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Robert Thompson

Going for the Green

Robert Thompson's comments, criticism and opinion on the world of golf.

Posts about: macdonald

2009 In Review: Best Golf Courses

With golf showing for the holidays (and me tiring of writing about Tiger), I thought I’d take the time to reflect on some of my experiences in 2009.
As anyone who reads this blog knows, I have a passion for golf design and great golf courses. This year was a spectacular one for me in that [...]


Postcard from Long Island (Day Two): Creek Club, Engineers

I’m going to provide some details on my entire trip later today and tomorrow, but in the meantime, here are some photos from CB Macdonald’s Creek Club and Herbert Strong’s Engineers, two lesser-known gems on Long Island.
 


Long Island Revisited

I’m spending a couple of days in Long Island, a whirlwind of a tour for two days that will take me to the home of American golf — National Golf Links — and a newer course, Coore and Crenshaw’s highly-rated Friar’s Head, and then off to a couple of lesser known gems, the Creek Club [...]