The (Current) Major Pecking Order, Part II
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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
Southern Hills Lands The 2022 PGA Championship And Why That's A Tremendous "Get"
/The more I looked back at all of the wacky things that have gone on at Southern Hills the more I got excited by two things: this time around the course will have more refined architecture and fewer trees, meaning we might even see some of those cool features.
And it won’t be 100 degrees. Every PGA at Southern Hills I attended or read about has seen temps in the mid-90s to topping the century mark. That’s not conducive to anything but butt sweats, dehydration and dead bent.
My Quadrilateral assessment of the PGA of America scoring the best possible outcome for 2022 with so little time to find a Trump Bedminster replacement. And as reader Kevin noted in the comments, the decision to avoid a quick return to Bethpage protects their golfers and protects the 2025 Ryder Cup there. A similar thing could be said for Valhalla, which remains in 2024 and the time away will be good for fans and players.
I wrote a past letter about the need to find a course that can stand with other elite 2022 venues. Mission accomplished.
The PGA of America did not issue a press release as of this post but did send this announcement to their members:
Besides the May date and the club’s history of hosting, the restoration will be of great interest this spring and next. The Fried Egg’s excellent coverage of the Hanse Design “resto-vation” and featuring Garrett Morrison’s write up.
There is also this fantastic overview of drone footage that should get the 2022 juices flowing.
PGA's 2022 Decision: Brookline, The Old Course And...?
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In the latest edition of The Quadrilateral, subscribers will already have seen my case that the PGA of America needs to consider how their 2022 PGA site will look next to The Country Club and Old Course.
If bizarro favorite Liberty National gets the call, that means Jersey City, Brookline and St Andrews? No offense to Jersey City, but probably not the place to play in a year you’re going to the home of Ouimet and the birthplace of golf.
Major(s) News Week: January 15, 2021
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A wrap-up of majors news, including the historic pivot from Donald Trump plus other random notes, heavily tilted toward The Masters just 84 days from now.
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The Replacements: PGA Of America's Best Options For 2022
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Another edition of The Quadrilateral because, as I forewarned back in Saturday night’s first edition, breaking news would warrant extra editions.
With the PGA of America leaving Trump Bedminster, I look at the options for a venue on short notice. It’s not as easy as you think.
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Needless To Say, The PGA Of America Must Find A New 2022 PGA Championship Venue
/Trump Bedminster is the host of the 2022 PGA Championship and Donald Trump is the founder and proprietor of the club.
Given the events of January 6th, 2021, there is no way the championship can continue at the venue.
