Do You Wear Sunglasses While Playing Golf?
What is Your Favorite Par-Three Hole in the World?
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 […]
A 2024 Father’s Day Golf Gift Guide
In many families, the love of golf gets passed down from parents to their progeny as a matter of course, no differently than other generations-long traditions do. Just as Old Tom Morris instilled a passion for golf in his son, Young Tom, and as Tiger Woods has done with his son, Charlie, many dads are […]
What is the Best Golf Resort You’ve Ever Visited?
Ludvig Åberg: Living Up to the Hype
Hype is for the social media crowd, the folks who sit upon barstools and at tables following their rounds and pontificate about what they know about young golfers they haven’t seen. And just how do they “know?” Well, because they heard from someone who was told by someone, or they read it somewhere—though they can’t […]
10 Eye-Catching and Unusual Championship Golf Trophies
We’ll state the obvious: Not every championship golf trophy is as classic and timeless in its design as the Claret Jug or the Wanamaker Trophy. In the grand scheme of things, however, that doesn’t make much of an impact. Unlike when visiting golfers peruse a club’s pro shop after their round—where the overall attractiveness of […]
Top 10 Kentucky Courses You Can Play
Unfortunately for visiting golfers, 2024 PGA Championship host Valhalla in Louisville, Ky., is private, as are most of the region’s top courses. However, the Bluegrass State boasts a slew of value-oriented, scenery-soaked, public-access layouts. Here are the 10 best courses you can play in Kentucky. Lassing Pointe—Union Long heralded as one of the nation’s top […]
What Was Your Last Big Golf Purchase?
The 10 Greatest PGA Championships
Golf’s oldest professional major, the PGA Championship, dates to 1916. Compelling storylines and dramatic finishes define the PGA, both during its match-play years (1916–57) and since. However, a few PGA Championships have proved to be truly memorable. With apologies to the Gene Sarazen/Walter Hagen duel in 1923 and the Byron Nelson/Ben Hogan clash in 1940, […]
