Features
NCGA GOLF / SUMMER 2014
22 9 Reasons to Plan Your Next Golf Trip to Lake Tahoe This oasis in the Sierra Nevada isn’t just one of the most beautiful places in the world. It has some of the strongest public golf you’ll fi nd anywhere, too. BY KEVIN MERFELD
24 The Rating Game Do you like long walks on the beach? So do golf course critics. See what else they look for when evaluating a course for top-100 status. BY BRADLEY S. KLEIN
30 For the Love of the Game The road to the PGA Tour is a daunting one, but it’s a little easier when Curt Breitfuss is on your side. BY ALAN SHIPNUCK
34 The House That Hanna Built How the NCGA helped Robert Trent Jones Sr. build his masterpiece at Spyglass Hill. BY JERRY STEWART
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Q&A: Mike Pereira FOX’s go-to rules expert for the NFL consumes rule books in his spare time. His next goal? To become an expert in the Rules of Golf. BY KEVIN MERFELD
Spyglass Hill has been the tournament home for the NCGA since it opened in 1966. Pictured Nos.3 and 4. PHOTO: EVAN SCHILLER
48 Extreme Makeover: Home Course Edition How the New Poppy Hills cracked one of its toughest critics, and became one of the author’s top-10 golf course renovations ever. BY BRADLEY S. KLEIN
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Rules Reform What can be done, what should be done and what will be done to fix the Rules of Golf. BY DAVID HAYES AND JOHN MORRISSETT
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