7 Great Courses You Can Play by Pete Dye Disciples
Pete Dye left a vast legacy in golf course architecture—here are 7 favorite courses that are designed by a non-family-related Dye disciple.
Top 5 Surprises of The LINKS 100
There were several surprises on The LINKS 100, some courses distinguished by their inclusion, others by their placement.
10 Golf Holes Prominently Defined by Waterfalls
These 10 golf holes are more beautiful and dramatic thanks to prominent waterfalls, all of which are positioned near the field of play.
Introducing The LINKS 100
Who better than LINKS Magazine—and golf architects—to rank the world’s top 100 courses? Introducing: The LINKS 100.
The Science of Split Fairways
If designed effectively, a fairway that’s split into two separate sections can create an intriguing dilemma on a golf course.
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.
Golf Courses with the Highest Tree Appeal
When deployed properly, trees adds definition, character, beauty, and strategic interest. These golf courses have the highest tree appeal.
Speed Slots: A Unique Golf Course Feature Explained
Today’s course architects clearly endorse the use of speed slots—regarded as something of a welcome quirk or abnormality in golf design.
Donut Greens: 5 Holes with Bunkers on the Putting Surface
When George Thomas designed Riviera Country Club’s championship layout during the late 1920s, he introduced a unique element that gave the course instant notoriety: a pot bunker set smack dab in the middle of the par-three 6th hole’s putting surface. Since then, the design feature has been replicated in other parts of the country (and […]
Reversible Courses: A Returning Golf Fad?
It’s not like they were the only thing golfers could talk about, but from June 2016 when Michigan’s The Loop opened to July 2017 when Silvies Valley Ranch in Oregon welcomed its first guests, reversible courses certainly enjoyed their moment in the spotlight. Inspired by the reverse, or “left-hand,” routing on the Old Course at […]
