388 White Crescent Circle

Ridgeland, SC, 29936

8433685678

Landscape photography in quiet and eloquent light

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Golf

Golf

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2009 US Open at Bethpage Black

Signage of course

Tiger and Stevie on 18

Tiger on 18

I think he made this

Stevie giving advice

The 18th hole from the tee

Bethpage Black is a brute

Angel Cabrera ripping a tee shot

14th hole

Rough was long and wet

A Young Rory McIlroy from a fairway bunker

Beautiful shot of the 17th hole

Yes Butch was there

Some sage advice

Lucas Glover, who won this Open, from the bunker on 16. One of my favorite all time shots I have taken.

16th bunker

2013 US Open at Merion

Iconic

Billy Horschel and wicker

Wicker baskets

Small property, big challenge

love how the ground moves

The fescue and rough was high

downhill over water

multiple hazards

Closeup of the flagstick and wicker basket

Recovery shots and scrambling

11. The Jones Homan match ended here for the Grand Slam

Precision needed on 11

Furyk sand shot

Scotch broom in the bunkers

Caddies waiting down the fairway for the tee shot from the first hole.

Butch putting his magic touch on DJ

Magnificent tree and the clubhouse

18 approach

18

The Quarry holes

Walk to 16

A different angle for 16

17. What a par 3.

Greenside

Small footprint meant tight areas for galleries

Zach Johnson on the back nine

Waiting for my man to putt out

The USGA returns to Merion

So many of the creeks are in play as the slopes carry water to the low areas

Danger everywhere

Don't hit it here

The Mud next to the putting green was that bad. Missing shoes.

The course fits this wonderfully compact property

Love how the fairway meanders

The stream runs everywhere

Great use of slope and water

Congaree Golf Club, Ridgeland, SC

dirt roads and old live oak trees

Cottages dot the property. Some were old buildings renovated for member and guests to stay over, others were constructed to mimic the old buildings.

Sand approach on 15

Fast and firm into 14 green, a long par 3

There are trees but the ground is the dominant feature

Sand and waste areas. The firmest turf I have ever played in the US

Our host Russ in front of the clubhouse on 18

Love how the fairway drips off into the bunker much like the Australian sandbelt courses

They used the Schoolhouse for Rules in the Palmetto Classic. You can also see how much greener, wetter and slower the PGA tour made the course. I played it in April, and this was June.