Author: Tod Leonard
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A Public Work Of Art: The Evolution of Torrey Pines
Back in the late 1980s, Torrey Pines couldn’t have attracted the U.S. Open if San Diego had promised each of the USGA’s executive members a mansion ... -
Short Courses Reborn
John Ashworth is cool personified. Pushing beyond his mid-50s, his hair and his whiskers having gone gray, adding a ruggedness to his good looks, yet he ... -
Irish Rover: Visiting a Trio of Emerald Isle Links
As my caddie and I made the long, steep climb up the fairway of the par-5 11th hole at Tralee GC, me far more out of ... -
Expanding Golf’s Horizons
The SCGA’s Board of Directors had been comprised for 116 years by middle-aged to older males. Those men had the time, passion and backgrounds to contribute ... -
Charging Towards Success: Dwight Freeney’s Big Golf Dreams
San Diego Chargers linebacker Dwight Freeney grew up in Connecticut, a die-hard New York Giants fan. Each Sunday, he’d fix his eyes on the television, wearing ... -
Rancho Santa Fe’s New Day: The First Home of the Crosby Clambake Steps into the Light Once Again
They laugh now about the “Dark Ages” at Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club. There were years — decades, really — when it seemed like the majority ... -
King of TaylorMade: With Big Dreams and Boundless Energy, Mark King Leads TaylorMade-adidas into a New Era of Excellence
You hear Mark King before you see him. As a reporter is escorted through the second-story executive suites at the TaylorMade-adidas headquarters in Carlsbad, California, somewhere ...
