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Feed The Ball Podcast: Rees Jones
Rees Jones has spent nearly 35 years preparing, modifying and remodeling golf courses for major championship events. In addition to the 100 original courses and dozens of renovations he’s orchestrated, he’s infused his vision into such venerable American tournament courses as Pinehurst No. 2, Oakland Hills, Medinah No. 3 and The Country Club for the staging of nearly 25 U.S. Opens and PGA Championships. He’s also overhauled a number of his father Robert Trent Jones’ most noteworthy major championship courses including the Atlanta Athletic Club, Hazeltine and Bellerive.
Jones joins the podcast to discuss Bethpage Black (site of this year’s PGA Championship) as a tournament course and how the setups for the PGA and an upcoming Ryder Cup will differ, how equipment and swing technology have altered his approach to renovations, his opinion about the use of a tournament golf ball, the necessity of rough for the professional game, why Tiger Woods has had so much success on his re-designs, how Robert Trent Jones’ aesthetic evolved and the importance of trees on golf courses.
- IN THE NEWS
The Tuxedo Club
The Tuxedo Club has begun a multi-million-dollar renovation of its historic Robert Trent Jones Sr.-designed golf course. - TOURNAMENT VENUES
Next: Tour Championship
Date: August 25 - 28, 2022
East Lake Golf Club
Atlanta, GA, USA - REES JONES, INC. DESIGN TEAM
The talented golf course architects at Rees Jones, Inc. represent nearly 110 years of experience in golf course design, construction, and project management.
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Ocean Winds - Behind the Renovation
A recent renovation of the Ocean Winds Course at the Seabrook Island Club makes it even more incredible.