to deal with insufferable h...
Tom Fazio has designed an array of top tier layouts but a few have escaped serious acclaim because of location. Fallen Oak clearly falls into that category.The preceding...
The entire 27-holes is located on dead flat land -- as in the ant hills on the property are akin to the Rocky Mountains. Stone attempted to break up the monotony with the...
The greater compliment one can pay any course is that it looks like the layout was meant to be there. Too many modern courses are superimposed on the terrain. The natural...
The main 18-hole layout of note comprises the Ridge and Bluff Nines. Tom Fazio has created a quality effort, however, much of it rests on presenting the "look" that Fazio...
For those who venture to Reynolds Lake Oconee for a golf getaway try to see if you can secure an opportunity to play the private Creek Club when there. Architect Jim Engh...
The course hosted two WGC match-play events and is a fine effort by architect John Fought. It checks the boxes in terms of hole variety. However, the biggest downside is...
Desert playability is front and center here. The architecture is not uniquely special but a matter-of-fact presentation.One of the issues is the amount of housing that en...
One of the issues that has often impacted the efforts of Rees Jones designs is how the actual finished product blends or fails to blend in with the property used. When Qu...
If there's one thing Tom Fazio excels at that's better than just any other living architect is how he can add to the visual appeal of a given site. No question -- the man...
There aren't many RTJ, Sr., layouts I am a big time fan - but his effort at Otter Creek clearly makes the short list. The layout is faithful to the original design and th...
It's amazing how often quality golf can be found in the most remote of locations. I have opined many times that in my estimation the land a course occupies is no less tha...
This is the course where the famed Bobby Jones began collecting major titles with his first of four US Open titles in 1923. The course was impacted by the eventual creati...
My return visit to Indiana this summer included rounds at locations I had played previously. Purgatory is an excellent name for a golf course -- because you'll feel like...
If you have ever watched a zombie movie you'll always remember the tenacity of the zombies to get their victims. They never stop -- never. That's what lies in store for t...
My first visit to Indian Canyon came in 1984 as a competitor in the USGA Men's Public Links Championship. I was amazed at how the course was routed on a very hilly piece...
Part of the issue why Desert Canyon receives far too little attention is tied to its location. Being in the middle of the State isolates the course although its location...
