All-Access Pass With Shane Sharp

Armchair Architect

• Of rankings and ratings
• Owning up to excellence
• Rethinking Strategy
• The "S" Word: Can strategy be defined?
• Bunker mentality and the return of the ornery hazard
• Bunker mentality and part two of the ornery hazard
• Bringing it back – Losing the race to build long courses
• Hailing the regional architect
• Armchair Architect sounds off on all of those mounds

• Thanks for strategic par-4s, Miller; No thanks for Woods, Casey
• Forget all you know; just grip it and rip it
• Augusta National: Why mess with perfection?
• Finding a few pearls in the Old Pueblo
• Why Sin City is the ultimate guy getaway
• It's time to embrace change and accept women into golf's inner circle
• Musings over the year that was... and wasn't
• December 2, 2003: Silly Season provides plenty of story lines, but 'best' is yet to come
• November 4, 2003: Unsung resort courses of the Carolinas deserve recognition
• October 21, 2003: Ricky Barnes finds comic relief at celebrity pro-am
• October 7, 2003: How to enter (and almost win) your first pro-am
• September 30, 2003: Todd Jester is jest the man for the job
• Sept. 23, 2003: Where, er, not to golf
• Par-3 17th holes have sexy appeal
• On A Nation Shocked From Slumber
• August 12, 2003: Reflections on golf course architecture: Picking the top five Fazio courses
• August 5, 2003: Ocean Course in familiar territory
• July 22, 2003: Discount tee times divide industry
• Family run courses drive Ohio's love of the game
• July 8, 2003: SortaGolf hopes to take root
• July 1, 2003: Celebrate the Fourth with these All-American golf destinations
• June 24, 2003: Bold courses, modest maker: Quietly, Tim Cate has designed some great layouts in the Grand Strand
• June 17, 2003: How the West gets watered
• June 10, 2003: Shopping analysis: New kicks, a good book and ordering online
• June 3, 2003: Palm Springs trying to shake summer stigma
• May 27, 2003: Couples/Bates Design forges ahead with an 'understanding'
• May 20, 2003: Women friendly? Golf course design can be anything but
• May 13, 2003: The golfing good life, because no man is promised tomorrow
• May 6, 2003: Some courses that just don't belong
• April 28, 2003: Natural Golf a natural move for struggling golfers
• April 21, 2003: New-look No. 7 solidifies Rees Jones' status
• April 7, 2003: Solutions to the problems concerning slow pace of play
• March 31, 2003: Traveling light: Should you still lug your clubs?
• March 22, 2003: Honest answers, good guys and other random thoughts
• March 12, 2003: Golf industry looks ahead with possible war on horizon
• March 4, 2003: 'Hootie' breathes new life into the Grand Strand
• Feb. 24, 2003: The Golf Channel's Jennifer Mills unplugged
• Feb. 17, 2003: Good beer in a can from Oskar Blues Brewery
• Feb. 11, 2003: War may loom, but spring trips must go on
• Jan. 28, 2003: Sorenstam needs to take sideshow somewhere else
• Jan. 21, 2003: Backyard greens take on life of their own
• Jan. 14, 2003: PGA Tour needs to hype its season opener
• Jan. 6, 2003: American Golf bails on Colorado course
• Dec. 17, 2002: Long ball champ is all about power
• Dec. 8, 2002: The future of golf course architecture
• Dec. 1, 2002: TravelGolf.com's holiday wish list
• Nov. 20, 2002: At Augusta, Tiger shouldn't do everything
• Nov. 4, 2002: Catching up with Sergio Garcia
• Oct. 27, 2002: Las Vegas has Scottsdale in its Sights
• Sept. 30, 2002: Backloading is for real
• Sept. 23, 2002: Cheating is a Delicate Art & Science
• Sept. 16, 2002: Random Thoughts
• Aug. 12, 2002: Golf Course Architecture: The Golden Age is Now
• July 29, 2002: Origins Golf Design Looks for the Magic Touch
• July 22, 2002: It's a Shame, but America's to Blame
• July 15, 2002: The Next Great Golf Destinations
• July 9, 2002: Robert von Hagge Finds Home South-of-the-Border
• June 10, 2002: Some 19th Holes are Better than Others
• June 3, 2002: Are New Golf Courses on Steroids?
• May 19, 2002: Geoff Sarazen's Shot Heard Round the World

