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Mike Clayton

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Clayton DeVries Pont. Golf Course Architecture Occasional (very) caddy. Golf writer.

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Gabby Herzig @gabbyherzig.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Yale Golf Course just got a $30 million Gil Hanse restoration. Now, Yale is charging $350 for the public to play…with poor and patchy turf conditions. So, what happened? “For them to drop the ball, that doesn’t surprise me.” www.nytimes.com/athletic/764...
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A $30 million disaster: How did Yale let its newly restored golf course fall apart? (Gift Article)
Alums are upset about patchy grass, dried-out greens and want answers. "If someone gave you a Rembrandt, you’d take care of it."
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Clayton, DeVries & Pont @claytondevriespont.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"Perhaps the greatest set of greens in Western Europe" - @ivgd1.bsky.social "One of the best marriages of golf and houses" - @mikeclaytongolf.bsky.social Les Pins, Golf d'Hardelot, Cote d'Opale, France
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John huggan @johnhuggan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
In the midst of this incredibly average prez cup commentary I am reminded of a long ago encounter with one famous member of the commentator fraternity. It was at the end of a day and I asked how it had gone. His response? “Said nothing, kept my job.” 😃
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Clayton, DeVries & Pont @claytondevriespont.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
@lukasmichel.bsky.social's creations at Royal Perth continue to take shape. @mikeclaytongolf.bsky.social #afterisalwaysbetter
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John huggan @johnhuggan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Mallet putters seem to be very popular on tour these days. I’m sure that has nothing to do with the fact that patting down spike marks (at a time when not that many wear spikes) is permissible. Just a coincidence I’m sure 🙄
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John huggan @johnhuggan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Predictably, Niall Donegan’s mistake in the foursomes this morning has been described by some as a “controversy.” It was nothing of the sort of course. Only those in search of click-bait would even imagine that incident as anything other than a mistake followed by a proper application of the rules 🤷‍♂️
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John huggan @johnhuggan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
www.golfdigest.com/story/crazy-...
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The best U.S. Walker Cup team in history also might have been the most contentious
The last time the Walker Cup was held at St. Andrews in 1975, the U.S. had a team with four future major wins and 57 PGA Tour titles among its members. But its win came with several crazy behind-the-scenes stories
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Clayton, DeVries & Pont @claytondevriespont.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Fun to see 7 Mile Beach in Golf World's new X Factor list
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guystayner.bsky.social @guystayner.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Holes that aren’t holes. 7 Mile Beach 8th tee to 11th green - 260m. @mikeclaytongolf.bsky.social
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John huggan @johnhuggan.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Just had a wee look at the Scotsman website. Always easy to see when their hard-working golf correspondent is on holiday. Not a word on the major championship being played this week. Shameful…..
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John huggan @johnhuggan.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
One big difference between broadcasters and journalists? Journalists are not compromised by the deals they have with golf-related companies. Keep that in mind next time you hear a commentator praising a player who uses, say, a particular brand of clubs or wears a certain brand of clothing 😉
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Clayton, DeVries & Pont @claytondevriespont.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
7 Mile Beach, Hobart, Tasmania Designed by @mikeclaytongolf.bsky.social & Mike DeVries Photo: Will Watt
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Eamon Lynch @eamonlynch.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
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Lynch: When LIV’s cash ran out, the Asian Tour followed. They won’t be the last to flee
The Asian Tour stuck around until LIV Golf's cash spigot dried up, then it moved on before the lawyers move in. Others will follow.
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Clayton, DeVries & Pont @claytondevriespont.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
In liaison with our own Frank Pont, Sutton Coldfield's Course Manager Chris Roberts has expanded MacKenzie's 7th green back to its original dimensions. #afterisalwaysbetter @ivgd1.bsky.social @mikeclaytongolf.bsky.social
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Lloyd Cole @lloydcole.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Fabulous day, today, at Carlow Golf Club. Photos do not do it justice. Mostly I'm unmoved by parkland golf. Not at Carlow! It plays closer to a heathland course, but no heather... Brilliant routing on fantastic terrain. Feel very lucky to have experienced Carlow. Also, I won.
