6 of the Wildest Design Quirks on a Golf Course
A recent trip to Arizona offered me an opportunity to tackle one of the unique bunkers in golf: a 13-foot-deep pit of peril at Scottsdale National Golf Club called the “Mine Shaft.” The original bunker depth was eight feet, but the team at Jackson Kahn Design dug deeper when too many golfers successfully escaped for […]
5 of Canada’s Top Golf Resorts
A glance at the top ranks of players on the PGA Tour these days brings many red Maple Leaf Flags to the forefront. Any given week, it’s likely that a good chunk of the Tour’s top 50 players will be Canadian born. Yes, the Canucks are coming on strong at the professional level, but when […]
7 Destinations that Combine Golf and the Northern Lights
I’m sometimes told that “man does not live by golf alone.” Granted, the people who say that aren’t the rabid golfer that I am, but it’s true that including other activities in a golf trip can make it an even more rewarding adventure. Seeing the Northern Lights (a.k.a. the Aurora Borealis) is a bucket-list experience […]
15 Top Golf Museums and Exhibits
The game of golf has a long and proud history going back centuries. Golf enthusiasts around the world embrace that history, and there’s a long list of places where you can revel in it. Whether you’re interested in golf’s great champions, its major tournaments, the evolution of golf equipment over the years, or all of […]
Four of the Northernmost Places to Play Golf
Just as migratory birds fly south every winter, adventurous golf travelers in search of unique rounds in unexpected places head north during the summer. In some cases, the courses that await those intrepid golfers deliver pristine playing surfaces amidst a rugged backdrop. Other times, the course itself is as rugged as the landscape that surrounds […]
10 New International Golf Course Openings to Know for 2023
When it comes to new golf course development, there’s a lot more going on outside the U.S. than inside—from just north of the border in Canada and traditional golf spots in the UK to growing golf markets like Vietnam, and far-flung destinations like New Zealand and Mauritius. Here’s a sampling of 10 noteworthy projects scheduled […]
Great Wine and Public Golf Pairings in Canada
Canada’s leading wine regions are also where you’ll find many of the country’s best public golf courses. Drink up! As we all know, immediately upon crossing the U.S. border into Canada you’ll encounter nothing but frozen tundra, bearded goons playing ice hockey, and maybe a few moose scampering around. But wineries with sun-soaked patios where […]
Cabot Revelstoke: Canada’s Next Great Mountain Course Takes Shape
Nestled on a ridgeline between the Selkirk and Monashee Mountains and overlooking the Columbia River Valley in Revelstoke, British Columbia, a golf course is being built in the heli-skiing capital of the world. It only makes sense that the next Canadian golf property from Cabot—one of the hottest golf development firms on the planet—would come […]
11 Golf Courses That Span Two States
Before it recently closed, Farmstead Golf Links in the Carolinas not only finished with a 767-yard par six, but players would hit drives off the 18th tee in South Carolina and putt out in North Carolina. It made Farmstead a novelty in the golf world, and that didn’t even take into consideration that the course’s […]
Ben Cowan-Dewar: Golf’s Next Great Developer
With a passion for courses and the ideal mentor, Ben Cowan-Dewar is shaping up to be golf’s next great developer Ben Cowan-Dewar was 10 years old and living on the family farm in eastern Ontario when he envisaged golf holes on the property. The youngster was soon building tees, bunkers, and greens there. A passion […]
