{"id":37435,"date":"2026-01-07T05:14:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T10:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/golfweek-50th-anniversary-memories-architecture-editor-bradley-s-klein\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T05:14:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T10:14:29","slug":"golfweek-50th-anniversary-memories-architecture-editor-bradley-s-klein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/golfweek-50th-anniversary-memories-architecture-editor-bradley-s-klein\/","title":{"rendered":"Golfweek 50th Anniversary Memories: Architecture Editor Bradley S. Klein"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/golfweek-50th-anniversary-memories-architecture-editor-bradley-s-klein\/#When_did_you_start_working_at_Golfweek\" >When did you start working at Golfweek?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/golfweek-50th-anniversary-memories-architecture-editor-bradley-s-klein\/#What_was_the_title_of_your_Golf_Week_and_briefly_describe_what_you_did\" >What was the title of your Golf Week and briefly describe what you did?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/golfweek-50th-anniversary-memories-architecture-editor-bradley-s-klein\/#What_is_your_current_title_and_company\" >What is your current title and company?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/golfweek-50th-anniversary-memories-architecture-editor-bradley-s-klein\/#What_is_your_proudest_moment_while_working_together_golf_week\" >What is your proudest moment while working together? golf week?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/golfweek-50th-anniversary-memories-architecture-editor-bradley-s-klein\/#What_is_your_most_vivid_memory_of_the_%E2%80%9Chair_on_fire%E2%80%9D_moment\" >What is your most vivid memory of the \u201chair on fire\u201d moment?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/golfweek-50th-anniversary-memories-architecture-editor-bradley-s-klein\/#What_is_your_favorite_golf_course_you_have_ever_played_and_why\" >What is your favorite golf course you have ever played and why?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>As part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, Golfweek will walk down Memory Lane with many former employees who helped make the brand what it is today.<\/p>\n<p>The series begins with one of GolfWeek&#8217;s longest-serving employees in its history, Bradley S. Klein, former architecture editor and longtime director of GolfWeek&#8217;s Best Courses rating program.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Pete and Alice Dye, Golfweek&#8217;s Bradley Klein (center) and Schmidt Curley Golf Design&#8217;s Lee Schmidt (far right).<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_did_you_start_working_at_Golfweek\"><\/span>When did you start working at Golfweek?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>1988-2018<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_was_the_title_of_your_Golf_Week_and_briefly_describe_what_you_did\"><\/span>What was the title of your Golf Week and briefly describe what you did?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Architectural Editor: Monthly columnist, news reporting, creation and administration of Golfweek&#8217;s Best Course Rating System<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_your_current_title_and_company\"><\/span>What is your current title and company?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Divot Designs LLC Representative Director<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"From left: Tom Doak and Jim Urbina, consultants Bradley S. Klein and George Burt at the Bandon site.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"749\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/6w6YSQ2N8.kIkYsi70hzFQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTc0OTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/usa_today_sports_golfweek_articles_635\/ed733538ee28d9e5f95c10aab8b3ff76\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>From left: Tom Doak and Jim Urbina, consultants Bradley S. Klein and George Burt at the Bandon site.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_your_proudest_moment_while_working_together_golf_week\"><\/span>What is your proudest moment while working together? <em>golf week<\/em>?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We created the Golfweek&#8217;s Best rating criteria and quickly secured an industry position on par with, if not superior to, other leading golf publications as a nationally recognized course evaluation platform.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_your_most_vivid_memory_of_the_%E2%80%9Chair_on_fire%E2%80%9D_moment\"><\/span>What is your most vivid memory of the \u201chair on fire\u201d moment?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Payne Stewart passed away on a Monday afternoon in October 1999. We tore up the first four pages of the soon-to-be-printed edition and stayed up all night completely rewriting them. The team was very proud of this classic piece of journalism.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_your_favorite_golf_course_you_have_ever_played_and_why\"><\/span>What is your favorite golf course you have ever played and why?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Royal Dornoch Golf Club, Scotland \u2014 Member since 1988. It means I&#8217;m back in the north of Scotland, in wonderful surroundings.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Editor&#8217;s note: We would like to thank all of our former employees for their time and effort on this feature. The golf journalism community is small, so we are proud of the accomplishments of all of our former colleagues.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Golfweek 50th Anniversary Memories: Architecture Editor Bradley S. Klein<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, Golfweek will walk down Memory Lane with many former employees who helped make the brand what it is today. The series begins with one of GolfWeek&#8217;s longest-serving employees in its history, Bradley S. Klein, former architecture editor and longtime director of GolfWeek&#8217;s Best Courses rating program. 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