2004 Columns

• Augusta fillabusta: Masters set to return to old form
• The U.S. Open is the best major,and it's not even close
• Stankowski and Herron need to win; give Garcia a break
• The great golf marketing conspiracy theory
• Masters Journal: TV Golf's Quintessential Voyeuristic Experience
• Black and white fading to gray in grand old game

More 2000-02 Columns

• American Golf Corporation Not So American, According to Many Americans
• Beware of the marketing chiches: As the number of U.S. courses mounts, so does the rhetoric
• Tradition and History are Alive and Well in Myrtle Beach
• Rees Jones Sounds Off
• Road Hole remains unchanged at Royal Links
• Snowmass Golf Club: Six Reasons To Start From Scratch, The Story Of A Complete Makeover
• Play the U.S. Open here? Not on your life
• Getting on track with the golf trails of the Southeast
• Along the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail: Roger Rulewich Speaks Out
• Gary Cowan's Comeback
• Show Bin Laden Who's Boss
• Why Spurrier Has Carolina on His Mind
• We're Just Getting Started
• Sharp Leaves His Heart in Wilmington
• Why Pinehurst Just Feels Like Home
• Introducing Ron Garl, Renaissance Man
• Ron Garl's Florida Win Streak Continues
• Contraction? Relocation?
• Pinehurst No. 2 Conspiracy Theory Put to Rest
• Memo to Mickelson: Your Time is Now
• The Curse of the Six-Hour Round
• On Mickelson and Pro Golf in the Carolinas
• Reporter's Notebook: Grande Dunes
• Are Courses Getting Carried Away?
• Playing Ahead with TravelGolf.com
• On Golf Bags, Bermuda Greens & Good Hot Dogs
• Leave the Snow Behind and Head West
• Sharp's Christmas List Not Ready for Santa
• Sharp is Making a List and Taking Names
• TravelGolf.com Reporter's Notebook
• Reporter's Notebook: Barefoot Resort
• The Hidden Golf Bag Beverage Cooler
• Along the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail
• Why Pinehurst Just Feels Like Home
• Breaking Down Golf's Instructional Aids
• Visiting with a True Las Vegas Caddy
• Take That Winter Golf Trip
• Links Group To Expand, Grand Strand To Suffer
• Looking For Sympathy, and Finding None
• The Ryder Cup Should Have Been Played
• TravelGolf.com: We're Just Gettng Started

More editorials by TravelGolf.com writers

• Insanity of Vegas' pro sports pursuit eerily mirrors golf course craze
• The curses and charms of the golf destination business fad
• Yes, Myrtle Beach is backwards. Embrace it!
• East Coast courses need to get over their self-important selves
• Media tees off on beleaguered U.S. Ryder Cup team
• 09/01/04: Kids, parents not always welcome at golf courses
• 08/23/04: Ryder Cup or Olympics, fear of losing not the best motivator
• 07/02/04: Synthetic grass is coming soon to a golf course near you
• 06/29/04: Asian invasion may not kowtow to sponsors, but they sure can play the game
• 06/28/04: USGA President should resign from clubs that bar women
• 06/23/04: Single-rider golf carts could be the answer to slow play
• 06/16/04: Shinnecock Easy? Maybe For Ernie
• 06/10/04: Rivalry heats up between Philly Mick and Eldrick on eve of PGA championship
• 06/09/04: Nicklaus: Still fascinating to watch, but not to speculate on retirement
• 06/08/04: Long putters, belly putters, whatever - ban them for good
• 10/03/02: Kyle Dalton on the PGA Village Debacle in Texas
• 10/11/02: Derek Duncan on America's Green Complex
• 09/06/02: Augusta National Stance is Hurting the Game (Doug Carey)
• 08/24/02: In Defense of the "Short" Course (Derek Duncan)
• 07/19/02: Architects vs. Technology (Derek Duncan)