Top 10 Donald Ross Courses You Can Play
Donald Ross strongly advocated golf as a game of the people. Many of Ross’s finest layouts were sketched with the common man in mind as public and municipal. He also designed dozens of outstanding resort courses across the length and breadth of America. Here are 10 classic Donald Ross courses that you can play. 10. Manakiki […]
The Donald Ross Course at French Lick Resort
It’s safe to say that living to a hundred is far easier on a golf course than it is on a golfer. The Donald Ross Course at French Lick just hit that hallowed number—but doesn’t look a day over 18. Restored by Lee Schmidt in 2005 to its fabled designer’s 1917 specs, the DRC balances […]
A History of Donald Ross in America
Pinehurst No. 2 is just one of the dozens of outstanding resort courses the great Scotsman designed—and anyone can play
French Lick & West Baden Resort
French Lick, Indiana, has seen good times and bad. Thanks to a golf and resort revival, the future is bright.
French Lick’s Third Century
New owners of the French Lick Springs Resort & Spa recently announced plans to renovate the Donald Ross-designed Hill Course there. It was hard to hear the news and not feel anxiety. Followed by trepidation. Angst, even. The Hill is an 85-year-old heirloom, one of the last virtually untouched Ross designs anywhere. To play […]
