U.S. Golf Courses with Private Airstrips
On a family vacation in Bend, Ore., years ago, I vividly recall playing the Meadows course at Sunriver Resort and being captivated by not only the breathtaking surrounds—the snow-capped mountains, towering pines, and winding rivers—but by the occasional Cessna that would land at the airstrip adjacent to the course. The small prop planes would then […]
5 of the Planet’s Most Remote Golf Courses
A friend of mine recently sent me an email asking if I knew what the world’s most isolated golf course is. He’s an Australian scientist working on Norfolk Island in the South Pacific, a volcanic outcropping over 1,000 miles from the next closest land—New Zealand or New Caledonia. While jogging around the island one morning, […]
An Early Look at Big Cedar Lodge’s New Cliffhangers Par-3 Course
Big Cedar Lodge’s golf offerings are getting bigger. The resort in southwest Missouri, founded by Bass Pro Shops owner Johnny Morris, has three 18-hole championship courses and is set to become the first golf destination in the U.S. with three different short courses. Big Cedar has a pristinely manicured 9-hole par-3 course called Top of […]
8 Noteworthy Municipal Golf Rebirths in 2023
As I walked off the 18th green at twilight at the conclusion of a recent weekday round, the action was just getting started for many other visitors to the new The Park West Palm. The clubhouse’s back patio bar bustled with a young crowd while families mixed with groups of 20- and 30-somethings on the […]
10 of Oregon’s Top Public Golf Courses Beyond Bandon Dunes
There is a wealth of quality public-access golf courses in Oregon removed from Bandon Dunes Golf Resort—here are 10 of the best.
New Golf Projects are Booming in These Two States
Whether it’s new courses or major renovations, golf development has ramped up in recent years. Almost one-third of the new U.S. golf course projects can be found in two states, according to the National Golf Foundation: Florida and Texas. As Tom Doak noted during a recent visit to one of his current builds, there are […]
Golf’s Top Shot-Tracking Systems
Ben Hogan espoused “digging it out of the dirt” when it came to game improvement and consistency. It was an approach embraced by countless others, Tiger Woods included, but for many golfers today that’s given way to a new process: digging it out of the data. Golf is a sport that lends itself to data […]
8 Golf Courses with Unique Pin Flags
Landmand Golf Club is oversized in a great many ways, with the King-Collins design sprawling across 588 acres of Nebraska farmland—almost four times the size of an average 18-hole golf course. The bunkers are fearsomely large, the greens massive. And to fit the scale of the putting surfaces, the pin flags are oversized as well. […]
The Most “Angelic” U.S. Golf Courses
Los Angeles, in addition to recently hosting the 2023 (men’s) U.S. Open at L.A. Country Club’s North course, is home to the second-most golfers of any metropolitan area in the country. The County of Los Angeles owns the largest and busiest public golf system in the nation, with 20 courses at 18 different sites. We’ve […]
Golf Games & VR: Bucket List Courses at Your Fingertips
Bucket list chasers out there might be fortunate enough to have played renowned courses like Augusta National, Pebble Beach, TPC Sawgrass, Bandon Dunes, Harbour Town, and Teeth of the Dog. But for most golfers, places like these remain entirely aspirational, whether it’s access, location, or cost that’s an impediment. For many, it’s all three. It […]