Harbour Ridge, Palm City
Nestled along the shoreline of the North Fork of the St. Lucie River, just north of the Palm Beaches, is a one-of-a-kind community that combines everything there is to love about Florida in one incredible place. Discover this private, waterfront golf- club community offering 695 residences spread amidst unspoiled native vegetation and natural wetlands. Residents […]
Wisconsin – America’s Next Great Golf Destination
The national spotlight doesn’t fall on Wisconsin very often, and when it does the subject invariably seems limited to cheese, beer, or the Green Bay Packers. This week though, the Badger State is front and center—in golfers’ households anyway, as the U.S. Open unfolds at Erin Hills, a dramatic 650-acre, glacier-formed course 35 miles northwest […]
Where to Play Golf in Chattanooga, Tennessee
By Graylyn Loomis What are the most underrated golf cities in the United States? Your mind may jump to the Northeast or the West Coast, but you should set your sights southward, and more specifically, to Chattanooga, Tenn. Not only is Chattanooga filled with underappreciated golf, but the city itself has been booming in past […]
Pete Dye: The Most Influential Architect of his Era
No architect of our time has had an impact equal to that of the former insurance salesman from Indiana
Blind Holes: A Test of Golfing Character
Some golfers can’t see the thrill, the pleasure, and the all-around goodness of a blind hole. Maybe this will open their eyes.
A Q&A with Herb Kohler
The 2015 PGA Championship was the sixth major played at The American Club in Wisconsin since 1998, and the third PGA since 2004. That’s a pretty good track record for a resort that didn’t have golf until 1988, when Herb Kohler, executive chairman of the Kohler Company—famous for sinks and faucets, but with other divisions […]
Which is Better? Whistling Straits vs. River Course
Of these two Pete Dye designs, I find that this lakeside links fits my eye better and is a lot
more fun to play
The American Club Resort
Okay, so this wasn’t EXACTLY the Navy SEALs taking down Osama bin Laden, but it was a covert ops assignment nonetheless. My mission: visit a major golf resort anonymously so we could find out what the experience was like without all the perks that come with representing a major golf magazine. The target: The American […]
The Most Underrated Pete Dye Courses You Should Play
Whistling Straits. TPC Sawgrass. The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island. Each of those courses should be on your bucket list, for sure. But here are some other public-access Pete Dye designs that might not get as much publicity but are sure to get your heart racing. Blackwolf Run Kohler, Wis. Very close to The American […]
Radrick Farms
Back when a college job meant flipping burgers, I stumbled onto an offer I couldn’t rightly refuse: manning the pro shop at Radrick Farms, the University of Michigan’s faculty/staff golf course. A close audit might reveal the disappearance of a number of beers and a few ham sandwiches during my tenure, yet miraculously the operation […]
