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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Mid Ocean Club in Bermuda hired Gil Hanse to restore/renovate its golf course. Work on the Charles Blair Macdonad layout, built by Seth Raynor, is scheduled to begin in the fall of 2027. CGI rendering of Hanse's proposed work for the fifth, Cape, at Mid Ocean.

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

"I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent." ~Mahatma Gandhi

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Just back from a Seth Raynor Society event at Midland Hills. Amazing metamorphosis from when I was there about 15 years ago. Kudos to the club for takiing out trees and letting architect Jim Urbina and superintendent Mike Manthey loose. Fantastic land movement. Well worth a visit.

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Visiting Mid-Pacific Country Club on Oahu. #SethRaynor's last known design. He laid out 18. Front 9 opened in '28, back 9 in '49. None of the original features are left, but 15 entire hole corridors remain (tees, fairways green sites). No. 9, designed as a Cape Hole.

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Fenwick Golf Course on a splendid May day in Connecticut. The route from the first green to the second tee, one of my favorite walks in golf, about 250 yards, and the sixth green from the right side of 5.

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Former Southampton N.Y. Sidewalk Commissioner Seth Jagger Raynor born on this date in 1874.

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

A common misperception of Seth Raynor is that he partnered with C.B. Macdonald but no proof has been found. Raynor served as Macdonald's construction superintendent. However, this partnership existed from approximately 1901-04. @arguth3.bsky.social @keithangilly.bsky.social @mxmanners.bsky.social

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Cool 1st green Bass River G Course, Yarmouth, Mass., date unknown. Club claims Donald Ross lineage but no proof. Club history from the '70s doesn't mention Ross. Historical Society of Old Yarmouth. @mxmanners.bsky.social @keithangilly.bsky.social @rigolfarchitect.bsky.social @arguth3.bsky.social

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

For whatever reason, @travelerschamp.bsky.social has the wonderful tradition of having @mmschocolate.bsky.social made in the likeness of the defending champion. Here now is the 2025 Scottie Scheffler edition. @keithangilly.bsky.social @arguth3.bsky.social

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Defending champion Scottie Scheffler called the 15th hole at TPC Riverhighlands "... one of the best on tour in regards to risk reward" during today's @travelerschamp.bsky.social media day. Originally designed by Pete Dye, it plays 296 yards from the back tees to a plateau green with sharp fall-offs

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Wonderful story from the Connecticut State Golf Association about the Waterbury company that makes the buttons for the Augusta National green jackets. @arguth3.bsky.social @keithangilly.bsky.social @mxmanners.bsky.social csgalinks.org/news/a-maste...

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A Masterful Button - CSGA

For decades the Waterbury Button Company has been producing the buttons that go on the Masters Tournament green jacket.

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Cohasse Country Club, a 9-hole Donald Ross in Southbridge, Mass, which opened for play in 1918, has been sold to Ken Uracius, the owner of Hardwick Crossing CC also in Mass. I rank it as the 8th best 9 in North America. It is the first course I was ever on. #DonaldRoss #Finest9s

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

A couple more from Yale. The driving range with the tee moved back, which is even more in snipe hook range than where it was previously, rerouted entrance road and the current Google Earth photo of the course.

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Two more from Yale. 8/1 and 4. I'm confused by the one entrance/exit on 4. Wear issues? #SethRaynor

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

More from Yale. No. 6. The left greenside bunker is not in the '34 aerial. No. 2, the little finger in the bunker is in the '34. In a contemporary write-up, 2 green is described as "natural" and "close to the cape type." 6 greensite was built up 6 feet during construction of the course. #SethRaynor

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

The new third green at Yale, referred to as a "double punchbowl" in a contemporary writeup. The '34 view shows a discolored bunker, possibly from flooding. The green was completely changed and the bunker removed at some point.

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Some recent photos from Yale. No. 9 and No. 7. It looks like there is good turf cover on all the greens. The original plan was for the course to open in the summer of '26. I have heard no different. Bunkers seem to fit with '34 aerial. #SethRaynor #CBMacdonald #GolfArchitecture #YaleGolfCourse

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

My latest Renovation Report is live. I talk with Tom Macavoy, superintendent at Old Westbury G&CC. His 27 holes are undergoing a massive restoration starting in late summer. Brian Silva architect, NMP doing the work. @keithangilly.bsky.social @thegirling.bsky.social www.turfnet.com/podcasts/ren...

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Renovation Report with Tom Mcavoy, CGCS, Old Westbury (NY) Golf and Country Club

Anthony Pioppi chats with long-time TurfNet member Tom Mcavoy, CGCS, about the upcoming 27-hole Brian Silva renovation of Old Westbury Golf & Country Club in Old Westbury, NY.

