Rough Meditations: From Tour Caddie to Golf Course Critic, An Insider's Look at the Game

Introduction.

1 Early Days.

Father’s Day.

Return to Inwood.

2 Caddying.

Stand by Your Man–1981.

A Brief History of Caddying.

Stand by Your Woman.

The ’96 Mid-Am: A View from the Caddie Yard.

3 A Writer’s Game.

Caddying for Pat Ward-Thomas at the Old Course.

A Thousand Words to Clear His Throat: Herbert Warren Wind.

4 Architectural Elements.

Architectural Literacy.

Classical, Modern, and Post-Modern.

Cultural Links.

Routing Is Destiny.

Movers and Shapers.

Who Cares About Teeing Grounds?

Save Us from Green Committees.

Trees on Golf Courses: Do They Really Belong?

Golf Courses and Old Ballparks–1996.

The Incredible Shrinking Clubhouse.

The Tyranny of Yardage.

Don’t Make Me Ride.

Thank Heaven for Little Four-Pars.

Don’t Call Them Women’s Tees.

5 Business or Art?

Working Landscapes.

Golf Design Goes Ivy League.

When Business Threatens Art.

Oh No, It’s the PGA Show!

For a Good Time, Call 1-900-CONSULT.

Lethal Links?

Golf and the Environment: Wildlife Refuge or Toxic Fairways?

Appearance and Reality in the Ratings Game.

Architecture and the Media.

6 Read Any Good Greens Lately?

The First Two Inches of Break Are Inside the Cup.

Modern Greens Construction Demands Craftsmanship.

Riviera’s Greens: An Autopsy.

Brown, Not Green, Is Better.

7 In the Beginning There Was Sand.

Mysteries of the 14th at St. Andrews.

The Linksland of Machrihanish.

Scotland’s Northern Links.

Western Ireland: The Wind, the Sea, and the Guinness.

8 Treasure Hunting.

Astoria: A Coastal Oregon Gem.

The Orchards: Superintendent Revives Rundown Ross Treasure.

The Fine Art of Restoration–1994.

9 Classical Tracks.

Pine Valley.

Augusta National: What You See and What You Don’t See.

Speaking of Hills.

East Lake: The Heart and Soul of a New Atlanta–1995.

Bethpage Black.

Oakland Hills: Interview with "A Monster"

10 Best and Worst Awards.

11 In Golf as in Life.

Divot Man.

How You Handle How You Play.

A Golfer in the Garden.

Those All-Important Marriage Points.

One Divot I’ll Never Replace.

A Sense of Security Out West.

What’s Really Important.

For Further Reading.

Index.