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Golf's Distance Debate: Whitten Respoonds

A couple of days ago Dave Reinhardt, a Florida club professional, wrote to complain about comments by Sandy Tatum in Ron Whitten's Lido Competition story about "unfortunate" increases distance off the tee. Reader Reindhardt said,...

Published Aug. 29, 2008

Keywords Golf course architecture | Golf equipment | Lido Competition

Blog: Editors' Blog

Golf's Distance Debate

PGA Professional Dave Reinhardt of Jacksonville, FL, has had it with the hand-wringing over the distance players hit the ball today. Golf World's story on the Lido architectural competition by Ron Whitten, quoting Sandy Tatum,...

Published Aug. 28, 2008

Keywords Golf course architecture | Golf equipment | Lido Competition

Golf: Pink Slip, Blue Ribbon

Good news follows bad for this year's winner of the Golf World Lido design competition

By Ron Whitten

Published Aug. 11, 2009

Keywords Golf | golf digest | golf world | lido design competition

Whitten: Can Bo Be Stopped?

Golf World's 2009 Lido Design Competition offers cash, Crystal Downs and the chance to stop a dynasty

By Ron Whitten

Published Feb. 03, 2009

Keywords ron whitten | golf | golfworld | Golf World's 2009 Lido Design Competition

Whitten: Lido Course Design Competition Winner

2007 winner Bo Links retains his Lido design title in 2008 with an option-rich, dogleg par 4 that offers a multitude of options

By Ron Whitten

Published Aug. 05, 2008

Keywords Ron Whitten | golf | architecture | lido design competition | bo links | dogleg