Courses and Travel

World Woods and Fazio Make Each Other Look Good

Things get real at Pine Barren's par-5 4th with a safe-option drive to a big left fairway or a high risk play over the sand cavern to a short fairway on the right.

What does it say about Tom Fazio that the finest work to come out of his studio might be a... Read more »

Julington Creek Serves No Surprises

The Champions Club at Julington Creek is the kind of course that’s hard to say much of anything about, good,... Read more »

Portugal Awaits Its Turn

James A. Frank

Overshadowed by its next-door neighbor Spain, as well as the rest of Europe, Portugal deserves more attention Pity poor Portugal.... Read more »

Speyside Golf Whisky Trail Marks Convergence of World’s Greatest Inventions

Jeff Wallach

In October, my friend David Whyte– the renowned Scottish golf journalist– picked me up in Glasgow for a quick tour... Read more »

The Ping Dynasty

John Strawn

Steve Forrest is a principal in the international golf course design firm, Hills & Forrest, and also my colleague and... Read more »

Kingsbarns Has Bumper Tourist Season

Scott Kauffman

St. Andrews, Scotland – Kingsbarns Golf Links celebrated its tenth anniversary season in style with a 30 percent surge in... Read more »

A Golf Bacchanalia, Roman Style

John Strawn

Guiseppe Milié, known to all as “Pino,” is an Italian architect who is also the Managing Director of Parco di... Read more »

Dubai Golf & More

The par-4 8th hole on the Majilis Course at the Emirates Golf Club in Dubai.

Bob Fagan

If visiting Dubai isn’t on your “Bucket List” of things to accomplish in life, maybe it should be. If Istanbul,... Read more »

Caddies and Their Wise Counsel, through the Years

James McAfee

Caddies are now a rarity at most clubs, but it is nice to occasionally get the chance to walk a... Read more »

Damn the risk-reward! Full speed ahead!

Herb Gould

Golf is risk-reward. Not just in going for it over the water from 200 yards. But simply in going to... Read more »

Lost Balls for a Great Cause

Bob Fagan

Would you feel better if your lost golf balls went to a great cause? Well, I hate to lose a... Read more »

Pristine Bay Resort Announces New Real Estate

Scott Kauffman

Roatan, Honduras – Pristine Bay Resort and the Black Pearl Golf Course, one of the western Caribbean’s more anticipated residential... Read more »

Austin Golf Trail—New Medley of Hill Country Golf Hits

David Gould

In a tribute he wrote to his late father, Texas native Turk Pipkin struck upon a truth that bears repeating... Read more »

The Glen Club Upholds Chicago’s Classic Golf Traditions

The 4th at The Glen Club, a downhill par-3.

Chris Santella

Question: where was the site of the first 18-hole golf course in America? In New York, somewhere on Long Island?... Read more »

The Legacy of Laurance Rockefeller

Robert Trent Jones and Laurance Rockefeller at Dorado Beach in the '50s

Brian McCallen

“Our environment is part of us. How we care for our environment and live with it, utilize and enjoy it,... Read more »