Legends: Coburn Haskell

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One of the greatest innovations in golf equipment was made by Coburn Haskell, a mediocre player from Cleveland.

Legends: Alexander Findlay

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Golf in America owes a great deal to this player, architect, promoter, and cowboy by the name of Alexander Findlay.

Legends: Richard Tufts

1958-Pinehurst, NC- Portrait of Richard S. Tufts, Secretary of the U.S.G.A., President of Pinehurst, Inc., former president of the Carolina Golf Association, Chairman of the U.S.G.A. Junior Championship Committee, and a past member of the U.S.G.A. Rules Committee.

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

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“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?” […]

Bernard Darwin: History’s Best Golf Writer

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The scion of a great English family wrote about golf better than he played it, which is saying a lot The life story of Bernard Darwin—arguably history’s first golf writer, inarguably its best—reads like a season of Masterpiece Theater. He was born in 1876 into a family of Victorian-era royalty: His grandfather was the naturalist […]

There’s More of Everything at The Landings

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There’s more of everything at The Landings—more golf, more activities, more people—along with a more modest, small-town feel 6:30 pm. It’s Pickleball League Night, and the parking lot is overflowing with cars and golf carts. Games are in swing on the 15 courts, with at least another 75 players watching, kibitzing, and teaming up for […]

Palmetto Bluff Continues Its Thrilling Evolution

Already a premier Lowcountry community, Palmetto Bluff is looking forward to an exciting future Turn off the audiobook, hush the kids in the back, open the car windows—and your eyes. You want to be alert when driving into Palmetto Bluff. The four-mile trip from the gatehouse to the first signs of development starts with quintessential […]

6 Key Changes in the Golf Real Estate Market

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The pandemic turned golf real estate upside down. Here’s what’s changed—and what you can do about it. As you certainly know, the last three years have affected everything. That includes everything golf, from the number of players to equipment sales. And, no surprise, the golf real estate market has changed. A lot. Roughly three years […]