The 5 Most Underrated Golf States

By Adam Schupak   Underrated. By definition it means to underestimate, play down, sell short—you get the drift. For a golf course, or in this case the entire collective layouts of a state to be termed underrated, it’s a bit like being considered The Best Player Never to Win a Major—is it a compliment or […]

Classic Course: Somerset Hills Country Club

By Tom Ierubino   Hidden away in Bernardsville, N.J., seven miles from the USGA’s headquarters in Far Hills, Somerset Hills is a place where time seems to stand still—but in a good way. There are no cart paths, and most of the golfers walk. The understated clubhouse is more about utility than grandeur. The same […]

The Story of Liberty National, NYC’s Local Track

By James A. Frank   Paul Fireman is a man with a rare sort of vision—the ability to see possibilities where others don’t. Back in 1979 he saw potential in a fledgling British shoe manufacturer. He became the U.S. distributor, eventually bought the company, and in 2006 sold that company—Reebok—for $3.8 billion. About that same […]

Bayonne Golf Club

At this club just across the harbor from Manhattan, old meets new as the links-inspired layout transports golfers across the Atlantic Ocean

Liberty National Golf Club

It took great vision and courage to turn a troubled tract of land into a spectacular course and club worthy of its unparalleled location on New York Harbor

Metedeconk National Golf Club

  Metedeconk National is a secluded retreat located in Jackson, the geographic center of New Jersey. Yet, it has the advantage of being situated just 60 miles south of Manhattan. It tries hard to be a rustic, off-the-beaten-path golf retreat, but its facilities are so good, its 27 holes so well-crafted and maintained, that it’s […]