Architects Roundtable: How Should the Opening Hole Play?

How should an opening hole play and how should it make you feel? A group of golf course architects share their thoughts and opinions.
North Carolina’s 10 Best Historic Tournament Courses

Judging the quality of design and significance as a tournament host, here are the 10 best historic tournament courses in North Carolina.
Quail Hollow’s Championship Pedigree

Quail Hollow Club, host of the 2025 PGA Championship, defies the usual standards for a major venue, yet its tournament history is impressive.
10 of Golf’s Narrowest Holes

Augusta National’s 18th is not the only hole famous for its lack of width. Here, we spotlight 10 other holes that are memorably narrow.
9 of Golf’s Great Quarry Courses

There’s no doubt you’ve come across a few examples of golf courses with the word “quarry” in their name. And while many of them are brandished with that moniker for obvious reasons—i.e., they’re routed across lands that previously hosted commercial excavations of rock or sand—not all of them exhibit evidence of those extreme, land-altering operations. […]
Mount Rushmore of Mountain Golf Courses

Before selecting your Mount Rushmore list of mountain golf courses, you really need to think about what a mountain course is and isn’t.
12 Best “Park” Courses You Can Play in the U.S.

For challenge, scenery, design, and history, here are the 12 best “park” golf courses you can play in the U.S.
10 U.S. Golf Properties that Transport You to the British Isles

Here are 10 U.S. properties that pay homage to the golf experience in the British Isles through a combination of elements.
10 Courses Celebrating 20th Anniversaries in 2025

Here, we take a closer look at 10 exceptional golf clubs that debuted in 2005 and celebrate their 20th anniversaries in 2025.
11 Things to Know About Pinehurst Resort’s New Course: No. 11

Just over a year after the debut of the No. 10 course, Pinehurst has unveiled its plans for course No. 11, designed by Coore & Crenshaw.