How the Old Course Came to Be
While the “Old Lady” we know today is about 125 years old, her bones can be traced back six centuries The Old Course is a marvel. Not only has golf been played over it for close to 600 years, but generations of golf architects have used it as the template for courses everywhere. Like many […]
Three New Par-3 Courses Planned for Boyne Resorts Across the Country
Short courses have been the rage in recent years, at least when it comes to new additions at golf destinations. Among last year’s limited number of course debuts were QuickSands at Gamble Sands, The Baths at Blackwolf Run at Destination Kohler, The Staple Course at PGA National, and The Hay short course at Pebble Beach. […]
What to Expect from “The Chain,” Streamsong’s New Short Course
When architects Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw toured the vast Streamsong property years ago, before they built one of the resort’s original two courses, they were drawn to a particular spot they felt had potential but wasn’t expansive enough for a regulation golf course. It wasn’t unlike their experience at Bandon Dunes, where a special, […]
The Golf Clubs of St. Andrews
Anyone who has ever had the privilege of playing the Old Course at St. Andrews—or has watched Open Championships being played there on TV—will be familiar with the stately clubhouse that stands watch from just behind the first tee. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews has a long and proud history, and […]
Great Courses of Britain & Ireland: Elie
Here is proof that, even today, a course does not have to be long to be great Elie is almost certainly the only golf club in the world where a large submarine periscope protrudes from its starter’s hut. Salvaged from HMS Excalibur back in 1966, it is now used to give the starter a perfect […]
Cabot to Take Over Castle Stuart and Build Second Course at “Cabot Highlands”
Just over a decade ago, the Cabot name burst upon the golf scene with its solitary, but widely acclaimed course on the Atlantic Ocean near the town of Inverness, Nova Scotia. Now, it’s only fitting that perhaps the fastest-growing brand in the game is making its European foray in Inverness, Scotland. Cabot, which already has […]
5 Things You Didn’t Know About Royal Liverpool
In anticipation for the 150th Open Championship at St. Andrews, we have teamed up with Cookie Jar Golf to produce a series of short films with striking aerial video footage and noteworthy facts on some of golf’s most historic venues. Next year’s Open host, Royal Liverpool Golf Club (or “Hoylake” as it is more affectionately known) […]
Scotland’s Quirkiest Golf Courses
Scotland’s Prestwick is the quirkiest championship course in golf Former USGA Executive Director Frank Hannigan called it “kinky.” Dan Jenkins noted it was replete with “charming atrocities.” Bernard Darwin was so smitten with its peculiar enticements that in 1913 he wrote, “A man is less likely to be contradicted in lauding Prestwick than in singing […]
5 Great Golf Courses to Play in Edinburgh, Scotland
The historic capital of Scotland is a festival city with an array of more than 20 challenging courses While golfers landing at Edinburgh Airport often head for the links of East Lothian and Fife, the charms of “Auld Reekie”—“old smoky” in Scots—make the Athens of the North a compelling destination for a golf trip in […]
First Peek: New Golf Projects in Scotland
The Home of Golf is enjoying a surge of new projects CABOT HIGHLANDS, Inverness In June 2022, golf development firm Cabot announced plans for its first property in the UK. The brand, known for its established Cabot Cape Breton property in Nova Scotia and projects in progress in Saint Lucia, British Columbia, and Florida, acquired […]
