Q&A with Sweetens Cove Architect Rob Collins
By Tony Dear Over the last couple of years, Rob Collins has become one of the best-known golf course architects in the country basically on the strength of nine holes. Those holes at Sweetens Cove Golf Club in South Pittsburg, Tenn. opened in late 2014, and since then they’ve attracted a huge following of golfers […]
Welcome to Johnny’s Place: Big Cedar Lodge
Big Cedar Lodge is a combination sporting club, museum, and nature preserve with golf. Owner Johnny Morris sums it up as a “wilderness resort,” but it might be better described as Johnny’s playground, filled with examples of his passions that he wants to share with the world. Staying at Big Cedar also feels like visiting […]
A High-End Myrtle Beach Golf Weekend
Myrtle Beach is one of the great misunderstood golf destinations on the east coast. Some think of it as a golf mecca and others think it has quantity over quality. Until recently, I merely thought of it as my childhood family beach destination and a place I hadn’t visited in a decade. The truth is, […]
When I Almost Caused Tiger’s U.S. Open to Come Crashing Down
It still blows my mind that had Tiger Woods not made a triple bogey on the 3rd hole of the third round, he would have won the 2000 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach by 18 strokes. It just doesn’t seem possible. Instead, we settled for 15! Both Butch Harmon and I could tell Tiger was […]
Top 10 Courses: Long Island
Home to classic major championship venues, breathtaking modern layouts, and everything in between, Long Island has long been a favorite summertime destination for avid golf travelers. Whether you’re spending the night in your car to save your place in line for the “People’s Country Club” or lucky enough to tee it up at one […]
Golf’s Most Stressful Tests—PGA Tour Monday Qualifiers
By Adam Schupak When PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan presented the Valero Texas Open trophy to first-time winner Corey Conners on the 18th green at TPC San Antonio, Monahan described it as “a life-changing moment.” That, indeed, it was. Conners became the first Monday Qualifier since 2010 to win a PGA Tour event. For Conners, […]
Top 10 Courses: Ohio
Known mainly to the golf world for producing the great Jack Nicklaus, it should be unsurprising that Ohio boasts an incredibly rich collection of golf courses. Though the Golden Bear has undoubtedly left his mark on a few of these layouts—he grew up practicing at #4 on our list and #1 is famously referred […]
Interview with a Flagstick
Recently I had the rare opportunity to spend some time with one of the most iconic figures in golf—the flagstick at the 18th hole of the Augusta National Golf Club. With the Masters approaching, and at a decidedly turbulent time in the life of all flagsticks, he was extremely gracious with his time and remarkably […]
I Was There: 2005 Open Championship
The 134th Open Championship was played in my backyard. At the time, my wife and I were living in a two-bedroom flat beside the 18th hole of the Old Course at St. Andrews, a vacation home we’d owned for two decades and had decided to occupy full time two years earlier. The bay window of […]
Mr. Pro-Am: Barry Hyde
It was only fitting that at the Wyndham Championship last August—which marked his 300th PGA Tour/Champions Tour pro-am—Barry Hyde’s team won. His first pro-am was with another colorful character, Ken Green, and along the way he’s won with the likes of Vijay Singh, Gene Littler, and, the latest, Hudson Swafford. Hyde, 53, is known for […]
