Classic Courses: Oak Hill Country Club (East)
This perennial major venue has returned to its Donald Ross roots in time for its next closeup When it comes to pedigree, the tournament résumé for Oak Hill—the more-than-a-century-old club with two Donald Ross designs outside Rochester, N.Y.—is undeniable. Its East Course is a six-time major championship host and the 1995 Ryder Cup battleground and […]
10 of Golf’s Scariest Greens
Okay—you’ve hit a green in regulation, and you’re feeling pretty proud of yourself. Two putts and you’re out of there with a solid par; maybe you can even steal a birdie. You’ve done the hard work, now it’s up to your flat stick to finish the job. Except that on some greens, your work will […]
First Peek: CapRock Ranch
Part rolling hills, part climactic cliff sides, this new private design could challenge the best in the Sandhills How to describe the latest golf course design from Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner in northwest Nebraska? In a word: different. The opportunity to build in the Nebraska Sandhills, next door to the Prairie Club where Hanse […]
Top 10 Courses: Caribbean
Here’s our list of the top 10 courses in the islands of the Caribbean 1 TEETH OF THE DOG, La Romana, Dominican Republic Pete Dye’s 1971 masterpiece for the Casa de Campo resort remains the gem of the islands. Its seven seaside holes are the stars, but Dye’s creative genius is evident from start to […]
Gil Hanse’s Architecture 101: The Trouble With Trees
No architect wants to remove them from a golf course, but it’s often the best solution I am frequently asked what is the most difficult part of restoring Golden Age golf courses. My answer is always the same: trees. People look at trees wistfully, even romantically, and their opinions are always subjective. But when we […]
Best of the NFL: Where to Play Golf Near the Cities of Super Bowl Champions
For golf-playing football fans, each season on the gridiron is filled with dilemma—a choice between attending big games or squeezing in Sunday rounds. Fear not—you can easily have the best of both worlds, especially in markets littered with quality golf courses in close proximity to NFL cities. Tee it up in the morning and then […]
10 of the Top Redan Holes in the U.S.
Golf architect Tom Doak has suggested the most-imitated hole in the world is the par-three 15th hole at North Berwick in Scotland, a hole known as “Redan”—a French word for a projecting feature in a fortification. The Redan is a popular template typically featuring a plateau green that’s higher on the front right, slopes away […]
8 States Where the Best Golf Might Actually Be Public
Three-quarters of the U.S.’s roughly 16,000 golf courses are open to the public. You’d hope a good number would show up on the country’s most widely read top-100 course ranking, but there’s room for only 17 of them. The second-most searched top-100 list includes a few more courses where “Joe Schmo” can book a tee-time, […]
The Brilliance and Beauty of Bland Golf Holes
Last year, Colton Craig learned an important lesson about golf course architecture in the most unlikely of places. Walking through the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, full of what he calls “wild exhibits that stimulated the artistic side of my brain,” the Oklahoma City-based designer came to an empty room with white walls. “The vacant […]
6 Hidden Gems in Northern Europe
There are “Royal” clubs and European Tour venues on the Belgian, Dutch, German, and Danish coastlines, so calling them “hidden gems” might be a bit of a stretch… but this is northern Europe we’re talking about. Here’s half a dozen beauties in northern Europe which most definitely warrant a visit. Royal Ostend (Belgium) Unlike its […]
