Courses and Travel

Resting at the fulcrum between Europe and northern Africa, cloaked in exotic robes long before the release of the movie… Read more »

he European Club, thirty-five miles south of Dublin, is a vibrant tribute to the twin passions that have ruled Pat Ruddy’s life: cultivating an understanding of what makes a good golf course and finding the wherewithal to put that understanding into practice with one’s own hands.

Forget the cold winds and spitting rain of Ballybunion and Bandon Dunes.  Golfers who visit the Caribbean are willing to… Read more »

The concept of the Stadium Course at the Tournament Players Club at Sawgrass belongs to former Professional Golf Association Tour Commissioner Deane Beman. “The PGA Tour wanted their own tournament at their own venue,” Alice Dye recalled.

Hirono has been called the Augusta National of Japan; this moniker speaks to both its exclusivity and its quality. (“The story is that there are many CEOs in Tokyo waiting for their invitation to play here,” Ben quipped.) The parkland layout wanders through pine-covered hills and valleys, across gulleys and ravines; the prominent characteristics of Alison’s design ethos are all evident at Hirono—large, deep bunkers, sideways-tilting greens and prominent use of water hazards.

When Pete Dye first visited the site near La Romana, Dominican Republic, that would one day become Teeth of the Dog in 1968, it was hard to imagine much of anything growing there, let alone the Caribbean’s most celebrated golf course.

Amongst aficionados of golf course design, the Caribbean has not traditionally been viewed as a standout destination.  This, simply because… Read more »

Back in 1990, John Garrity experienced that thrill of discovery in a very profound way, uncovering an 1891 Old Tom Morris design on the isolated Scottish island of South Uist. The course -Askernish – had not simply eluded American visitors. It had literally been 
lost to the ages!