TOUCHED BY GREATNESS: Layton, left, calls Palmer “my employer, but he was always my hero who also became a friend.” PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY THAD LAYTON
Rather than hanging his own shingle after the death of his legendary boss, Colorado-based course architect Thad Layton has embraced the challenge of perpetuating the brand without him.
VICTORY MARCH: With putter in hand, Scott Vincent approaches the 72nd green with a four-shot lead at September’s ANA Open at Sapporo Golf Club. The win marked his second on the Japan Golf Tour this season. PHOTO COURTESY OF JGTO IMAGES
A Zimbabwean by birth and Coloradan by marriage, Scott Vincent is parlaying his success in Japan into a place among the game’s elite.
SOUTHPAW DRAW: The coach tees off on TPC Colorado’s scenic, reachable 312-yard sixth.
In coach Karl Dorrell, the rejuvenated Buffs finally find a calm, strong leader who’s equally in command moving his team down the field and his ball around a course.
