Characters: Sam Cooper

The journey of Sam Cooper, from a pandemic road trip to becoming a golf course architect after playing 225 links courses.
Bob Rotella: Head Case

For nearly 50 years, sports psychologist Dr. Bob Rotella has been helping golfers win the battle with their minds.
Best Golf in Portugal

Portugal is finally getting the respect it deserves for its culture, cuisine, comforts—and great golf. Here are the best places to play.
John Wood: How a Caddie Sees Augusta National

Veteran Masters looper John Wood identifies the critical shots and toughest hole locations at Augusta National during the Masters.
Tom Fazio: Dean of Design

Tom Fazio just turned 80, yet remains as ubiquitous as anyone in the design business, dominiating the last six decades of golf architecture.
Backstory: The 18th Hole at the Highlands Course at McLemore

How a dangerous descent yielded a signature finishing hole for the Highlands course at Georgia’s McLemore Resort.
Great Courses of Britain & Ireland: Dunbar

Push on just a wee bit further east of Edinburgh in Scotland for the not-to-be-missed charmer at Dunbar Golf Club.
Classic Courses: Eastward Ho!

Long after a glacier carved out this piece of Cape Cod, one of the game’s lesser-known geniuses laid out a masterpiece: Eastward Ho!
First Peek: Scarecrow at Gamble Sands

After cashing in big on its original bet, Washington State’s Gamble Sands is ready to double down with its new Scarecrow course.
Letter to America: A Brit’s View of the Masters and Augusta National

Even from 4,000 miles away, the Masters and Augusta National are the herald of spring that golfers live for.