Recent content by John Dewey

Not sure if this is the reason, but Texas, Florida, and Arizona have many, many new golf courses. (Ours is not one.) It seems to me that designers of newer courses are more conscious now of environmentally sensitive areas. Courses are designed to preserve the existing water bodies and nesting...

One of my irritations is the resident flock of Canadian geese which chooses to concentrate their wastes on a couple of tee boxes. We’ve got 27 fairways and numerous meadows available for poop distribution. But these birds have their favorite relief areas.

Thanks for the response. “Trying to herd along a bunch of old boys around a course” is exactly my biggest challenge. FYI, we absolutely love our north Texas golf course. But Byron Nelson did design it to maintain the natural geography, and there are long distances (150-200 yards) between many...

Sorry, but I just cannot agree that golfers “shouldn’t be leaving it early”. Pace of play is a critical problem on almost all public golf courses in the U.S. The course where we play - and others I’ve played at - will make slow groups skip a hole if they fall behind. Having slower golfers move...

Please help me understand why this bothers you. I actually encourage some golfers to leave the green as soon as they putt out. I lead an organization of 45 senior golfers. We play on weekdays at a busy municipal course. Pace of play is critical. Some of our golfers walk, and I ask them to...