GOLF Magazine: How this Donald Ross gem went from peril to profitable at just $29 a round
Word at the time was that the city of Palatka, a blue-collar community roughly 30 minutes inland from St. Augustine, might soon close the course and sell the property. That was the bad news. The good news was that prospect didn’t sit well with Bobby Weed. “Little gratifies Bobby Weed more than dropping by the […]
GQ Australia: Take a tour of The Grove XXIII
Michael Jordan’s recently-opened golf club has been the talk of the golfing world for a good deal of time now, with snapshots of the course and its facilities making their way onto social media despite its rather secretive nature. Opened by Jordan near his home in Florida and dubbed Grove XXIII, the course is meant […]
LINKS: Did Michael Jordan Build Golf’s Best Practice Area?
When he was in high school, Dustin Johnson used to hit balls long into the night at Weed Hill Driving Range outside Columbia, S.C., a practice facility that course architect Bobby Weed built when he was a teenager himself. While Weed Hill closed in 2015, Johnson is still honing his game at another practice complex […]
Golfweek: Oceanside Ponte Vedra Inn and Club hits on winning formula
Golfweek’s Steve DiMeglio spoke with golf course architect Bobby Weed about his winning formula on the renovated Ocean Course at the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club. “After consulting with the owners, Weed and his troops delivered upgrades that make the golf experience thoroughly enjoyable and equally challenging.” Read Full Article
The Masters: 2020 Champion Dustin Johnson Credits Weed Hill Driving Range
Bobby Weed built Weed Hill when he was a junior at Irmo High School to work on his own game. This facility was the first step in Weed’s successful golf course architecture career and served area players for almost 40 years. Dustin Johnson, winner of the 2020 Masters Tournament, describes in the press conference video […]
Front Office Sports: Golf Course Architects Think Small With Sport’s Big Costs
Instead of building new golf courses, architects have turned to renovations to be more economically and environmentally friendly. Front Office Sports, a respected outlet covering the $614 billion business of sports, spoke with Bobby Weed to learn how golf course architects are strategically renovating courses across the United States. “I think that kind of flexibility […]
Forbes: TPC Sawgrass Turns 40: A Look Back At The Birth Of A Legendary Golf Course
2020 marks the 40th anniversary of the TPC Network. As the PGA TOUR’s first in-house golf course architect, Bobby Weed was uniquely qualified to speak with Forbes about this monumental occasion. Below are additional examples of Bobby’s work for the TPC Network: TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course: THE PLAYERS Championship (1983 renovation following initial tournament) TPC […]
Forbes – Redesigned Ocean Course Reopens At Ponte Vedra Inn and Club Along With New Rooms And Suites
After closing for an all-encompassing renovation, Forbes showcases Bobby Weed Golf Design’s re-opened and modernized Ocean Course, expansion of its practice facilities and the addition of a new golf hole. “Bunkers were rebuilt and reconfigured with an emphasis on strategy, overall aesthetics and maintainability.” Read Full Article
Feed the Ball Podcast: Vol. 7 feat. Derek Duncan, Jim Urbina & Bobby Weed
Few people in the golf design business knew Pete Dye better than Bobby Weed, who first interned for his mentor in the 1970s. Weed comes into the Feed the Ball Salon with Derek Duncan and Jim Urbina to share his thoughts on how Dye continues to influence him, the overriding consideration of drainage, being courted […]
Golf Digest: An inside look at Michael Jordan’s new course, The Grove XXIII
Derek Duncan provides an in-depth look at how golf course architects Bobby Weed and Chris Monti designed the personal golf course for NBA Hall of Famer, Michael Jordan. “Weed’s ‘collection architecture,’ rife with hollows, depressions and shallow scoop bunkers that gather shots, celebrates the centripetal force of gravity.” Read Full Article
