9 Notable Three-Shot Par Fives

three-shot par fives

The true, three-shot par fives, specifically the ones that don’t require three shots simply because they’re long, often go unnoticed.

10 U.S. Golf Holes with the Most “Water Balls”

Who among us hasn’t stepped up to a take a shot, made a quick hazard assessment after surveying the landscape (or waterscape) in front of them, and then pulled a different ball out of our golf bag to play? And how often did that beat-up ball we resigned to losing end up in a watery […]

6 Great Double Dogleg Holes

double doglegs

During the first few decades of the 20th century, architects A.W. Tillinghast and C.B. Macdonald often engaged in good-natured debates about course design. While Macdonald favored the strategy of implementing template designs, Tillinghast most often let the natural land dictate a hole’s inherent shape and strategy. That said, Tillinghast—who garnered the nickname “Tillie the Terror” […]