The two discuss: Gil's preference to leave any Open Doctor titles with the Jones family, what attracted Gil to the business, his recent work at Oakmont Country Club and his insights as to how the course will play at this year's US Open, his work on elite venues prior to the hosting of a major is mostly about restoring the course back to its original design, can today's top courses continue to host majors without a dial back in distance, the history behind and current state of golf course tree removal programs, the serious challenges facing seaside golf courses, restoring century old greens to play at current day championship conditions, what makes Augusta National so special and Gil's idea of how long a modern course should be to host major tournaments going forward.

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"Donald Ross Sportswear has spent the past fifteen years developing a premium name in the highest-level golf shops and clubs globally. The brand honors the legacy of Donald Ross through its commitment to producing garments that perform on and off the course."

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"Much like The Ocean Course, Mid Pines in Southern Pines, North Carolina, is difficult for everyone. Yet, average golfers can also enjoy it. Why? Two words: Donald Ross. Simply put, Ross created a layout that will challenge all golfers and lead them to become more creative shot makers...This list simply wouldn’t be complete without featuring Pinehurst No. 2 in Pinehurst, North Carolina, arguably the both states’ most renowned and respected course. If you’re seeking a true test — of your ball striking and short game, in particular — look no further than this Donald Ross design."

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"Hutton tapped famed Scottish golf-course architect Donald Ross for Seminole. Ross had designed Hutton’s mini course at Mar-a-Lago, but more importantly, he’d conceived numerous nameplate courses in the country — from famed Pinehurst in North Carolina to Oakland Hills in Michigan and Scioto Country Club in Ohio. He also designed the original course at Palm Beach Country Club. Once Seminole debuted on Jan. 1, 1930, it received gushing kudos for the challenging golf course by Ross, and for the clubhouse."

Tags: Donald Ross, Florida, History, Private Golf

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"In 1944, the PGA of America moved its headquarters from Chicago and renamed the course PGA National Golf Club — leasing it from the city. Eventually, the PGA moved out, but the site hosted 18 consecutive Senior PGA Championships — as well as the original PGA Merchandise Show in 1954."

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"A test of accuracy, creativity and mental fortitude, Mid Pines Inn and Golf Club's Donald Ross designed course will eat your lunch and you'll thank it for doing so. Golf course architect Kyle Franz was fresh off restoring Pinehurst No. 2 with Coore & Crenshaw for the U.S. Open when Kelly Miller, president and CEO of Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club, met Franz to talk about Pine Needles' sister course, Mid Pines. The rest is history."

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“If Ross crawled out of his grave today and saw how far the ball goes and how fast the greens are compared to his era, I do not believe he would design the same course today that he designed in 1926,” Kline said. “Now we have the course that we believe he would design. The routing is still the same, some bunkers changed locations to account for driving distance, and the greens are incredible. We recaptured all the pin placements, too."

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"The Country Club of Rochester dates back to 1895. Donald Ross, the distinguished golf course architect of his time, was engaged to set out a new 18-hole course in 1913 and he returned in 1931 to design essentially the course that is in use today. Robert Trent Jones Sr. added three new holes (5, 6 and 7) in 1960 and Gil Hanse completed a restoration in 2004, but The Country Club of Rochester still remains a Golden Age Ross design."

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"There's no question that by the number of bunkers and the contouring we found in the greens, Ross was clearly given a mandate or a directive to build a top-shelf championship layout on that property." Kris Spence

Tags: Donald Ross, Kris Spence, North Carolina, Public Golf, Restoration

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"Over the years, several renovations took the course further away from what Ross had created. This included the green complexes shrinking 35-to-50 percent, taking away from the strategy Ross intended. In 2014, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Now, thanks to this latest and meticulous restoration of the green complexes, bunkers, fairways, and tees, every golfer can experience the course as Ross intended – right down to the actual greens Ross originally created."

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