Features NCGA GOLF / SPRING 2015
24 To Change, or Not to Change? Why golf’s greatest players are tempted to reconstruct their swings at the height of their success BY ALAN SHIPNUCK
28 Streamsong: Building Something Special The remote Florida golf destination is determined to make a run at the best resorts in the country BY KEVIN MERFELD
34 Coming Back to the Capital Del Paso invested $10 million in a Kyle Phillips renovation to be worthy of the U.S. Senior Open BY FRANK LAROSA
38 San Francisco Treats With visits from the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour and USGA during a two-week stint, all golf eyes are on the City by the Bay BY RON KROICHICK
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America’s First Family of Golf Architecture Robert Trent Jones Sr. forever changed course design, and his two sons continued his legacy with their own remarkable careers BY JAMES R. HANSEN
54 The Life-Changing California State Amateur Capturing the State Am in 2009 forever altered the trajectory of Geoff Gonzalez’s career BY JERRY STEWART
Sacramento’s Del Paso CC hosts the U.S. Senior Open from June 25-28, the fifth USGA national championship staged at the club. Pictured is the 169-yard 12th hole.
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PHOTO: USGA
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