A Redan You Can Play in Blue Jeans: Charleston Muni
The first municipal golf course in South Carolina has a new look and new life after a $3 million renovation that was a passion project for architect Troy Miller, who got the chance to overhaul the 91-year-old Charleston Muni—a course he grew up playing and now lives next to with his family. The unique public-private […]
Great Courses of Britain & Ireland: Glasgow Gailes
Surrounded by some of the finest links courses in the world, this lesser-known is very much in their august league With the current difficulties surrounding international travel recede, a visit to the west coast of Scotland is likely to be high on a lot of golfers’ lists. In truth, mere mention of the name “Ayrshire” […]
How Bunkers Show the Evolution of Golf Course Architecture
To understand how golf course architecture has evolved, just look at bunkers Don’t plan on a discussion about Donald Ross’s bunkers being a quick one, especially if you’re talking with architect Ron Forse. After two hours on the phone with the Ross-renovation specialist (well over 50 courses, plus others by Seth Raynor, A.W. Tillinghast, William […]
Top 10 Courses: South Carolina
Here’s our list of the top 10 courses in the Palmetto State. 1. THE OCEAN COURSE, Kiawah Island Both the best and hardest course in this state, arguably the Southeast. Pete Dye’s artistry combines with ever-present wind to produce an unrelenting test of shotmaking and resolve. It hosted the PGA Championship for a second time in 2021. 2. YEAMANS HALL, […]
The Most Underrated Holes at Famous Courses
Each year when Masters week approaches, the golfing world transfixes its attention on Augusta National Golf Club. Golf enthusiasts picture the fairways and greens of Amen Corner or perhaps the club’s idyllic 16th hole. Similarly, when other widely acclaimed courses like TPC Sawgrass or the Old Course at St. Andrews come to mind, they conjure […]
11 Holes Where Augusta National Can Add Distance
How the most recognized course in golf is dealing with golf’s most recognizable issue There are not many golf courses as well positioned as Augusta National to survive the distance onslaught. As the world’s best players continue to play a longer game each year, and as golf’s governing bodies now appear to have reached a […]
First Peek at The Hay: Pebble Beach’s New Short Course
One of the nation’s most coveted golf resorts gets even more attractive with its Tiger Woods-designed par-3 course Golf’s greatest meeting of land and sea hardly needs another selling point. Yet later this year, America’s most iconic golf resort will unveil a rejuvenated short course designed by a rising name in the golf-design business, Tiger […]
The Pros Recommend Your Order of Play at the Country’s Premier Golf Resorts (West)
You’ve booked a trip to one of America’s major golf resorts for a marathon golf vacation. You don’t know when (or if) you’ll be back, so you definitely want to play every course on the resort menu. The question is: If you’re tackling all of them in one trip, in what order should you play […]
The Best Public Golf in Austin, Texas
The city of Austin is known for its mouthwatering Texas barbeque, bustling music scene, and Longhorns college football. Austin may also be considered a sleeper when it comes to high-level accessible golf courses. Golf in the Texas Hill Country is unique, with courses often winding their way through distinctive terrain, lakes, and streams that aesthetically […]
Golf in the Canadian Rockies
When it comes to the glories of mountain golf, our neighbor to the north rises above all others In a country as vast and geographically rich as Canada, notable physical features are a dime a dozen. Dense northern forests, ice-smeared seas, craggy coastlines, and windswept prairies immediately come to mind. However, without a doubt the […]
