Magnificent Merion
This year’s U.S. Open contestants are likely to figure out what those before them usually learned the hard way: Underestimate the East Course at your peril.
Dallas National Golf Club
Given a dramatic site unlike any in the area, Tom Fazio crafted one of the most memorable, most visually arresting courses in the country
Old Tabby Links, Spring Island
One of Arnold Palmer’s best designs, this rugged, nature-filled course on Spring Island near Hilton Head, S.C., has sprung anew after an extensive renovation
Great Courses, Awful Holes
Not every great course has a stinker in its routing, but enough do that we wonder if these porkers don’t deserve their own kind of grudging praise
The Golf Club, Ohio
Pete Dye is about to tweak one of his most important and historic designs for the first time in 46 years. Don’t expect it to get any easier.
Trump Doonbeg, Ireland
Routed through massive dunes on the southwest Irish coast, this Greg Norman design is a quintessential links layout that returns again and again to the sea
The Future of Golf Course Architecture
The “minimalists” appear to have won the battle over the future of golf course design. Sadly, their hopes of winning new jobs seem minimal, too.
The Par-5 Untouchables, Revisited
Our recent research suggests the unreachable par five has become an endangered species
Liquid Assets: Water, Golf and Sustainable Development
As increased demand and severe weather squeeze our water resources, courses—and golfers—must adopt a different mindset
Coore & Crenshaw on the 5th Hole at Sand Hills
The 395-yard 5th hole at Sand Hills Golf Club might not jump out at you, but we think it’s one of the best on the course