America’s Oldest Golf Resorts
America’s oldest golf resorts combine the elegance and traditions of days gone by with some fun and challenging courses.
Legends: Samuel Ryder
The seeds of golf’s best-known matches started with, literally, seeds and Samuel Ryder, the man who founded the Ryder Cup.
Legends: Henry Clay and William Clark Fownes
Two legends—the father and son duo of Henry Clay and William Clark Fownes—spent five decades creating a third: Oakmont.
Legends: Marion Hollins
Marion Hollins, a sporting renaissance woman of the early 20th century, was a golf champion both on and off the course.
Legends: Coburn Haskell
One of the greatest innovations in golf equipment was made by Coburn Haskell, a mediocre player from Cleveland.
What to Know: Buying in a Golf Community Overseas
Thinking about buying a home in a golf community overseas? You’ve got your work cut out for you. Here is everything you need to know.
Cabot Citrus Farms: Redefining Golf-Home Ownership
Cabot Citrus Farms—the first U.S. property in the Cabot Collection—is a tasty treat that redefines the idea of golf-home ownership.
Legends: Alexander Findlay
Golf in America owes a great deal to this player, architect, promoter, and cowboy by the name of Alexander Findlay.
Legends: Richard Tufts
This scion of the family that owned Pinehurst dedicated his life to the game he loved Credit 18th-century Boston businessman James W. Tufts—who made a fortune inventing the automatic soda fountain—with two significant contributions to American golf. First, the creation of Pinehurst, widely acknowledged as the first golf resort, which he founded in 1895. Second, […]
Fred Corcoran: Golf’s Most Successful Impresario
“Mr. Golf” was responsible for much of how we enjoy the game today A popular story from the early days of the PGA Tour has it that Sam Snead, shortly after winning his first event, was shown a photograph of himself in The New York Times. “How come they got my picture in New York?” […]