St. Patrick’s Links – Tom Doak’s New Design in Ireland
The northwest of Ireland is getting a new course this summer—one with a name that’s easy to remember. St. Patrick’s Links will be Tom Doak’s first creation on the Emerald Isle, and it’s likely to spur even more visits to this underappreciated part of the links golf world. Doak’s par-72, 6,826-yard course will be the […]
Great Courses of Britain & Ireland: Royal West Norfolk
Along England’s east coast sits a course where time, and the game of golf, have happily stood still The late, great British golf writer Dai Davies once described Royal West Norfolk Golf Club as a living museum piece and it is fair to say that anyone who has visited this venerable institution will know exactly […]
6 Lesser-Known Pete Dye Courses
Pete Dye’s magnificent creation at TPC Sawgrass, born of a swamp half an hour east of Jacksonville, Fla., first hosted the Tournament Players Championship in 1982. Since then competitors have adapted to its quirks and learned not to be too dismayed when their ball behaves unexpectedly. Though the event’s May date (2007–2018) certainly produced some […]
With The Lido’s Return, Which Other Extinct Courses Should Be Reborn?
One of golf’s most architecturally significant courses, The Lido, is being reborn in the sands of central Wisconsin. The original C.B. Macdonald design on the coast of Long Island was parceled off during the Great Depression and finally lost for good during World War II after the U.S. Navy took over the property as a […]
Golf’s Ultimate Tests of Patience
In the first in a series about the attributes that are central to the design, challenge, and joy of the game’s most cherished courses, we identify the “Ultimate Test of Patience”: Pinehurst No. 2 Anyone who warms to the mention of golf’s greatest courses cannot help but engage in the time-honored grill room discourse on […]
The Best Public Golf in Orlando
Orlando is one of those unique cities that can appeal to both families and groups of buddies. The Disney and Universal theme parks speak for themselves, but Orlando and the surrounding area also makes an ideal location for a buddies golf trip. Not only are there a wide variety of golf courses to choose from, […]
10 Remote Courses That Are Worth the Trip
When Mike Keiser created Bandon Dunes on the windswept coast of Oregon, it involved a leap of faith. It wasn’t so much a matter of “Build it and they will come,” but of, “If you build it and it’s really good, they will come.” And come, they have. Keiser and Canadian development partner Ben Cowan-Dewar […]
The Concession Golf Club: What to Know and Where to Play Nearby
The concept and collaboration were sprouted more than 50 years ago, though at the time Jack Nicklaus and Tony Jacklin hadn’t the slightest idea what their act of sportsmanship would produce. It was 1969: the moment the Golden Bear conceded the final putt of the Ryder Cup to Jacklin resulting in the first tie in […]
10 Top Par-3 Finishing Holes in the U.S.
Think about the most memorable finishing holes in golf. What springs to mind? For many, it might be par fives in spectacular settings like Pebble Beach and Kapalua. For others, it’s historic or rugged par fours, from the closer at the Old Course at St. Andrews to those at Whistling Straits, TPC Sawgrass, Harbour Town, […]
The Best Public Golf in Idaho
The Gem State features majestic mountains, national forests, rushing streams, and surprisingly affordable green fees—making Idaho a diamond in the rough for public golf Greg Bullock makes the 350-mile, seven-hour drive from his home in Nampa, Idaho, to Circling Raven at least twice a year. “It’s totally worth it,” he says. “It’s like nowhere else […]
