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This section will feature a little of this and a little of that. Rankings, lists, polls, guest columns and mostly just the fun stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else.

STRANTZLATES (Part II): One Giant Leap for Golf Course Architecture

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Jan 20
10 min

STRANTZLATES (Part II): One Giant Leap for Golf Course Architecture

Part II in our #STRANTZLATES Series! This time, we dive more into the mind of the artistry & originality of late, great Mike Strantz!

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STRANTZLATES: Template Holes for the Next Golden Age of Golf Course Architecture (Part I)

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Jan 13
12 min

STRANTZLATES: Template Holes for the Next Golden Age of Golf Course Architecture (Part I)

Did Mike Strantz use template holes in his designs? Perhaps C.B. MacDonald & Mike Strantz have more in common than once thought?!

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The Golf Crusade's 2021 Best of Lists, Picks & Pics

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Dec 28, 2021
8 min

The Golf Crusade's 2021 Best of Lists, Picks & Pics

It's that most wonderful time of year again! It's a time for memories to be made - just likely not on golf course unless you're really,...

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Sep 1, 2021
11 min

#GolfCrusade 50 Best Values Under $150

As The Golf Crusade approaches our 500th course played, we decided we would reveal the 50 best values we've visited to date under $150.

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Most Breathtaking Par 3 in The Carolinas

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Mar 26, 2021
11 min

Most Breathtaking Par 3 in The Carolinas

Sounds simple, right? What is the "Most Breathtaking Par 3 in The Carolinas"? As we found out, it's not so simple. Thankfully, we have a...

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Jan 28, 2021
6 min

The Iron Maverick II

3 COURSES | 2 DAYS | 1 HELL OF A TIME! Play Bulls Bay, Caledonia & True Blue on Sept 27-28, 2021 with The Golf Crusade!

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Dec 28, 2020
9 min

Golf Crusade's Best of Lists for 2020

Right out of the gate, we acknowledge that 2020 sucked, right? No need to dive deeper on that! While it was a draining year on any number...

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Sep 14, 2020
1 min

Feature Story... on us???

The Johnson City Press (TN) recently did a story on us. That is weird to type we'll be honest. Warning - this story does contain our real...

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Apr 26, 2020
10 min

The Art of Sports Architecture

If you haven't stumbled across Ballpark Blueprints yet, then you're in for a treat.

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Fairways of Dreams - An Iowa Golf Journey

Dooner

Apr 13, 2020
11 min

Fairways of Dreams - An Iowa Golf Journey

Learn everything about the golf scene in Iowa through this introspective look at the guy who's about to play every course in the state!

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Dec 26, 2019
9 min

#GolfCrusade's Best of 2019

Hello Friends. ...Man I hope we don't have to pay Jim Nantz for that. Oh the places we've been... For a couple of (nearly) forty year old...

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#TheIronMaverick Thrills! Team 'Animal Golfers' Take Top Honors

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Sep 28, 2019
4 min

#TheIronMaverick Thrills! Team 'Animal Golfers' Take Top Honors

Nearly fifty golfers - spanning a fifty year age range whom hailed from eight states and the District of Columbia - ascended upon the...

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THE IRON MAVERICK
presented by GolfCrusade.com

Dooner

Jul 6, 2019
4 min

THE IRON MAVERICK presented by GolfCrusade.com

Mike Strantz changed the game of golf course architecture forever and for the better. It is in his honor and in celebration of the...

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Mar 31, 2019
4 min

What if PGA Stars were WWE Superstars?

We've all seen these lists before right? If LeBron James were a WWE Superstar, who would he be? Well, Google tells me that the space for...

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Mar 8, 2019
2 min

The Strantz Fantz Club

We love Mike Strantz golf courses and want everyone to love his courses too. We want them to prosper so his legacy survives and want...

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Dec 19, 2018
13 min

#GolfCrusade Best Of 2018

The courses have been played. The votes have been cast. We're pleased to announce our first annual Golf Crusade Best of 2018 Lists. We...

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Oct 3, 2018
2 min

CONSPIRACY? The curious case of Robert von Hagge & Le Golf National

Dust off the tinfoil hat because we, I mean the incredible investigative efforts of Frank Giordano, have uncovered some very interesting...

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POLL: Who is on your Mount Rushmore of Golf Course Architects?

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Sep 27, 2018
1 min

POLL: Who is on your Mount Rushmore of Golf Course Architects?

By now, you have seen #TigerWoods savage yet honest assessment of who is on his Golf Mount Rushmore. If not, (where have you been?) here...

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RECAP: The American Legends at The Olde Farm Golf Club - Bristol, VA

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Sep 23, 2018
1 min

RECAP: The American Legends at The Olde Farm Golf Club - Bristol, VA

The American Legends at The Olde Farm Golf Club in Bristol, Virginia raised $56.6 million for the Mountain Mission School (Grundy, VA)....

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Aug 31, 2018
2 min

#CRUMPIFY: Deerfield East Re-imagined

Sometimes a course’s design can be so fantastic that its identity or characteristics are emulated by others. I love Pine Valley and think...

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Jul 10, 2018
3 min

In Memoriam - The Golf Course Graveyard

With every boom, there is eventually a bust. Golf course operators are struggling and the industry has suffered from the overgrowth of...

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Jun 5, 2018
1 min

PODCAST: Golfjay.com

Our friends at Golfjay.com and Fingerlakes1.com were kind enough to feature us, our site and our project on their weekly podcast (week of...

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False Fronts

STRANTZLATES (Part II): One Giant Leap for Golf Course Architecture

STRANTZLATES: Template Holes for the Next Golden Age of Golf Course Architecture (Part I)

The Golf Crusade's 2021 Best of Lists, Picks & Pics

#GolfCrusade 50 Best Values Under $150

Most Breathtaking Par 3 in The Carolinas

The Iron Maverick II

Golf Crusade's Best of Lists for 2020

Feature Story... on us???

The Art of Sports Architecture

Fairways of Dreams - An Iowa Golf Journey

#GolfCrusade's Best of 2019

#TheIronMaverick Thrills! Team 'Animal Golfers' Take Top Honors

THE IRON MAVERICK presented by GolfCrusade.com

What if PGA Stars were WWE Superstars?

The Strantz Fantz Club

#GolfCrusade Best Of 2018

CONSPIRACY? The curious case of Robert von Hagge & Le Golf National

POLL: Who is on your Mount Rushmore of Golf Course Architects?

RECAP: The American Legends at The Olde Farm Golf Club - Bristol, VA

#CRUMPIFY: Deerfield East Re-imagined

In Memoriam - The Golf Course Graveyard

PODCAST: Golfjay.com

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