9 Perilous Places You’d Be Excited to Play From
Some of the world’s most revered holes (and courses) are equally famous for exceptionally challenging predicaments and hazards that golfers are sometimes confronted with. Those perilous places are so well known—or, in some cases, so diabolical—they can even solicit excitement from players who are eager (and cautiously optimistic) to escape from them. Here, we’ve highlighted […]
12 Great Public Golf Courses Around Boston
Beantown has a proud golf history that begins well before Francis Ouimet’s upset win in the 1913 U.S. Open. The city is home to America’s second-oldest golf course, the William J. Devine Course at Franklin Park. (Bobby Jones played there whilst pursuing his English degree at Harvard.) Oakley Country Club in nearby Watertown was the […]
5 Things You Didn’t Know About Royal St. George’s
Royal St. George’s is not just one of the greatest golf courses in England, but an important part of the rich tapestry of British golf. The club was the first to host the Open Championship outside of Scotland and has also held more Opens than any other non-Scottish course, including its 15th in 2021. The […]
Composite Golf Courses: A Long, Odd History
Ben Crenshaw has consistently ranked Royal Melbourne’s Composite course among the top two in the world. He’s not alone. Greg Norman and Nick Faldo have expressed similar sentiments. Unquestionably, the Composite is Australia’s best golf course. What can be questioned is whether Royal Melbourne’s Composite course is an actual golf course. Or should it be […]
The 10 Most Historic Clubs in the U.S.
As with few other sports, golf treasures tradition. Atop the history heap sit the greatest players, the most memorable championships, and the premier playing fields. In the United States, it was the golf and country clubs that fostered the growth of the game, beginning in the 1880s. Which are the most historic American clubs of […]
Modern Classics: Dumbarnie Links
Likely the last true links to be built in Scotland, it looks to be 100 years old or more—not just three Dumbarnie Links was a 20-year dream in the making. When it finally emerged from a stretch of inaccessible, virgin linksland along the southern shores of the Firth of Forth in 2019, it became quickly […]
Great Holes of the British Isles: 11th, St. Andrews (Old), “Eden”
Bobby Jones is widely regarded as one of golf’s foremost gentlemen. The stories of Jones’s sportsmanship and convivial manner are legion, and the reverence with which he is lauded seldom flags. But there was one hole that caused the good Mr. Jones to completely lose it: the 11th hole of the Old Course at St. […]
The Old Course’s Baddest Bunkers
When Tiger Woods won his first Open Championship in 2000 at the Old Course at St. Andrews, people marveled at his 8-shot margin of victory. But what’s arguably more impressive is the fact that not once during the four days did he hit into a bunker. This would be remarkable on any golf course, but […]
11 of Golf’s Top College Courses
Gil Hanse and his design team have faithfully restored some of the most renowned golf courses around the country, names like Merion, Fishers Island, Sleepy Hollow, Los Angeles Country Club (North), and 2022 PGA Championship site Southern Hills. So, it’s telling Hanse calls the Yale Golf Course the “most significant restoration opportunity” he’s been entrusted […]
Great Downhill Golf Holes
Jack Nicklaus said golf is a better game when played downhill. The Golden Bear doesn’t speak for everyone of course, but he’s won more of the really big tournaments than anyone and is one of just a handful of architects to have worked on 300 courses or more. It doesn’t take a multi-major champion or […]
