10 Must-Visit Public Golf Destinations for 2022
Let’s assume for a moment that traveling the world in search of new courses to play and new scorecards to fill out is something that golfers will be able to do without reservation in 2022. (Or at least do relatively safely by taking common-sense precautions.) The question then becomes, where should you go? Many golf […]
Scotland’s Best Hotels for Golfers
There was a time, not so long ago, when the usual hotel experiences in Scotland were something one tolerated rather than embraced. Too often, it seemed like you were staying at something more like grandma’s house than a modern hotel. Fortunately, that era has gone the way of the gutta percha. Today, you’ll find excellent […]
Why Lessons Are the Perfect Golf Gift
’Tis the season when golfers of all stripes receive golf-related gifts from non-golfers that are cringe-worthy at best. Of course, you try to appear grateful, smiling as you hold up the tie with the pattern of golf balls on it or the 500-count bag of tees that are an inch shorter than your preferred length. […]
Dutch Masterpieces: The Best Golf in the Netherlands
Linksland, heathland, parkland—the Netherlands has it all Most Americans who venture across the pond to play golf get no farther than the British Isles, whose famed links courses are like Homer’s sirens calling mariners thither. But it’s time people discovered the Netherlands, home to many of Europe’s finest courses. Holland has always been a fun […]
My 10 Favorite Holes in Ireland
Ireland is a magical place—especially for golfers. Anytime you set foot on the verdant shores of the Emerald Isle, it’s a chance to enjoy some of the world’s best golf, along with off-course experiences that make you want to never leave. Ireland is famous for its storied links gems, of course, but there are many […]
6 Great Public Golf Courses In Plymouth, Mass.
Though golf was being played in some manner across several parts of the world by 1620, it’s unlikely that anyone who stepped off the Mayflower at Plymouth Rock brought a set of sticks. But if they had, they’d have found a landscape ideally suited for the royal and ancient game. And today, visitors to the […]
Golf in Scotland’s Kingdom: Fife
For a small country, Scotland’s a big place. If you’ve ever played an early morning round at Machrihanish Golf Club on the remote Kintyre Peninsula and then driven all the way north to Dornoch for a late dinner (as I did once… once), you will know that it’s not easy to bundle Scotland’s best courses […]
10 of Golf’s Scariest Greens
Okay—you’ve hit a green in regulation, and you’re feeling pretty proud of yourself. Two putts and you’re out of there with a solid par; maybe you can even steal a birdie. You’ve done the hard work, now it’s up to your flat stick to finish the job. Except that on some greens, your work will […]
My 10 Favorite U.S. Golf Hotels
Sometimes you’re looking for more. Like a hotel that from the moment you check in just blows you away. Here are our favorite golf hotels.
12 Golf Course Architects Reveal the Holes They Wish They Designed
Ask any golf course architect what course or hole he or she is most proud of having designed, and most will demur. Typically, they don’t want to single out one as being any better than another. But they do have opinions on the work of others. For this story, I asked 12 course architects to […]
