Get to Know J.P. Harrington, Wedge Mastermind
James Patrick Harrington remembers wrapping his Cleveland RTG wedges in a wet cloth and leaving them in the bathroom overnight to hasten the rusting process. This was sometime in his early teens and the first indication he might be a golf club geek. Twenty years on, Harrington, now 35, has his own wedge label and […]
Top 10 Courses in Pennsylvania
Here are our top 10 courses in the state of Pennsylvania: OAKMONT, Oakmont The host of a record nine U.S. Opens remains what its founder Henry Fownes intended it to be—a thorough examination in golf whether your handicap is 36 or plus-6. MERION (EAST), Ardmore Merion was hailed at its debut as “the finest […]
The Reserve Club
By Bob Dagley The perfect mix of solitude and convenience, this private community blends harmoniously with its desert surroundings If you crave seclusion and serenity in a private golf club and residential community, The Reserve Club in California’s Coachella Valley should be high on your list of places to ponder. Minutes from the Rodeo Drive […]
Knowing Catherine Lacoste – Winner of the 1967 Women’s U.S. Open
By Susie Burning I came to the 1967 U.S. Women’s Open, at the Cascades course of the Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Va., feeling confident. I’d won twice that year, including just two weeks earlier, and my game was in good form. Besides, I loved the whole atmosphere of the Open. Back then it […]
Colleton River Club
Despite two engaging courses from two of the game’s masters, this community cherishes its peace and quiet The size and serenity of Colleton River Club is the first thing visitors notice as they make the four-mile drive in from the community’s gate. The road winds through untouched wilderness into the 1,500-acre property until it […]
The Best Par 3 in Scotland? Hopeman GC Says So…
By George Peper I thought I knew something about golf courses—and Scottish links courses in particular. So imagine my surprise earlier this year, while on a visit to St. Andrews, when a headline in one of the local pennysavers trumpeted the “Best Par-3 in Scotland” on a course that rang only the faintest of bells. Hotfooting […]
Portstewart Golf Club, a Place Worthy of Praise
By Nick Edmund Too long in the shadow of its northern neighbors, this renovated links has earned another look The country of Northern Ireland is smaller than the state of Connecticut, and yet in recent years has produced three major champions: Darren Clarke, Graeme McDowell, and, of course, Rory McIlroy. It can also boast […]
The Perfect Golf Trip to Pensacola, Florida
By George Peper Far away from the “other” Florida, you can find the ideal combination of good golf, good food, and great prices Pensacola is one of the thousands of U.S. towns named after its Native American settlers. It’s also a lilting, fun sort of word, a word that trips off the tongue, impossible to […]
Sand Valley – Mike Keiser has Done it Again
By James A. Frank Everything you’ve heard is true: It is possible to build Bandon Dunes in the Midwest. And the fun has just begun. Mike Keiser has done it again. The man who gave us Bandon Dunes—and got us flying off to play great courses in out-of-the-way places—has brought his magic formula to […]
Congaree – A South Carolina Golf Club with a Mission
By Graylyn Loomis When a new world-class course is being built, the golf world typically knows about it—and talks about it—years in advance. But not Congaree, in Ridgeland, S.C., about 30 miles northwest (inland) from Hilton Head. Even the locals didn’t know what was being built on the former rice plantation, while a dive […]
