11 Architects Who Directly Influenced Augusta National
Even the most casual golf fan is aware that Augusta National Golf Club was designed by Alister MacKenzie, in tandem with amateur legend and Grand Slam winner Bobby Jones. However, not even serious Masters students realize that nearly 20 prominent figures in the game have effected changes to the course design over the past 90 […]
The Greatest Course Never Built
Beverly Hills Country Club had it all—except an opening date The script was straight out of Hollywood. Crooked lawyers. Mob money. Politicians on the take. L.A. nightclubs. Legendary entertainers. All set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, and the toniest enclave in the City of Angels. This is […]
Personal Bests
The big-name architects designed courses that anyone-including you-can play. Here are the best from each of them. One of the great things about golf is how many courses are open to the public. Another terrific feature is that so many different individuals brought their aesthetics and expertise to the task of designing courses. Put those […]
Links Living: Seabrook Island Club
This barrier island community blends laid-back coastal living with easy accessibility to the charms of Charleston, all while preserving the natural beauty of its surroundings Barrier islands, so called because they protect the mainland from storms and erosion, dot the Southeastern U.S. South Carolina is home to 35 of them many of which are well […]
Links Living: Hapuna Beach Estates at Mauna Kea Resort
On the Big Island’s most spectacular oceanside property, new residences are rising on one of Hawaii’s last remaining beachfront opportunities Imagine having your pick of oceanfront property on the Big Island of Hawaii. And imagine having this opportunity before the island was developed. That’s exactly what Laurance Rockefeller had in the 1960s when much of […]
The Evolution of The Broadmoor and Sea Island
In 2011, billionaire Phillip Anschutz achieved a lifetime dream when he purchased The Broadmoor, the sportsman’s paradise on the southwestern edge of Colorado Springs and the longest-running consecutive recipient of AAA Five-Diamond and Forbes Five-Star honors. “I started coming here when I was five,” Anschutz told Forbes in 2016. “And when I was 10, I was sitting in […]
The Best Courses in College Football
College football celebrated its 150th anniversary this season. While Power Five teams jostle for supremacy on the gridiron, many of football’s top conferences also feature some of the best golf programs and courses in the country. Here’s our list of the best courses in each of college football’s Power Five conferences, and the best from […]
Stay & Play at The Broadmoor
The Colorado stalwart combines courses blending very different styles with accommodations and amenities that are singularly outstanding
The Frugal Golfer: Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail
Alabama’s Robert Trent Jones Trail makes a statewide statement of how good value golf can be
The Dunes Golf and Beach Club
This oceanside institution brims with history, personality and a brawny, breezy design that extends Robert Trent Jones’ legacy into the 21st century
