What Courses Offer All-Day Play Passes?
Surely no golfer is going to play more holes in a day at Sweetens Cove than Matthew Adamski did last year, but that doesn’t mean they can’t try. The popular Tennessee 9-hole course has embraced a unique operational approach as its avid following has grown: all-day play passes. The concept—not unlike a daily lift ticket […]
5 Great Public Golf Courses in the Greater Atlanta Area
While Georgia’s crown jewel of golf, Augusta National, sits at the far eastern edge of the state, the area around the state’s capital city is flush with superior golf courses. Well-known are private clubs like Peachtree, Atlanta Athletic Club, and East Lake Golf Club, but public golf is also extremely accessible in and around the […]
An Insider’s Guide to Destination Kohler
The village of Kohler, Wis., will take its place front and center within the golfing world when the Ryder Cup is brought into town and, over three days of competition, two dozen of the world’s best players (along with an exuberant group of fans) will experience one of the sporting world’s most passionate international events. […]
10 of the Top Punchbowl Holes in the U.S.
There’s something to be said for the anticipation created by an approach shot into a Punchbowl green—some golfers love it… others, not so much. The Punchbowl is one of golf’s best known template holes: A green surrounded by mounding that gives it a bowl shape and funnels balls toward the center of the putting surface, […]
Carnoustie Golf Links: The Old Tom Trails
Though most people know Carnoustie Golf Links for the fearsome test posed by its Championship Course, it’s a place steeped in history. The earliest records indicate that golf has been played at Carnoustie for almost five hundred years. But, more significantly, this small coastal town provided many of golf’s earliest ambassadors, responsible for travelling the globe and spreading […]
Wales: The World’s Most Overlooked Golf Destination
Okay, so you’ve made your pilgrimages to Scotland and Ireland. What should you do for an encore? If you’re a links golf enthusiast, I suggest you proceed directly to Wales—home of some truly wonderful (and wonderfully affordable) links experiences. For those of you who slept through seventh-grade geography, Wales is located to the west of […]
5 Great Public Golf Courses in New Jersey
New Jersey is home to arguably the top golf course in the world, Pine Valley, and littered with ageless, historic, private golf clubs like Ridgewood, Plainfield, and Bayonne. Yes, when it comes to golf courses in the Garden State, there is no shortage of familiarity. Though high-quality public golf courses in New Jersey can be […]
4 Golf Resorts with Exceptional Non-Golf Amenities
There was once a time when all caliber of golf resorts—even the most exceptional ones—catered exclusively to golfers. These days, those rules no longer apply. Bucket list golf resorts may still be known first and foremost for their revered layouts, but many have supplemented their exemplary golf-focused amenities with a bevy of other offerings, some […]
My 10 Favorite Holes in Scotland
There are some golf courses in the world that you just cannot wait to play—either because you’ve fantasized about playing them for years or because you’re eager to return and have another go at them. For me, there are many such courses in Scotland. And as I look ahead to visiting certain clubs in the […]
Inness: The King-Collins 9-Hole Sequel to Sweetens Cove
Inness, the newest 9-hole course from the creative minds of Rob Collins and Tad King, is a wild ride in upstate New York—a dramatic deviation from the traditional Westchester County golf clubs just under two hours south. But for many golfers, the inevitable comparison will be to Sweetens Cove in Tennessee, the new age 9-hole […]