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Here’s a crazy peek @golfwolfcreeknv from @BrianOarGolf
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Hit me with some inspiration. What do you want to learn about @TobaccoRoadGolf and @GambleSands this winter as you get ready for the 2027 golf season?
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Any thoughts on the website redesign?
We’ll be rolling out even more features over the next few months, but the site already highlights hole-by-hole video from @jeffkmarsh + you can watch Up River’s film on the philosophy of Tobacco Road and interview with founder Mark Stewart.
tobaccoroadgolf.com/golf/
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15 Days and Counting until 2027 Tee Times are available on our brand-new Booking Engine. Create custom alerts on the Waitlist now, so you’re ready on Nov. 1 👊
Can you keep a secret?
2027 tee sheets for both Tobacco Road & The Matchbox open in 23 days, but you can set up custom alerts now using our Noteefy Waitlist at TobaccoRoadGolf.com
Par-5 No. 13 @TobaccoRoadGolf
North Carolina Sandhills
Photo @BrianOarGolf
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Asking everyone who has visited Gamble Sands, what’s the most memorable golf shot on property? The one that sticks in your head after you’re gone. Is it on Gamble Sands, Scarecrow or Quicksands?
Need some help from @DavidMcLayKidd @NickSchaan and @MattGinella on this for sure.
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My buddy Alex McKenzie is killin’ it with video and edits lately. Here’s something new for @GambleSands — it’s time to start booking 2027 up there. Get it all. 50 holes from @DavidMcLayKidd. Scarecrow, Quicksands, Sunset Putting on the Cascades, Tasty BBQ. gamblesands.com
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Never realized so many golfers think they’re purists. I play most of my golf with 100-year-old hickories, and I’ve had more fun on The Matchbox the past couple days than I’ve had in a long time.
Golf is a puzzle to be solved, and The Matchbox is a clever approach to the game.
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No. 7 on The Matchbox (with No. 2 across the pond in the distance) includes our “7.5 hole” where you can putt a second ball down the tricky slope.
Good luck 👊
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Saw some craziness yesterday on The Matchbox @TobaccoRoadGolf. Austin Tennant, a content-creating caddie at Pinehurst, aced the 11th hole TWICE in back-to-back rounds. Mayhem ensued.
It’s looking tasty out there. Road sign went up yesterday. Public play starts Saturday. Book through December at tobaccoroadgolf.com
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What an extraordinary day. The all-synthetic turf Matchbox @TobaccoRoadGolf is unlike anything you've ever played. Visually stunning, incredible craftsmanship, off-the-charts creativity among the trees. Mike Stranz is smiling.
Kudos to owner Mark Stewart
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What makes you want to come back for more, year after year, on a golf trip?
[ Scarecrow photo by Alex Mckenzie ]
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Two weeks until I’m hosting preview rounds on The Matchbox. Can’t wait to hit all the (short) shots out there.
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Looking forward to playing The Matchbox more than a few times end of the mont while hosting preview rounds. Having walked the course during construction, it’s going to be fun to figure out all the tricky shots and eccentricities.
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Had a great time writing this story about expectations for new golf projects, specifically as it relates to Scarecrow @GambleSands, now in its first full season. Josh and the team have a big job out there and work wonders.
“I want people to remember that maintenance crews want golfers to have a good time. We want to make everyone happy but also put the best product out there that we can within limitations.” —Director of Agronomy Josh Truan in @GambleSands “Links Review.”
gamblesandsdigital.com/GS-Li…
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Another couple shots from this morning @FairmontSprings. Can’t play a round without snapping the Devil’s Cauldron (where I made par today).
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Can’t believe none of you told me how great Banff Springs is 🙂 Incredible course, amazing golf experience.
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Here’s your chance: Tell us why we should be following you from this @GambleSands account 🤷♂️
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Many golfers are too busy focusing on what’s wrong with golf courses rather than understanding the monumental task of maintaining the places we love to play.
“I want people to remember that maintenance crews want golfers to have a good time. We want to make everyone happy but also put the best product out there that we can within limitations.” —Director of Agronomy Josh Truan in the latest issue of LINKS REVIEW gamblesandsdigital.com/GS-Li…
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I wrote a little (long) something about the expectations we have when it comes to new high-end golf courses. Top industry design experts @feedtheball @JLuGolfweek and @WorldGolfer were nice enough to speak with me, along with the always entertaining and insightful @DavidMcLayKidd and agronomy mastermind Josh Truan. Give it a read and let me know your thoughts, good or bad.
Let‘s talk Brisket & Ribs; Great Expectations for new Golf Courses; Scarecrow’s first full season and more in the Summer 2026 issue of Gamble Sands “Links Review” digital magazine, now online: gamblesandsdigital.com/GS-Li…
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A fun topic to talk about and read. I played #Scarecrow a year before it opened without sand in the bunkers and again after it debuted. It was clear from the start this was an epic experience and a game-changer for @GambleSands
I wrote a little (long) something about the expectations we have when it comes to new high-end golf courses. Top industry design experts @feedtheball @JLuGolfweek and @WorldGolfer were nice enough to speak with me, along with the always entertaining and insightful @DavidMcLayKidd and agronomy mastermind Josh Truan. Give it a read and let me know your thoughts, good or bad.
We’ve sampled the brisket, ribs, barbacoa and pastrami (plus grandma’s slaw) — and we can’t wait to get back for another helping.
Catch. Some. Smoke. Pitmaster Judd Foster brings his award-winning Southern flavors to Gamble Sands. Lunch and dinner in The Barn will never be the same.
Watch the video now on YouTube👇
Match Made in Golf Heaven: BBQ & Gamble Sands youtu.be/so4TQ4OI6Zo?si=7Ouh… via @YouTube
