Letter from St. Andrews: Pretenders to the Throne
2010 just may have the greatest lineup ever for major championship sites, and each of the four courses lays claim to a heritage of links golf. But according to our man in St. Andrews, only one is the real deal.
Letter from St. Andrews: Hazards of the Old Course
Be careful what you wish for. An extended trip to St. Andrews could have unintended consequences for your golf game
Letter from St. Andrews: A Day in the Life
How I played the Old Course, Winged Foot, and Pebble Beach in the same wacky day
Oakmont Showdown Between Jack Nicklaus & Arnold Palmer
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Nicklaus’s first step toward immortality
Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, On and Off the Course
The Europeans weren’t the only winners of the 2010 Ryder Cup, so was this this venerable links course on the Bristol Channel just a half-hour drive from the Welsh capital of Cardiff
Old Memorial Golf Club
Inspiring strategic, multi-dimensional golf, this Tampa club has fulfilled its founders’ vision for a decidedly un-Florida-like experience
Royal Aberdeen Golf Club, Scotland
Back in the late 1700s, golf had developed from a “short” game played in streets and churchyards to a “long” game played in open areas. Taking their cue from St. Andrews, the golfers of Aberdeen moved out to the coast. But a series of social upheavals, including the Industrial Revolution, sharply reduced the number […]
A Welcoming History at Gaillardia Country Club
The elements add to the challenges at this layout in the Sooner State’s capital that has seen a recent renovation by golf legend Tom Kite
The Members Club at Four Streams
Members are first drawn to the idyllic course, but they stay for the fraternal atmosphere at this club outside the Washington beltway
Chechessee Creek Club
Members take a step back in time at this club with a lay-of-the-land course designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw that harkens back to the Golden Age of golf
