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Bradley S. Klein

Senior Writer

Bradley S. Klein has been writing for Golfweek since Oct. 1988, the last 10 years full time as architecture editor and director of the “Golfweek’s Best” course rating program. A former PGA Tour caddie, he holds a Ph.D. in political science and was a university professor for 14 years. He has written five books on golf course design, including the definitive biography, “Discovering Donald Ross,” and is a frequent industry lecturer on golf design, maintenance, economy and the media. Follow Klein on Twitter: @BKleinGolfweek
 
• Favorite golf memory: Caddying for Bernhard Langer at 1981 World Series of Golf
• Favorite golf course: Old Macdonald
• Best golf shot seen live: Tom Watson chip-in on No. 17 at 1982 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. I was standing right in front of green.
• Dream foursome: Barack Obama, Alister MacKenzie, Larry David

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Klein: Sharp Park puts focus on muni courses

says Sharp Park highlights the reasons why municipal courses are under fire: budget deficits, public scrutiny and mistrust of government.

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Klein: Trump humbled by Women's Open choice

says after the USGA awarded the 2017 U.S. Women's Open to one of his courses, Donald Trump revealed another side of himself.

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Analysis: In Rio, a false start amid all the games

Bradley S. Klein: Squabbling over land and money, not surprisingly, is delaying development of Rio's Olympic course.

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Analysis: In Rio, a false start amid all the games

Bradley S. Klein: Squabbling over land and money, not surprisingly, is delaying development of Rio's Olympic course.

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Golf's new folk hero stars on a wild Sunday

Bubba Watson, golf's new folk hero, starred Sunday in the greatest (golf) show on earth.

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What's your 'birdie yardage'?

From what I see, too many golfers think of their games not in terms of what they usually do, but in terms of what they rarely achieve. And that normally means they need to play a different set of tees.

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Rater's notebook: Aiken Golf Club

At 5,800 yards from the back tees, par-70 Aiken Golf Club might seem an anachronism. But golf in its traditional form has a long shelf life. Bradley Klein explains.

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Klein: Trump humbled by Women's Open choice

says after the USGA awarded the 2017 U.S. Women's Open to one of his courses, Donald Trump revealed another side of himself.

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Trump National lands 2017 U.S. Women’s Open

The U.S. Golf Association has awarded the 2017 U.S. Women's Open to Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J.

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Sharp Park granted stay, postponing lawsuit

San Francisco's legendary municipal golf course, Sharp Park, averted – for now – legal action that threatens to shut it down. But its battle with environmentalists is hardly over.

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Analysis: In Rio, a false start amid all the games

Bradley S. Klein: Squabbling over land and money, not surprisingly, is delaying development of Rio's Olympic course.

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Book review: The 'Rainman' of golf

When Moe Norman would show up on Tuesday afternoons at the practice range of Canadian Open week, the PGA Tour pros would gather around and watch him. They might be the world’s best players, but they knew they were watching the world’s best ballstriker.

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Golf's new folk hero stars on a wild Sunday

Bubba Watson, golf's new folk hero, starred Sunday in the greatest (golf) show on earth.

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Rater's notebook: Conestoga Golf Club

Conestoga turns stark desert terrain into strategic test. Rater's notebook

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Augusta’s greens: Secrets to magic carpet ride

Bradley Klein: The rain has taken some of the bite out of Augusta National’s notoriously tricky greens. But the course's SubAir equipment might bring some of that bite back.

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Green with envy? Don’t be. Augusta is unique

Bradley Klein: The beauty you see on the TV screen from Augusta National during the Masters is real. It just doesn’t travel well to your home course.

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Player is the blueprint for a golf globetrotter

Gary Player is busier now than he was in his playing days, spending his time on golf course design and being a golf ambassador.

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Review: Behind the scenes of Tiger Inc.

In medicine, there’s a legally established principle of confidentially that survives the therapeutic relationship. Not so on the driving range, as Tiger Woods now knows thanks to Hank Haney's upcoming book "The Big Miss."

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Dye builds legacy by getting hands dirty

For 50 years, Pete Dye has built a legacy by getting his hands dirty

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Hanse should be a natural fit for Rio

Landing the plum assignment of designing the 2016 Olympic golf course in Rio de Janeiro is a milestone career achievement for Gil Hanse.

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Renovation of Stevens Park is done right

The renovation of Stevens Park in Dallas is a case study in how to do things thoughtfully, efficiently and modestly.

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