Ireland’s 10 Best Modern Courses
Ireland has no shortage of historic golf courses—famed venues that attract eager visitors from all over the world. Playing the notable links at Ballybunion, Lahinch, and Portmarnock—and the two Royals, County Down and Portrush, in Northern Ireland—should be on every golfer’s bucket list. But some of Ireland’s other must-play courses date to more recent times, […]
No Repeat Par: Examining One of Golf’s Unique Routing Quirks
When “The Other Course” at Scottsdale National Golf Club debuted in 2016, much of the focus was that the dramatic routing had been built from an almost pancake-flat piece of property by moving 1.5 million cubic yards of dirt. But the layout, from the design team of Tim Jackson and David Kahn, is among the […]
America’s Top Lighted Golf Courses
Near one of the country’s most crowded golf markets—Phoenix and Scottsdale—one Arizona course is hoping to stand out… by moving into the spotlight. The big differentiator for the course, Grass Clippings at Rolling Hills in Tempe, isn’t the roaring lions or howling monkeys from the nearby Phoenix Zoo that can be heard on the 3rd […]
Top North Carolina Mountain Courses You Can Play
When golfers from outside North Carolina think about golf in the Tarheel State, it’s only natural that the Sandhills—and the Pinehurst area, in particular—first spring to mind. After all, Pinehurst Resort is an iconic destination known as the “Cradle of American Golf.” But there are more than 500 courses in total across North Carolina, from […]
Great Courses of Britain & Ireland: Murcar Golf Links
Just how tough can a wee wonder be? It wasn’t until I stepped onto the 10th tee at Royal Aberdeen that I learned it had a neighbor. Not 20 paces from that tee box was a green belonging to another course—the third green at Murcar. Needless to say, I had to play it. And the […]
6 of the Planet’s Southernmost Golf Courses
When you venture far to the north and far to the south on this planet, the landscapes begin to grow more similar the closer you get to the poles. If you end your journey a little farther from those extremes, where golf courses can take root, the environments—and the golf experiences—are altogether different. The terrain […]
Top 10 Minnesota Courses You Can Play
Unfortunately for visiting golfers, TPC Twin Cities—host venue to the PGA Tour’s 3M Open in the suburban Minneapolis city of Blaine—is private, as are two prominent tournament tracks in the area, Interlachen and Hazeltine National. However, the state is blessed with dozens of terrific daily-fee layouts, especially in and around Minneapolis-St. Paul and up in […]
5 Reasons to Love The Retreat at Silvies Valley Ranch
Novel accommodations and a fun new golf “course” make now the time to explore Oregon’s eastern frontier Set within a 140,000-acre cattle ranch, The Retreat at Silvies Valley Ranch is 220 miles west of Boise Airport and 167 miles east of Bend Municipal Airport. In other words, the property set on Oregon’s eastern frontier is […]
The Leeds Triangle: England’s Underrated Golf Destination
With the world of golf shifting its attention to the northwest of England as the Open Championship returned to Royal Liverpool for the 13th time in the club’s 154-year history, many visitors from the U.S. likely secured tee times at Open venues Royal Birkdale (30 miles north) and Royal Lytham and St. Annes (65 miles […]
The 9 Greatest Royals Not on the Open Rota
There are a slew of superb Royals across the UK that do not host the Open Championship—here are the nine best not on the Open rota.
