Mount Rushmore of Golf Course Architects
On our Mount Rushmore of golf course architects, we’re not talking about our four favorites, necessarily, or even the first four.
Cabot Bordeaux: Cabot Announces a New Property in France
Cabot Cape Breton, the very first property under the Cabot brand, boasts one golf course designed by architect Rod Whitman and another by Bill Coore. And now, so does the newest addition in Cabot’s rapidly growing portfolio. Only this one didn’t take 20 years to come about, notes company founder Ben Cowan-Dewar. In the wine […]
Top 10 Courses: France
Here’s our list of the top 10 courses in France 1. MORFONTAINE (GRAND PARCOURS), Mortefontaine Arguably the finest (and most exclusive) course in Europe, this 1927 masterpiece by flamboyant Englishman Tom Simpson unfurls in an idyllic forest an hour north of Paris, its holes weaving artfully through tall pines. 2. LES BORDES (NEW), Saint-Laurent-Nouan […]
13 Years Later: Bill Coore Reflects on the Restoration of Pinehurst No. 2
Of course they were honored—which golf course architect wouldn’t be? Of course they were humbled—again, would anyone whose vocation in life was to build, renovate, and revive great golf courses not question if they were up to the task, if only for a moment? And yes, of course they were a little nervous about the […]
The Art of Restraint in Golf Course Architecture
It’s a word that has become increasingly familiar to fans of great golf course architecture. The dictionary says “restraint” involves moderate behavior and self-control, and it’s an important trait for a designer to be able to call upon. Tom Doak says it is “deciding not to do something which is just as active a decision […]
Reimagining The International: Coore & Crenshaw’s Plans for Country’s Former Longest Course
When news broke in early 2021 that Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, and other key members of the Coore & Crenshaw design team, would be redesigning the Pines Course at The International in Bolton, Mass., it was unclear at that time how much, if any, of the existing course would be repurposed in those efforts. […]
10 Best Public Coore & Crenshaw Courses
Bill Coore, a longtime golf course architect and Ben Crenshaw, a two-time Masters Tournament champion, are among the industry’s most prolific and in-demand designers when it comes to new builds. The beautiful Plantation course at the Kapalua Resort on Maui was their first design, opening in 1991, but they really made waves four years later […]
In Their Prime: Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw
Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw have already produced an incredible resume of courses. But could it be that we haven’t even seen their best yet? Bill Coore always said he and design partner Ben Crenshaw feel most comfortable working on one to three projects a year. Any more than that, he added, might prevent […]
A Preview Trip to Cabot Saint Lucia + Trevor Dormer – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 134
Digital Editor Al Lunsford recounts his recent trip to preview Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw’s first golf course in the Caribbean—Point Hardy Golf Club at Cabot Saint Lucia. Al also sits down with Coore & Crenshaw associate Trevor Dormer (24:00), who has close to 20 years of experience in golf construction and has spent months […]
What to Expect from “The Chain,” Streamsong’s New Short Course
When architects Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw toured the vast Streamsong property years ago, before they built one of the resort’s original two courses, they were drawn to a particular spot they felt had potential but wasn’t expansive enough for a regulation golf course. It wasn’t unlike their experience at Bandon Dunes, where a special, […]
