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Golf Sherpa

April 16, 2018
Golf Sherpa
Golf Sherpa In Golf Courses

Low Country Paradise

I hope everyone was able to catch some of the Heritage tournament this weekend. I like watching Pete Dye bring the big hitters to their knees with 6700 yards of…

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November 13, 2017
Golf Sherpa
Golf Sherpa In Architect's Notes

forced carry irregularity

The strange thing about the 17th island green at the TPC is that it is one of the few forced carries from the forward tees of any hole designed by…

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November 13, 2017
Golf Sherpa
Golf Sherpa In Architect's Notes

Two out of three (pin placements) ain’t bad

Pete Dye has an interesting way of setting up the approach shot to any green. A third of every green is visually inaccessible to the normal human. The good news…

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November 12, 2017
Golf Sherpa
Golf Sherpa In Pit of Despair...of the Day

Low Country hazard

Notice how relaxed I look…..because I’m not playing out of this bunker!

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November 12, 2017
Golf Sherpa
Golf Sherpa In Architect's Notes

Drainage, Drainage, Drainage

As much fun as creating interesting golf holes and dreaming up new ways to punish golfers can be, the one underlying theme, and unavoidable task, of golf course architecture is…

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November 12, 2017
Golf Sherpa
Golf Sherpa In Architect's Notes

Architect v. Contractor

Traditional architecture of any type, including golf course architecture, usually involves a separate designer and builder. The marriage of these two entities can result in tremendous partnerships and very high…

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September 19, 2017
Golf Sherpa
Golf Sherpa In Pit of Despair...of the Day

Up Against the Wall

Not the direction he had in mind

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September 18, 2017
Golf Sherpa
Golf Sherpa In Golf Stories

Start that Tractor

My first day on the “rock pile,” the term I use for a golf course construction site, was an eye opener. I had just completed my first year of graduate…

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September 18, 2017
Golf Sherpa
Golf Sherpa In Golf Stories

Do What I Do, Idiot!

After my first few weeks of working for Pete Dye (in total obscurity) I somehow found myself assisting Mr. Dye in building green subgrades. We each had small grading tractors…

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August 16, 2017
Golf Sherpa
Golf Sherpa In Pit of Despair...of the Day

Twelve foot high wall in your face.

This is a fairway bunker for God’s sake.  

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Aspiring course architect, Jeff Klaiber, attends fine school, learns to design with pens, paper and principles. He apprentices with a world famous designer, hops on a tractor and doesn't see or pick up a pen for years. From academic and hypothetical to brilliant and real, Jeff shares all he's learned and thought as well as the reflected brilliance of one of the world's most brilliant golf course architects.

Recent Shanks & Whiffs

  • Low Country Paradise April 16, 2018
  • forced carry irregularity November 13, 2017
  • Two out of three (pin placements) ain’t bad November 13, 2017
  • Low Country hazard November 12, 2017
  • Drainage, Drainage, Drainage November 12, 2017

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