Call me a curmudgeon, but I’m of the firm conviction that caddies, as an element of 21st century golf, are somewhere between superfluous and annoying.

They’re elevator operators—they know every inch of their route, but is that really so noteworthy? They’re the guys who stand in the bathrooms of fancy restaurants, turning on a faucet, proffering a hand towel, and waiting for a tip.

I don’t understand the clubs and resorts who proudly point to their “walking” courses and all but require their members to take caddies.

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Appeared in Winter 2013 LINKS

This being our Architecture Issue, I thought it was time to reveal the news that there’s a golf course out there with my name on it. Way out there. In China.

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According to figures just released by the National Golf Foundation, only 13 golf courses opened in the U.S. last year while 154 courses closed, a net loss of 141, continuing a negative trend that has persisted for seven years.

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