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Golf Courses In Development: Summer 2025 World Round-up

In our Summer 2025 World Round-up of golf courses in development, Augusta, Pinehurst, and the Caribbean are in the spotlight.

Recently renovated and brilliantly transformed, the iconic Slieve Donard hotel in Northern Ireland is once again ready for its close-up.

Two legends—the father and son duo of Henry Clay and William Clark Fownes—spent five decades creating a third: Oakmont.

Twenty-five years in, Comanche Trace in the heart of the Texas Hill Country continues to set the standard for laid-back luxury living.

An innovative women’s golf program at Berkeley Hall is enhancing the premier private golf community’s sense of camaraderie and connection.

Once a year we are treated to competition at the highest level on the game’s most pure and authentic playground—links golf.

You’ll find Buddhas aplenty on a golf trip to Thailand. Birdies? Not so much. Learn more in this edition of “Away Game.”

Portrush bartender Willie Gregg not only serves drinks but serves as unofficial host and advocate for one of golf’s great destinations.

Joe Passov gives us this “Backstory” on how three Yanks created and elevated an Irish icon, Waterville Golf Links.

So what if it hasn’t held an Open Championship—the magnificent Irish links at Ballybunion is as dramatic and beautiful as any in the world.