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MingayGolf Blog
Visit Jeff Mingay's blog at the link above
Separating the Artist from the Architect
A column featuring in the June 2002 issue of GreenMaster magazine
The importance and appeal of diversity
A blog entry on diversity in golf course architecture, which originally appeared at MingayGolf.blogspot.com
Ramblings on the Old Course
A 2005 Open championsip preview, discussing the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, which originally featured at GolfObserver.com
Bunker Study: Aesthetics
A blog entry on bunker aesthetics, which originally appeared at MingayGolf.blogspot.com
Bunker Study, Part 2: Placement
A blog entry on bunker placement, which originally appeared at MingayGolf.blogspot.com
The essence of a sand pit
A column on the true essence of sand hazards which originally featured at GolfObserver.com
indifferent. Neither good nor bad
An article on the value of an indifferent hole or two per course which features in Issue 9 of Golf Architecture magazine, the annual journal of the Society of Australian Golf Course Architects (2006)
A Blackhawk Education
An article on the design and construction of Blackhawk GC which features in Issue 8 of Golf Architecture magazine,the annual journal of the Society of Australian Golf Course Architects (2005)
Blackhawk: minimalist, naturalist or neither?
A blog entry on so-called "minimalism", which originally appeared at MingayGolf.blogspot.com
Natural
Golf
An article on natural golf course design which features in the August 2004 issue of GOLF CANADA magazine
Economy
in Golf Course Construction
An article co-authored with American golf architect, Dave Axland, which features in Issue 6 of Golf Architecture magazine, the annual journal of the Society of Australian Golf Course Architects (2003)
Simple
Strategies to Improve Basic Layouts
More short grass... more hazards in the direct line to the hole... and more contour in and around the greens!
A column featuring in the April 2003 issue of GreenMaster, the official magazine of the Canadian Golf Superintendents Association
Golf”s
Tumultuous Relationship with Trees
A column featuring in the February 2003 issue of GreenMaster magazine
Grasses
Key to a Golf Course’s Beauty
A column featuring in the February 2002 issue of GreenMaster magazine
Reclaiming
Lost Green Surfaces
An article featuring in the September 2001 issue of GreenMaster magazine
Claustrophobia
and Clutter
A column on golf course accessories featuring in the October 2003 issue of GreenMaster magazine
-- SOME INFLUENCES --
Stanley
Thompson: Splendor in the Rye
A profile of legendary Canadian golf architect Stanley Thompson which appears in Golfweek magazine's annual "America's Best" golf course rankings issue, 2001 (featuring additional links)
Routing a golf course... thoughts on Stanley Thompson
A blog entry on Thompson's brilliance at routing golf courses, which originally appeared at MingayGolf.blogspot.com
Under
the Influence: Harry Colt
A profile of legendary British golf architect Harry Colt which appears in the 2003 Bell Canadian Open program. Colt designed the host course, Hamilton, in 1914.
Architect
Ahead of His Time: Vernon Macan
A profile of legendary Irish-Canadian golf architect Vernon Macan which appears in the January/February 2002 issue of LINKS magazine
Dye, Hendrix and Harbour Town
A blog entry on Pete Dye and his maverick, late 1960s design at Harbour Town Golf Links
Doing things the old-fashion way: Chechessee Creek Club
A blog entry on Coore and Crenshaw's inspiring low-country layout in South Carolina
