Thousand Greens: Match.com Meets the Top 100
Shinnecock, Winged Foot, Oakmont, Olympic—every serious golfer knows the names, but only a fortunate few have played the courses. In contrast to the UK, where the host sites of the Open Championship extend a warm welcome to visitors, U.S. Open venues and other top American courses are, for the most part, shut tight, exclusive bastions […]
Every Top 100 Course in a Year: The Story of Jimmie James
As golf nuts go, Jimmie James qualifies as extra nutty. In candy bar terms, he’s somewhere between a Snickers and an Oh Henry! James, 59, accomplished a rare feat, playing the entire 2017–18 Golf Digest Top 100 U.S. course list in a single year. James spent 33 years at ExxonMobil, retiring May 31, 2017 as […]
The Top Courses You Must Play
The editors’ choices of public, resort, and guest-welcoming clubs that should be on every golfer’s bucket list
How to Play the Top 100 Golf Courses, From a Guy Who’s Actually Done It
Golfers are quick to offer advice. There are books on breaking par, winning touraments, and gaining access to top clubs. Often, however, those same authors haven’t mastered the topic themselves. This time it’s different. John Sabino, author of How to Play the World’s Most Exclusive Golf Clubs: A Journey through Pine Valley, Royal Melbourne, Augusta, Muirfield, […]
