Rough Meditations

Bradley S. Klein, PhD, is founding editor of SuperNews, architecture editor of Golfweek magazine, and a design consultant and a frequent speaker at industry and association meetings, as well as a former PGA Tour caddie. He runs Golfweek's "America's Best" national course rating system and is a member of Royal Dornoch Golf Club in Scotland. He is the author of Discovering Donald Ross: The Architect and His Golf Courses (Wiley).

• Acknowledgments ixIntroduction xi1 Early Days 1Father’s Day 3Return to Inwood 42 Caddying 7Stand by Your Man– 1981 9A Brief History of Caddying 14Stand by Your Woman 21The ’96 Mid-Am: A View from the Caddie Yard 243 A Writer’s Game 29Caddying for Pat Ward-Thomas at the Old Course 31A Thousand Words to Clear His Throat: Herbert Warren Wind 354 Architectural Elements 39Architectural Literacy 41Classical, Modern, and Post-Modern 43Cultural Links 46Routing Is Destiny 48Movers and Shapers 51Who Cares About Teeing Grounds? 55Save Us from Green Committees 57Trees on Golf Courses: Do They Really Belong? 59Golf Courses and Old Ballparks– 1996 62The Incredible Shrinking Clubhouse 65The Tyranny of Yardage 67Don’t Make Me Ride 69Thank Heaven for Little Four-Pars 71Don’t Call Them Women’s Tees 735 Business or Art? 77Working Landscapes 79Golf Design Goes Ivy League 81When Business Threatens Art 84Oh No, It’s the PGA Show! 86For a Good Time, Call 1-900-CONSULT 88Lethal Links? 89Golf and the Environment: Wildlife Refuge or Toxic Fairways? 92Appearance and Reality in the Ratings Game 97Architecture and the Media 1006 Read Any Good Greens Lately? 103The First Two Inches of Break Are Inside the Cup 105Modern Greens Construction Demands Craftsmanship 106Riviera’s Greens: An Autopsy 108Brown, Not Green, Is Better 1147 In the Beginning There Was Sand 117Mysteries of the 14th at St. Andrews 119The Linksland of Machrihanish 124Scotland’s Northern Links 126Western Ireland: The Wind, the Sea, and the Guinness 1328 Treasure Hunting 137Astoria: A Coastal Oregon Gem 139The Orchards: Superintendent Revives Rundown Ross Treasure 142The Fine Art of Restoration– 1994 1469 Classical Tracks 153Pine Valley 155Augusta National: What You See and What You Don’t See 158Speaking of Hills 161East Lake: The Heart and Soul of a New Atlanta– 1995 165Bethpage Black 169Oakland Hills: Interview with ‘‘A Monster’’ 17110 Best and Worst Awards 17511 In Golf as in Life 199Divot Man 201How You Handle How You Play 203A Golfer in the Garden 204Those All-Important Marriage Points 206One Divot I’ll Never Replace 208A Sense of Security Out West 210What’s Really Important 212For Further Reading 215Index 219