9 Perilous Places You’d Be Excited to Play From
Some of the world’s most revered holes (and courses) are equally famous for exceptionally challenging predicaments and hazards that golfers are sometimes confronted with. Those perilous places are so well known—or, in some cases, so diabolical—they can even solicit excitement from players who are eager (and cautiously optimistic) to escape from them. Here, we’ve highlighted […]
10 Unsung Island Greens
When you hear “island green,” what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Chances are it’s Pete (or Alice) Dye’s design at TPC Sawgrass, the iconic par-three 17th hole seen every year at The Players Championship. If not, maybe it’s the floating green golfers need a boat to get to at Idaho’s Coeur d’Alene or […]
The History Behind Stadium Golf
Despite this year’s tournament being canceled, 2020 marks the 40th anniversary of the opening of TPC Sawgrass, a one-of-a-kind venue built specifically with spectators in mind to become the permanent host of The Players Championship. The idea that The Players would reach the level it has today, a tournament considered by many as the unofficial fifth […]
5 of the Best Island Greens in Golf
By Tony Dear It’s Players Championship week at TPC Sawgrass which means we get to examine the legitimacy of Pete and Alice Dye’s ever-controversial island green at the 17th. Thirty-nine years after it opened, and 37 years after the little demon tormented PGA Tour pros for the first time, we’re still debating whether or not […]
