When you come to think of it that is the secret of most of the great holes all over the world. They all have some kind of a twist. C.B. MACDONALD
What McKinsey Told The Crown Prince
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The New York Times obtains documents prepared by the maligned consulting firm projecting revenue scenarios for Saudi's golf league.
I review the highlights and ties to the LIV v. Golf Establishment battles.
Plus, links to a Year In Review podcast from McKellar.
Major(s) News & Notes, December 8th, 2022
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Another busy week in the world of golf surrounding the majors.
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The Majors Should Freeze Purses
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I get to point out things they cannot. Fun times.
All in the latest Quadrilateral.
Major(s) News & Notes August 11th, 2022
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Old Soul: Revisiting The Ties Between Augusta National And St Andrews
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Updating a previously published story with the 2022 Masters in mind.
The story in question from Golf World in 2010.
While not embedded with the latest Quadrilateral entry honing in on the 5th and 11th holes at Augusta National, here is Joe McDonnell’s look at the 5th hole through the years.
Quadrilateral: Great PGA Tour, Don't Get Cocky
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Will the PGA Tour let the Saudi victory go to their heads and negatively impact the future?
That’s the question I ask in light of history and upcoming issues that players could influence.
A big portion is built around last week’s events and news broken late Sunday of a previous hostile merger big.
Quadrilateral: Major(s) News & Notes, February 10, 2022
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Plus, a very historic Augusta National image sells and I’ve got a few more details on the recent course work courtesy of John Boyette, who debuts a much needed pre-Masters newsletter.
Plus, Masters v. Super Bowl tickets, Old Course-adjacent real estate moves and a bunch of Reads.
2022's Major Venues: Ranking The Intrigue Factor
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The Quadrilateral has lumped the nine men’s and women’s major venues of 2022 into one package and done what any self-respecting publication would do: rank them. I should probably also rank where this year ranks on the list of great venue years but one ranking is enough for now. Too many exciting venues sporting shiny new paint jobs to celebrate!
Significant Augusta National Design Artifact Up For Auction
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The Golf Auction is offering this rendering with MacKenzie commentary.
An early Amen Corner rendering features Alister MacKenzie's handwritten notes and is up for auction.
Here is the listing at The Golf Auction.
Readers who have committed my Golden Age of Golf Design to memory will recognize the plan from page 163. For reasons I don’t recall and apologize in advance for, we did not include a similar rendering of the fifth hole that appeared with the auction item.
