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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.
Right off the bat when a facility opts to incorporate the word "links" into their official name I wince. This seems to be a penchant for a number of American courses beli...
Tragically, architect Mike Strantz died way too soon at age 50 in 2005. His immense talents left the golfing world only a smattering of courses and by and large -- a numb...
What's interesting about Tidewater is how the course originated. Tax attorney Ken Tomlinson had wanted to have a golf course in the greater Myrtle Beach area but after te...
For those who are Ben Crenshaw / Bill Coore devotees an opportunity to play Chechessee will be a rewarding one. But, frankly, the architecture is not as compelling as a n...
Ken Dye has made a name for himself in the designing of a number of courses in the desert southwest of America. In the Land of Enchantment much of his acclaim centers aro...
The issue for many of the courses that are in the greater Kelowna area of BC is their lack of visibility on the global stage. I had the opportunity to visit the interior...
For those wishing to have a layout nearest to the center of Kelowna a round at The Harvest will do quite nicely. The layout is done well but many of the key details are k...
Gary Panks is one of the more underrated architects who has done work globally but mostly his influence can be seen in the desert southwest area of America. His effort at...
The original plans for The Yellowstone Club were quite ambitious. Created by original owner Tim Bixseth and his then wife Edra - the idea was to have multiple clubs throu...
The distinguishing feature of the club is how it provides two distinct different 9-hole layouts. The front works its way to the ocean and while architect Robert Trent Jon...
The companion layout to the more acclaimed Mountain course, the Valley is simply bare bones resort golf. Giving players some reasonable challenges but nothing that really...
The Rise is aptly named because the terrain -- 1,000 feet above the beautiful Lake Okanagan -- is anything but flat. The main issue when confronting such significant move...
For many residents of the Phoenix area finding a location that can jettison you away from the searing heat during summer months is clearly a topic of hot interest -- no p...
After the rousing success of the big brother Canyon Course the
hope was that a second 18-hole layout would be a strong rival. Unfortunately,
the Meadow is not blessed w...
It's hard to imagine that when you have a talent architect, which Jay Morrish certainly was, and when combined with the scenic grandeur that is Prescott, you would think...
The first aspect that makes The Meadow Club an experience is the long and winding road that makes up the final two miles to the club. I actually believe that if they need...
When arriving at Mayacama it's nearly impossible not to be "wowed" by the overall property. I've always believed having an exceptional piece of property can provide the k...
It's hard for to reconcile how the Players Course gets so little attention. Architect John Fought is quite talented and his work at other locations has produced some seri...
When the tandem of Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish were functioning as an architectural team the quality of golf courses produced was quite good. Both men knew that golf des...
Without being repetitive, I have played the course on several occasions and been a keen media observer when the 1987, 1998 and 2012 US Opens were played at the Lake Cours...
