I am well-known in my golfing circles for playing quickly. Growing up on a local municipal course, often with the need to finish between the end of school and dark, I developed a series of quick play habits that are not often developed by other golfers. I advocate fairly loudly for a movement to decrease... Continue Reading →
St. Andrew’s (Old): The Icon of Golf’s Sporting Roots
My twitter feed, set afire a week ago by the announced changes to St. Andrew's Old, has finally calmed down. The surprisingly swift - and broad reaching - uproar over the changes dominated like no other issue in the past year. Naturally, this is a result of my bias toward golf-related accounts and issues and... Continue Reading →
Edward Hopper in the Digital Age…
...or how I'm probably creeping some people out in Starbucks.Artist Edward Hopper sometimes captured scenes depicting the increasingly public view of private moments that urban culture thrust upon society during the industrialization of America. I came to Starbucks to mainly use the WiFi connection and have tea. I found the dining area awash with college... Continue Reading →
I Live in a Small Town
Spending more time about Lakeland; either running, working out, or at Black & Brew has bred some level of familiarity with the cast of players around my particular social corner. On my past two runs around Lake Mirror I would pass a bearded man with the stunning resemblance to a hefty John McCrea from Cake.... Continue Reading →
Lake Nona
I met with a golfing companion yesterday at Lake Nona. While walking to the putting green awaiting his arrival, I noticed a golf cart with two Notre Dame Football bumper stickers and a lanky man sitting in it. I nodded and moved along to the putting green. Thinking it over, I realized the man bore... Continue Reading →
In June of this year, I began working out at CrossFit Lake Mirror. The results I've achieved over the intervening period give cause for optimism in my physical well-being. The results in my golf game began showing a month or so into the program, however, I still often struggle with my constantly strengthening body. Stretches... Continue Reading →
Lifetime Memory
Sometime earlier this year Ben Crenshaw made a site visit to Streamsong. I drove up to speak with Rusty Mercer, our superintendent and my boss, about some trivial matter while Ben hit a few chip shots into the ninth green of the Red Course. Ben turned to Rusty with a beaming smile on his face:... Continue Reading →
Settling In
With the construction of Streamsong nearing completion and the transition to a open-for-play golf course well under way, finding time to parse through the last eighteen months of my professional and golf development will become easier.This monumental task involves working through the thousands of construction photos, notes and challenges we faced in preparing the golf... Continue Reading →
Development of the NPOR Style Guide: Attacking the Hole
Many of the posts on this site use the phrase, "attack the hole." In context (from this post): "The wise player will drive to the larger portion of the fairway away from the bunkers and attack the hole with a full pitch from a level lie." In general, attacking the hole indicates a shot played... Continue Reading →
Development of the NPOR Style Guide: Introduction
Inspired golf writing occurs when the writer is able to capture the spirit and story of a round of golf. As with many games and sport, golf requires emotional control. Uniquely, golf features a passive antagonist which incites and compels players to certain emotional states throughout the round. A golfer can dissociate himself from an... Continue Reading →
Kyle Harris' Nearest Point of Relief 