Whitten on Tierra Verde

GolfDigest.com's Ron Whitten continues his crusade for more common sense values in golf with a great write-up on Tierra Verde in Texas and its superintendent, Mark Claburn. Perhaps owning his own course has given Whitten a new perspective. Great stuff. You go Ron!

Meanwhile this story on Padraig Harrington's first design paints a picture of an entirely different golf architecture universe, noting that "now Harrington's esteem in the golfing world has been recognised by the oil-rich sheiks of the Persian Gulf." Gee, next thing you know, Donald Trump will be after him. And then, and only then, will Padraig have made it. Oh, and does this mean Padraig will do a photo op where he's holding hands with the sheiks?