In Praise Of Course Renovations
By James A. Frank Old Marsh Golf Club In our business it’s very easy to get excited about new courses. We golf writers love talking to architects and owners about why they did what they did and then passing that information on to you, our audience of avid, savvy golfers. However, as a few recent […]
Our 10 Favorite (Relatively Unknown) English Courses
Flying to England could mean arrival at Heathrow, Gatwick, Birmingham, or Manchester Airports which gives you the opportunity to check out some of England’s great, but unheralded, courses. Here are ten of our favorites. They’re all private, but private clubs in the UK operate differently to those in the U.S. A phone call ahead […]
What’s Next for Course Architect Tom Doak
Tom Doak’s design firm is called Renaissance Golf Design and it not only describes his thought-provoking, minimalist designs with their rugged beauty, but it also describes the man himself. He’s a real iconoclast whose course reviews are must reads for any architecture aficionado. (See his unvarnished critiques in The Confidential Guide to Golf Courses, the […]
What’s Next for Golf Course Architect Kyle Phillips
This May will mark the 20th anniversary since Kyle Phillips started his own design firm after 16 years working for Robert Trent Jones Jr. Phillips was the European point man for RTJ II and much of his own work over the last two decades—he has about 50 courses to his credit—has been there as well, […]
Seminole and Cypress Point to Host Walker Cups
The two very exclusive clubs have joined the Walker Cup rota, but can their short layouts hold up?
The Greenbrier: Recovery from the Storm
After 1,000 year rains ravaged the resort this past summer, the Greenbrier plans to return better than ever
Q&A with Billy Fuller, Founder of Better Billy Bunkers
Perhaps you’ve heard of the “Better Billy Bunkers.” Billy Fuller, 66, developed his bunker-construction method while superintendent at Augusta National from 1981–1986. The original ‘Billy Bunkers’ were introduced in 1994, and since then more than 600 courses around the world have installed them. What prompted the development of Billy Bunkers? When I got to Augusta […]
Royal Dornoch Celebrates its 400th Anniversary
The most elemental of the game’s playing fields celebrates its 400th anniversary
The Top Courses You Must Play
The editors’ choices of public, resort, and guest-welcoming clubs that should be on every golfer’s bucket list
Mossy Oak Golf Club: A New Course in the Old South
Like almost every other golfer on the planet, I saw the course that Gil Hanse designed for the Summer Olympics and thought, “I’d really like to play there.” But also like the rest of you, I thought, “When am I going to Rio?” The answer: No time soon. Luckily, Hanse recently unveiled another new course […]
