8 Polarizing Golf Holes at Famous Resorts
A closer look at eight polarizing golf holes at famous resorts that are known for fostering a love-hate relationship with players.
The Holes on Tour that PGA Pros Hate Playing
Here, we share insights from PGA Tour players on the holes that they hate playing and how they would change the hole’s design if they could.
Testing 5 Lesser-Known Golf Ball Brands
Titleist, Callaway, and TaylorMade are the big three brands when it comes to golf balls, both on Tour and in the bags of amateur players of all ability levels. A couple other companies have also carved out a respectable share of the marketplace—we’re looking at you, Bridgestone and Srixon. Collectively, these are the brands that […]
The Advice PGA Tour Players Would Give Their Younger Selves
Over the last several years, I’ve spent a practice round day at the Travelers Championship chatting with players on the range for a variety of stories, everything from their favorite holes or the most intimidating shots on tour to the one rule of golf they’d most like to change and the golf course they would […]
6 Historical Public Golf Courses Across New England
Across much of New England, you’ll find a bevy of golf courses that are steeped in history. Recent U.S. Opens provide proof of that—The Country Club in Brookline enjoyed its latest time in the spotlight a few years ago and, more recently, Newport Country Club took front-and-center as the Tillinghast classic hosted the world’s best […]
My 10 Favorite Par-Three Holes at Bandon Dunes
Bandon Dunes celebrated its 25th anniversary this year with an event that coincided with the grand opening of the resort’s seventh course, a 19-hole Par-3 course which trundles over a parcel of land that is captivating yet too severe to accommodate a full-length layout. Named in honor of the land’s previous caretaker, this new addition—Shorty’s—is […]
5 Reasons to Love Bandon Dunes Golf Resort
Twenty-five years later, the resort that sparked the trend of modern destination golf continues to grow and evolve You’ve surely read the accolades by now, so even if you haven’t yet made the trek to Oregon’s southern coast, the appeal of Mike Keiser’s flagship golf resort is understandable. Twenty-five years in, Bandon Dunes is still […]
5 of Canada’s Top Golf Resorts
A glance at the top ranks of players on the PGA Tour these days brings many red Maple Leaf Flags to the forefront. Any given week, it’s likely that a good chunk of the Tour’s top 50 players will be Canadian born. Yes, the Canucks are coming on strong at the professional level, but when […]
Characters: Pinehurst Caddie Thomas Trinchitella
After a tumultuous introduction to golf, Thomas Trinchitella has carved out an unlikely career as Pinehurst Resort’s most trusted caddie Few people would develop into avid swimmers if their introductory lessons included being thrown into the deep end of a pool and being told to figure it out. But that was how Thomas Trinchitella learned […]
Donut Greens: 5 Holes with Bunkers on the Putting Surface
When George Thomas designed Riviera Country Club’s championship layout during the late 1920s, he introduced a unique element that gave the course instant notoriety: a pot bunker set smack dab in the middle of the par-three 6th hole’s putting surface. Since then, the design feature has been replicated in other parts of the country (and […]
