Top 10 Courses You Can Play In the Midwest

With the PGA Tour at Firestone in Ohio this week for the WGC Bridgestone Invitational and the PGA Championship returning to Whistling Straits in Wisconsin next week, all eyes are on the Midwest, which offers a versatile array of top-notch venues across seven states. Arcadia Bluffs Arcadia, Mich. This sprawling links-style layout, built on a […]

Highland Links, Cape Cod

At the northern tip of Cape Cod a 200-year-old lighthouse watches over America’s first true links

Top 10 Golf and Beach Combos in the U.S.

As in Europe, August is fast becoming national vacation month in America, and what better way to celebrate the end of summer than with a trip to one of the best golf and beach destinations Amelia Island, Fla. Located 30 miles northeast of Jacksonville near the Georgia state line, Amelia is the southernmost of the barrier islands […]

Top 10 Courses in Canada You Can Play

From British Columbia in the west to Newfoundland in the (far) east, our neighbors to the north, who are conducting their national championship this week at Glen Abbey outside Toronto, offer an array of resort and daily-fee courses where the scenery is a match for the challenge. 10. Eagles Nest Maple, Ontario Fashioned from an old […]

Top Tour Courses You Can Play

Course: Sea Island Resort (Seaside) Location: St. Simons, Ga. Event: The McGladrey Classic This Tom Fazio design (from an Alison/Colt original) is a links-like layout along the Intracoastal Waterway punctuated by distinctive dunes and arresting views. Course: Kapalua Resort (Plantation) Location: Maui, Hawaii Event: Hyundai Tournament of Champions This majestic Coore/Crenshaw design, with its jaw-dropping views of […]

Bacara Resort & Spa

There’s a luxurious Mediterranean-style resort on California’s Central Coast featuring a cliff-hugging golf course with dazzling ocean views. Pebble, right? No. Bacara. Located just north of Santa Barbara, this secluded getaway on a 78-acre beachside bluff is a favorite of Hollywood celebs, who like to zip up the Pacific Coast Highway in their Porches. But […]

The Top 10 Old Courses You Can Play in the U.S.

Last week, the PGA Tour played the Old White TPC, which dates to 1914. Next week it will be the Old Course at St. Andrews—circa 1600-something. With all this attention on classics, here are 10 other “golden oldies” worth your trip back in time. Van Cortlandt Golf Course Bronx, N.Y. The first public course in […]