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

That's what I'm talking about! Trees between a fairway bunker and green. Double-penal strategy just oozes fun, doesn't it? Growing the game by making it needlessly difficult. @thegirling.bsky.social

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Through an odd set of circumstances, I was able to purchase a hanful of "The Finest Nines" copies. The book went of of print in 2020 (thank you Covid.) If you'd like to buy a personalized copy, message me or email me AnthonyPioppi@gmail.com. @keithangilly.bsky.social @mxmanners.bsky.social

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

A vivid example of the style difference between Seth Raynor and A.W. Tillinghast. From CC Fairfield. Shown are par-3 4th, par-4 14th. Tillinghast moved both greens closer to the water, making for more penal approach shots. @arguth3.bsky.social @keithangilly.bsky.social

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

The lastest issue of @McKellarJournal is out. In it I have a story on the rarely-written-about Links Golf Club, a C.B. Macdonald design that was on Long Island 1919-1984. I spoke with five former employees, including to get an in-depth and revealing look at the unique club.

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

By entering your location on this app and then clicking on the topics that concern you, it will provide phone numbers of your representatives and senators, so you can call and voice your opinions. 5calls.org @keithangilly.bsky.social @arguth3.bsky.social

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Lake Pocotopaug, East Hampton, Conn., 1-31-25

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

#SethRaynor died on this day in 1926. He was in Palm Beach, Fla. most likely to give a last look at the Palm Beach Winter Club which opened a few weeks later, as well as the land for the proposed Craigin Park development that never materialized. Both were Paris Singer projects.

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Quogue (N.Y.) Field Club, 8th hole. See the ball just to the left of the flag? That's not mine. Absolutely wonderful links course that went from 9 holes to 18 back to 9. Two original holes were lost when the owner broke the lease with the club because a group played on a Sunday #Finest9s

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Golf course architect Devereux Emmet as painted by his sister, Rosa Emmet Sherwood, an accomplished artist. The picture appeared in the February 15, 1930 edition of Town and Country magazine.

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

"What are the things that you can't see that are important? I would say justice, truth, humility, service, compassion, love...They're the guiding lights of a life." #JimmyCarter 1924-2024

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

For my latest Renovation Report podcast I have a good talk with Eric Morrison, the superintendent and Shennecosset Golf Course, about how a municipal golf course with a limited budget goes about renovating its bunkers. @turfnet.bsky.social www.turfnet.com/podcasts/ren...

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Ongoing Renovation of Shennecossett Golf Course | Tony Pioppi with Eric Morrison, CGCS

Tony Pioppi chats with Eric Morrison, CGCS at Shennecossett Golf Course in Groton, CT, about the seemingly perpetual (since 2009) gradual renovation of the 125 year old Donald Ross designed municipal ...

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Just found a lone newspaper article that has Charles Banks renovating Chattagoonga G&C in the spring of 1926. He was working at Lookout then. Would like to see another article or source to confirm it. Possibly only time Banks renovated a Donald Ross.

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Stopped at a traffic light and noticed this on the side of the road. Could somebody be dumping a loan banana peel on a daily basis? Not sure what to make of the rogue orange.

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Japanese hot sauce this carbonara-flavored??? Ummm... anyone tried this?

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Second green, Fenwick (Conn.) Golf Course. #Finest9s

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Made my first visit to Point Judith CC in R.I. to see the ongoing Ron Forse bunker work. Tour given by superintendent Brett Johnson and Darryl Bartlet from NMP Construction. Bunkers on #1, #6, and the long par-3 16th. Willie Davis, who laid out Shinnecock, Newport, designed first holes here.

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Fenwick Golf Course (1896), Old Saybrook, Conn. Par-3 3rd hole, 155 yards. I've made a combined 14 (8,6) the last two times I've played it. Long and left is extremely bad!

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

On November 18, 1883, America established 4 time zones so railroads could coordinate schedules. Until then, railroads operated under 53 different time schedules. People fought the change because telling time by a sundial was "God's Time." Via Heather Cox Richardson. @turkpipkin.bsky.social

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Fire destroys historic clubhouse at, Highland Golf Club in Shelton, Conn. With Wampanoag, second clubhouse to be destroyed in Connecticut this year. www.msn.com/en-us/sports...

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Anthony Pioppi @anthonypioppi.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

The wildly undulating fairway that is the 6th hole of Fishers Island Club. #fishersisland #SethRaynor #Golfcoursearchitecture

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