10 Courses that Resemble Augusta National

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Dreaming of dogwoods and azaleas, but find that a tee time at Augusta National is out of reach? There’s a fistful of courses in the U.S. that embody many, though certainly not all, of the virtues of Augusta National. Some layouts approach the ambience, others the conditioning and design, and still others the floral displays. […]

The 10 Most Significant Augusta National Course Changes

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The home of the Masters has undergone annual changes of all kinds. This unscientific ranking takes into account the impact on the course and on tournaments. 10. Rae’s Creek tributary fronting the 13th green is allowed to fill with more running water in the late 1980s, only to be undone following criticism from the likes […]

Cypress Shoals: 6 Things to Know About the New Golf Property Near Augusta National

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While Augusta National Golf Club will always be front and center in the Augusta, Ga., area, a new golf facility in development less than five miles away is garnering a bit of attention as details about the property emerge. Here are six things to know about the forthcoming master-planned community of Cypress Shoals. It’s Not […]

Links Living: Tesoro Club

The rebirth of this proud Treasure Coast community’s once-abandoned golf courses has been nothing short of remarkable. What a difference new ownership makes. “When I first came through the gates of Tesoro Club, my initial impression was the sheer beauty of it,” says Roderick O’Connor, part of Tesoro’s ownership trio that also includes Timothy Jones […]

What We Know About the New 13th Tee at Augusta National

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Here’s what we know about Augusta National’s ambitious 13th tee: pretty much everything—minus one elusive detail Not long ago, players would turn up Masters week and get asked about course changes. Some reported phantom revisions, insisting the club had tweaked and tugged away at the design when no such thing occurred. The Lords of Augusta […]

Most Memorable Golf Bars in the British Isles

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You can go anywhere for a cold beer or a cocktail after a round of golf, but that doesn’t mean that just any bar can be a 19th hole. The best golf bars bring a sense of the course inside, they embrace the lifestyle and the passion that golf enthusiasts have for the game, and—yes—they […]

The 10 Toughest Greens at Augusta National

A better title for this article might be “The 18 Toughest Greens at Augusta National,” because the reality is that every putting surface on this storied course can give players fits. It all depends on where the hole is located and where a player is putting from. Long putts, short putts—it doesn’t matter. Twenty-footers can […]

Weather Insurance For Golf Getaways?

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Let’s say you’re planning a once-in-a-lifetime trip to a bucket-list golf destination months in advance, perhaps to play Pebble Beach or Bandon Dunes. Chances are you might tack on travel insurance to your flight in order to protect yourself when you bought the plane tickets. Well, what if there were a way—when it comes to […]