Riviera Country Club
Compelling, classic architecture, Hogan’s heroics and a certain Hollywood aura combine to make Riviera a national golf treasure
Sagamore Resort Golf Club
The brainchild of an inspired Donald Ross, this anything-but-a-resort-course unfolds in storybook fashion from timbered terrain high above Lake George
Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Canada
Deep in the Canadian Rockies, this 79-year-old showpiece of Stanley Thompson architecture continues to inspire
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
1966 U.S. Open: Arnie’s Anguish
I’d come on Sunday to watch Arnie make history, and sadly that’s just what he did
The 1991 Ryder Cup: Eye of the Storm
The most thrilling and nerve-wracking Ryder Cup of the last 25 years, and perhaps of all time, came down to the last shot on the last hole
Greg Norman’s Saturday Slam
In 1986 Greg Norman led all four major championships after 54 holes but won only one of them
Ben Wright: Aussie Cool
When the professional golf tours were still to many just a game rather than big business—this was less than 30 years ago—two Aussie mates of mine, Jack Newton and Bob Shearer, were about as wild as they come. Their idea of preparing for the final round of a tournament was to down a skinful of […]
Ben Wright: Miller Time
As the golf correspondent for England’s Financial Times from 1963 to 1989, I was lucky to witness some of the best final rounds in U.S. Open history, none greater than Johnny Miller’s 63 at Oakmont in 1973. It was better than Arnold Palmer’s 65 at Cherry Hills in 1960 or Ben Hogan’s 67 at Oakland […]
Ben Wright: A True Player
In a storied career that has netted nine major championships and more than 100 victories worldwide, Gary Player fashioned plenty of great golf shots under the fiercest pressure. With this year’s PGA Championship fast approaching, I can’t help recalling the greatest of these shots I ever witnessed—one that earned him the 1972 PGA title in […]
