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Clayton: The Seven Mile journey By Mike Clayton, October 29, 2025

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Both Mikes were at the Mornington Peninsula's Portsea today. Mr D couldn't resist an opportunity to reshape the 3rd green's surrounds.

This is shameful. The R&A say they want to keep the Old Course challenging for elite players but nothing about their total failure to regulate equipment. Apparently they are happy to mess with the ultimate golfing monument but not with the sensitivities of the equipment companies. Disgraceful 🙈 👇

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Ep 036: Nicolas Colsaerts: From Ryder Cup Hero to Broadcaster Podcast Episode · The Halfway Hut · 28/10/2025 · 1h 22m

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De Pan, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Heather regeneration project on the 5th hole - part transplant, part scrape.

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Maybe we add a new tee for 14 to the left of 13 green and make something like the famous Dell Hole at Lahinch. The preview play showed us the tees were likely to be a little small.

Frank on site yesterday at Hallamshire GC in Sheffield with CM Ben Burrill and the team from Profusion as work continues to build the new 14th green.

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A serious storm blew through Northern France last night causing some damage including my hotel window which bit the dust. This morning's walk at Golf de Fontainebleau took place whilst the course team was in the middle of cleaning up. Proper 3 club wind.

7 Mile Beach – First Look – Contours

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This is a fabulous piece by William Watt.

Course walk at The Addington today. The hill to the left of the 8th was scraped and brashed last year. Heather is already emerging. @ivgd1.bsky.social is happy.

By some way the best vegetated course in Australia. Peninsula North. Indigenous coastal manna gums and heathlands.

While it makes perfect sense for Rory to not carry a driver this week, it is hard not to feel this is just one more example of how golf at the elite level has lost its way. Most blame, of course, is owned by the USGA and the R&A for their collective incompetence in the technology department 🤷‍♂️

Happy birthday, guys. Every year, you go from strength to strength.

With many thanks to the incomparable AA Milne, it's our birthday...

This really is a special place.❤️

The beauty of springtime heathlands at Royal Melbourne. 12th hole. Readying for Rory in six weeks.

Also from the new edition of Golf Quarterly: a piece on Alister MacKenzie's work in South America, specifically at two of our clients - Jockey Club in Buenos Aires and Club de Golf del Uruguay in Montevideo.

Many thanks to Duncan Ellis and editor Tim Dickson for the article on The Addington in this month's edition of Golf Quarterly - Henry Longhurst, Willie Whitelaw, Ronnie Corbett et al.

A six-year old look at Scotland’s best golfer. A lot is the same; a lot has changed 👇

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14th tee, The Addington, Surrey, England. Before and after expert woodland management by John Nicholson & Ross Macneil.

Photos: David Cannon

#afterisalwaysbetter

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The Archbishop's Summer Palace Just off Shirley Church Road in South London, lies a sleeping giant of the Golden Age of Golf Design. Here John Frederick Abercromby, assisted by HS Colt, routed the ultimate hill-top golf course.

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This is a wonderful essay by Shane Derby on the restoration of The Addington GC from January this year.

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bit.ly/4mNvIOd. On Rory, and in contrast to last week, greens with fire and an appreciative crowd.

Lynch: The Ryder Cup needs a new vision in the U.S., and new owners The finger-pointing at the U.S. team should wait. More urgent criticism should be squarely directed at the PGA of America for its shoddy mishandling of the event.

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Under The Card Offers First Look at 7 Mile Beach Golf Course Under The Card offers a stunning early look at Tasmania’s 7 Mile Beach Golf Course, set to fully open in November. If you're looking for a new golfing destination, 7 Mile Beach Golf Course near Hobart is shaping up to be one of Australia’s most exciting additions. With all 18 holes set to open in November, the team at Under The Card has offered a sneak preview of the course, showcasing 11 holes currently available for play. Their latest video captures the raw beauty of the site—rolling fescue fairways, dramatic dunes, and coastal views that rival any course in the country.

Under The Card Offers First Look at 7 Mile Beach Golf Course

Under The Card offers a stunning early look at Tasmania’s 7 Mile Beach Golf Course, set to fully open in November. If you're looking for a new golfing destination, 7 Mile Beach Golf Course near Hobart is shaping up to be one of…

It was a little murky at The Addington yesterday but the City of London was particularly visible.

Recent vegetation management has restored many wonderful vistas both long and short.

The Ryder Cup is amazing when it’s about the golf, the greatest game. We just have to get rid of the other stuff that tends to epitomise the worst aspects of human nature