Course Closeup: 2022’s FedExCup Playoff Venues
In most sports, playoff venues are determined by the teams who qualify for them: places like Yankee Stadium, Lambeau Field, and Boston Garden. But the FedExCup Playoffs are different. Nineteen different courses have hosted the PGA Tour’s season-ending playoff series. Up until 2019, players did battle over four different courses each year en route to […]
The 9 Best Twilight Golf Rounds You Can Play in the U.S.
Teeing off after prime time offers a mixed bag. On the one hand, you’ll get cooling breezes, artist-worthy color textures, and often reduced fees. On the other hand, your round might be called short on account of darkness. Courses to avoid when teeing it up at twilight are any that play through canyons—where daylight vanishes […]
The Most Intimidating Shots on the PGA Tour
For all the ways in which tour players’ games are drastically superior to the average amateur’s, they’re often intimidated by some of the same daunting shots that trigger sweaty palms for the mid- to high-handicapper, too. This I learned while talking with many of the players during a practice round ahead of the Travelers Championship […]
7 Golf Destinations Loyal to One Architect
When Gamble Sands announced that David McLay Kidd was returning to build on his successes in Eastern Washington, it went against the grain—at least somewhat—in terms of golf-centric getaways: A single golf architect designing three or more courses at one property. Perhaps not unlike the way resorts seek a diverse lineup of restaurant offerings, destination […]
10 of Golf’s Best Par-73 Courses
If you haven’t heard about Landmand Golf Club yet, one of the early takeaways is its massive scale. The course sits on 588 acres of Nebraska prairie land and boasts sprawling fairways and some of the largest greens in the game. It’s also oversized on the scorecard, with a relatively rare total par of 73. […]
Top 10 Donald Ross Courses You Can Play
Donald Ross strongly advocated golf as a game of the people. Many of Ross’s finest layouts were sketched with the common man in mind as public and municipal. He also designed dozens of outstanding resort courses across the length and breadth of America. Here are 10 classic Donald Ross courses that you can play. 10. Manakiki […]
The Biggest Putting Courses in the U.S.
The biggest putting course the world of golf has ever seen is coming to the sand dunes of central Wisconsin. Sand Valley Golf Resort already has four golf courses (three 18-hole championship courses and a 17-hole Par-3 layout), and one more in the works (Sedge Valley). As audacious as Sand Valley’s growth is, so are […]
Great Uphill Golf Holes
The uphill golf hole is not one we remember with any great fondness or affection. Frequently a grueling test, there’s usually at least one to be faced during a round, and we aren’t upset when it’s over. Course architect Thad Layton says great ones are like unicorns. Fellow architect Mike Hurdzan avoids them as best […]
Keiser’s Game-Changing Wisconsin Project: The Glen Golf Park
There’s a game-changing golf project in Wisconsin that’s been spearheaded by Michael Keiser, the son of the visionary behind Bandon Dunes and Sand Valley. No, we’re not talking about The Lido, although that does check the boxes. Keiser is the benefactor behind the transformation, and salvation, of a 9-hole municipal course in his hometown of […]
Top Open Championship Meltdowns
Wind, rain, heather and gorse, insidious pot bunkers, and funky bounces are all part of the Open Championship experience. When you combine those elements with the pressure of competing in and contending for the oldest major championship in golf, well, occasionally things go terribly wrong. Here are the seven most epic fails in Open Championship […]