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Mike Clayton @mikeclaytongolf.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
golf.com.au/news/clayton.... Bringing golf to life in NZ after the great Alister MacKenzie 100 years ago described it as “dead”.
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John huggan @johnhuggan.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Here’s what Bryson should say: “I’ve watched the tape. It does look as if I possibly improved the area of my swing. I didn’t mean to do that but the possibility is enough for me. Even if the R&A hadn’t penalised me I would have insisted they do so.”
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Mike Clayton @mikeclaytongolf.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
💯 correct. The Open needs Muirfield more than Muirfield needs The Open. A Doak 10. “Almost Perfect”
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John huggan @johnhuggan.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
This is more than ten years old, but not too much has changed 😀👇 www.thegolfpaper.co.uk/featured/1661/10-underrated-and-overrated-entities-of-world-golf/
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John Huggan: 10 underrated and overrated entities of world golf - The Golf Paper
We've all been there in the clubhouse openly debating the good and bad points of golf - here John Huggan airs his praise and pangs
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John huggan @johnhuggan.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Sad to hear that Sam Neill has died. Brilliant actor. I once taught his daughter how to dance the Gay Gordons while we were camping on Pig Island in the middle of Lake Wakatipu. True story….🤷‍♂️
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John huggan @johnhuggan.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Hmmm…got to wonder if the players on the range at the Open would prefer to answer questions from real journalists rather than listen to banal inanities from the television folks. Just a thought….🙄
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Clayton, DeVries & Pont @claytondevriespont.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The first phase of our work at Sorrento on the Mornington Peninsula in partnership with KruseGolf is well under way. This year, we are moving the 12th green and building a new par-3 13th. 📷: @mikeclaytongolf.bsky.social
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Clayton, DeVries & Pont @claytondevriespont.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
With Northern Europe currently sweltering in the midst of a heatwave, here are @mikeclaytongolf.bsky.social's words on baked out courses from a few years ago... www.golfcoursearchitecture.net/content/brow...
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Brown is just fine
Everyone knows it rains a lot in Britain. If you listened to my fellow Australians, who moan incessantly about the Old Country’s weather, you might even think it rains there all the time. No one compl...
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Eamon Lynch @eamonlynch.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
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Misconduct is like obscenity — you know it when you see it. Right? In golf, it’s not that simple
The question is part philosophical, part procedural, and a hot topic at the 126th U.S. Open after Joaquin Niemann was hit with a two-stroke penalty.
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Ally Philp @allyphilp.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
golf.com.au/news/clayton... Great piece on Adam Scott by Mike Clayton @mikeclaytongolf.bsky.social
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Mike Clayton @mikeclaytongolf.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
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Clayton, DeVries & Pont @claytondevriespont.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Holes That Aren't Holes The Addington, Surrey, England 11th tee to 5th green 200 yards #holesthatarentholes @mikeclaytongolf.bsky.social
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Clayton, DeVries & Pont @claytondevriespont.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
@mikeclaytongolf.bsky.social trying to find the elusive top tier from 85 yards away at The Addington's newly restored 7th green. You may not see a longer backswing with a putter this year.
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Ally Philp @allyphilp.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e... The latest guest is one of Australian golf’s finest - Mike Clayton @mikeclaytongolf.bsky.social
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Ep.4 (Part 1) - Eastern Golf Club Podcast
Podcast Episode · The Eastern Golf Club Podcast · 19 May · 31min
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Clayton, DeVries & Pont @claytondevriespont.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Appleby's 15th - the Bell Hole. 176 yards of terror and fun traversing Hilton Beck, a beautiful stream, in search of a bathtub green. @mikeclaytongolf.bsky.social wanted to see if the foregreen would make a good extension to the green. Committee member Ray Cousin was kind enough to hold the flag.
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Clayton, DeVries & Pont @claytondevriespont.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
"The nuttiest of nutty holes in the world." @mikeclaytongolf.bsky.social on Appleby's Bell Hole.
