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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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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.
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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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Dooner
- 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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Dooner
- 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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- 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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Dooner
- 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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Dooner
- 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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Dooner
- 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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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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Dooner
- 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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- 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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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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Dooner
- 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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Dooner
- 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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Dooner
- 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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Dooner
- 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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