The 8 Greatest Risk/Reward Holes on the PGA Tour’s West Coast Swing
For nearly a century, the PGA Tour’s West Coast Swing has reliably delivered drama in massive doses, thanks in part to venues that brim with exciting risk/reward holes. From history-soaked layouts such as Riviera and Pebble Beach to modern-day TPC spreads, what each has in common is at least one superb example of a risk-laden […]
PGA Tour Q&A: One Course for the Rest of Your Life
If you could only play one course for the rest of your life, where would you choose to play? It’s a question that golfing friends often ask each other, so we decided to ask a bunch of PGA Tour players to find out where they would choose to play golf if they could only tee […]
12 Best Opening Par Fives in Golf
As he did with the Los Angeles Country Club’s North course, site of the 2023 U.S. Open, George Thomas Jr. preferred to kick off his course designs with a par five. So did post-World War II design great Dick Wilson, who started Bay Hill and Doral’s Blue Monster in that fashion. While a surprising number […]
Finest Golf on Monterey Peninsula
With sweet jazz in the autumn air—and arguably the country’s finest golf all year long—a visit to Monterey Peninsula is always music to one’s ears It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing. —DUKE ELLINGTON, 1931 Those of a certain age may be familiar with the above song and its illustrious composer, […]
Golf’s 18 Most Famous Holes (Front Nine)
Over the years, we’ve all seen a thousand lists ranking golf’s 18 “best” holes. But seldom have we come across any naming the best-known holes in the game. Whether it be by TV exposure, social media fandom, or just plain old reputation, certain holes acquire a measure of fame over time. They may not be […]
Murder, Treasure, & More: Great Stories Behind Golf Club Names
Did you know that one of golf’s most preeminent U.S. clubs—the site of seven U.S. Opens and two PGA Championships—traces its name to a Dutch farmer who was brutally murdered at his farmhouse in the 1800s? Baltusrol Golf Club in northern New Jersey is best known for its two championship courses built by golf architect […]
The Golf Courses of the “The Crosby” AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
With its majestic setting on the Monterey Peninsula, no PGA Tour event boasts the lineup of layouts that the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am does
