My Design at Doonbeg by Greg Norman
The two-time British Open champ didn’t have to do much to the 567-yard 1st at Doonbeg, which is just how he likes it
Robert Trent Jones Jr. on Chambers Bay
Backed by “the Lone Fir” and Puget Sound, the par-three 15th at Chambers Bay—the 2015 U.S. Open host near Tacoma, Washington—is the course’s charm hole
Great Courses, Awful Holes
Not every great course has a stinker in its routing, but enough do that we wonder if these porkers don’t deserve their own kind of grudging praise
The Future of Golf Course Architecture
The “minimalists” appear to have won the battle over the future of golf course design. Sadly, their hopes of winning new jobs seem minimal, too.
The Par-5 Untouchables, Revisited
Our recent research suggests the unreachable par five has become an endangered species
Architect Keith Foster on Golf and Global Travel
The Wanderer in his second career, golf architect Keith Foster unearths—and sells—hidden treasures
Arnold Palmer on Designing Old Tabby Links
At the Old Tabby Links in Spring Island, S.C., we converted one of the weaker holes into an option-filled, attention-getting par four
Jim Urbina: Golf Architecture’s Rising Star
Tom Doak’s longtime associate Jim Urbina has set up shop on his own
Pasatiempo Golf Club: Restoring the Golden Age
After a lengthy restoration process, this Alister MacKenzie marvel located between San Francisco and the Monterey Peninsula once again shines as it did during golf’s Golden Age
Jack Nicklaus on His Design at Muirfield Village
Jack Nicklaus strengthened a weak link at Muirfield Village