Posts Tagged ‘Mike Bailey’

Many of the most storied golf courses in the Valley of the Sun feature its most difficult greens, including Troon North, the Stadium Course at TPC Scottsdale, and Grayhawk Golf Club. To two-putt is a dream on some of these Phoenix/Scottsdale-area putting surfaces. What makes them so tough? Mike Bailey explains. ...
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A good 19th hole doesn't happen by accident. Just ask Tom Hoch. His firm, Tom Hoch Design of Oklahoma City, specializes in creating an atmosphere to attract golfers and non-golfers alike for a meal, shopping or social experience at the golf course. Hoch has taken his trade around the United States and beyond with successful results, Mike Bailey writes. ...
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Montana's Flathead Valley is rich in glaciers and golf, some of which can be enjoyed for a song. Mike Bailey looks at nine golf courses, all members of the Flathead Valley Golf Association, that combine amazing scenery and challenging terrain with reasonable green fees. Throw in attractions like Glacier National Park and 16-hour days in summer, and you've got all the reasons you need ...
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Back in the day, historic Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort was a favorite of celebs such as Jackie Gleason and Mickey Mantle as well as President Eisenhower. Today there are 27 holes and the golf course remains a fun and challenging test. During the fall, with the leaves turning on the hardwoods on the hills, Shawnee Inn is a classic American setting, Mike Bailey ...
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The New Mexico State University Golf Course had started to wear down a bit. If you'd asked someone about it, you might have heard this response: "It's a good layout, but it wasn't in great shape." In the last year or so, with a new director or golf and superintendent at the helm, that's all changed, Senior Writer Mike Bailey reports from Las Cruces....
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Tom Fazio created some intriguing holes at Butterfield Trail Golf Club in El Paso, Texas. And he crafted a course that El Paso golfers could have only dreamed of a few years ago, Mike Bailey writes.
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