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Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
My latest article in The Shot "In Farrer, suddenly the saviour Pauline was all for the water .... Pauline Hanson – who thinks the Murray Darling Basin Plan is the name of her plumber Murray’s work schedule – now wants you to believe she’s going to save them." 🙏🏽 theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
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Where One Nation lies - The Shot
One Nation wants more victims, more people pissed off at political parties and big business so One Nation can build a big business and a political party out of them.
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Mike Clayton @mikeclaytongolf.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
St Cloud 9. Pretty iconic backdrop.
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Clayton, DeVries & Pont @claytondevriespont.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
After yesterday's celebrations at The Addington and the unveiling of the newly restored 7th hole, @mikeclaytongolf.bsky.social and @ivgd1.bsky.social provide an overview of the project and details of this year's work.
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Mike Clayton @mikeclaytongolf.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
The Addington. 7 green restored. Maybe the world’s wildest green. 95y front to back. Reminds of the sadly -no matter how crazy they were -lost greens at Sitwell Park
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Clayton, DeVries & Pont @claytondevriespont.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
@mikeclaytongolf.bsky.social Utrechtse GC De Pan
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Clayton, DeVries & Pont @claytondevriespont.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
A course walk yesterday at Wallasey with its irrepressible CM John McLoughlin examining those areas that are earmarked for renovation. Also a change to see a Hole That Isn't A Hole (but used to be) - 9th tee to 10th green. Tough one-shotter. @mikeclaytongolf.bsky.social @ivgd1.bsky.social
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Clayton, DeVries & Pont @claytondevriespont.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
He may be 10,000 miles from home but @mikeclaytongolf.bsky.social has found a course and a site to make him drool - Appleby on the Cumbrian moors.
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Ally Philp @allyphilp.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
youtu.be/NfJD0pBpnJ0 Mike Clayton interview with Mike Sheahan - Centenary Reciprocal Event at Portsea Golf Club. @mikeclaytongolf.bsky.social @claytondevriespont.bsky.social @rodmorri.bsky.social @johnhuggan.bsky.social
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Mike Clayton Interview with Mike Sheahan - Centenary Reciprocal Event
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guystayner.bsky.social @guystayner.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Holes that aren’t holes. 7 Mile 10th (yellow tee) to 15th green. 165m @mikeclaytongolf.bsky.social
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Clayton, DeVries & Pont @claytondevriespont.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
"The best list by far..." - @mikeclaytongolf.bsky.social golfclubatlas.com/147-custodia...
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147 Custodians of the Game (+6)
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Clayton, DeVries & Pont @claytondevriespont.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Today's inspection of Golf de Fontainebleau's newly re-bunkered 18th by agronomist Alejandro Reyes with Cyril and Jeremie of the greenkeeping team. 📷: Alex Villet #afterisalwaysbetter @ivgd1.bsky.social @mikeclaytongolf.bsky.social
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Clayton, DeVries & Pont @claytondevriespont.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
@mikeclaytongolf.bsky.social on St Andrews Beach... podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...
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Ep94: St Andrews Beach, with Mike Clayton
Podcast Episode · Australian Golf Passport · 14 April · 1hr 39min
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Ally Philp @allyphilp.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
open.spotify.com/show/2WkycMm... St Andrews Beach, with Clayts @mikeclaytongolf.bsky.social
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Ep94: St Andrews Beach, with Mike Clayton
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Clayton, DeVries & Pont @claytondevriespont.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Holes That Aren't Holes. Royal Cinque Ports, Kent, England. 5th tee to 17th green, 202 yards @mikeclaytongolf.bsky.social
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John huggan @johnhuggan.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Fred Ridley’s comments re the golf ball and distance are to be welcomed. But don’t expect many golf magazine writers to come out in support of that obvious assertion. The threat of lost advertising from equipment companies will keep this debate one-sided 🤷‍♂️
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Ally Philp @allyphilp.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
youtu.be/k_K2H62WyaY This Golfing Life - Mike Clayton @mikeclaytongolf.bsky.social
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This Golfing Life - Mike Clayton
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