Courses and Travel

Highlands Links, Nova Scotia (recommended by Bob Vokey)

Stanley Thompson considered Highland Links his "mountains and ocean course."

“Any golf course is nice when you’re on vacation,” Bob Vokey said, ruminating on a recent trip to the Maritime... Read more »

Costa Brava a surreal destination, man

The Costa Brava has dozens of secluded inlets and coves

Tom Harack

The homeland of the late Salvador Dalí, the Costa Brava exudes a similar quirky charm. There's more than enough golf to be enjoyed, but it's probably overshadowed by the region's outstanding cuisine and other cultural and recreational attractions.

Old Works, New Tricks: Turning a Superfund Site into a Super Fun Golf Course

Jeff Wallach

You’d be hard-pressed to find a town in America or in any other first-world nation as bleak and disheartening as... Read more »

National Golf Links of America, New York (recommended by Tom Doak)

The iconic windmill is in view on the 16th at National Golf Links of America.

Chris Santella

Some years after the creation of The National Golf Links of America, Charles Blair Macdonald declared the project a success: ... Read more »

Pebble Beach Golf Links, California (recommended by Mark O’Meara)

Thanks to countless televised tourneys, the 18th at Pebble is one of golf's best known finishing holes. (C Joann Dost)

Chris Santella

Professional golfer and all-around nice guy Mark O’Meara does not mince words when asked about his favorite golf course. “I’ve... Read more »

The Sine Qua Non of Massachusetts Public Golf

The old-school New England look of Stow Acres

David Gould

How three oil-stained, blue-collar golf neophytes long ago proved you could hand-build top-quality golf in the woods northwest of Boston

A Conversation with Rees Jones, Golf Course Architect

John Strawn

Rees Jones, the younger of the two sons of the legendary golf course architect, Robert Trent Jones, Senior, has built... Read more »

Musical Score! RTJ II’s New Chambers Bay Golf Course Sings

Jeff Wallach

Much like great music or literature, the best golf courses can ratchet up your emotions directly, but they can also... Read more »

Casino Golf is Always A Good Bet (Part I)

Larry Olmsted

In a casino, the odds are stacked against you, but there is one sure thing: golf.

The World’s Largest Golf Resort

The Faldo course at MissionHills is the resort's best, and visitors can try this island hole for themselves.

Larry Olmsted

Play the World's Largest Golf Resort

Rustic Canyon Golf Course, California (recommended by Geoff Shackelford)

The hilly terrain of Rustic Canyon comes quietly into play on many holes.

Chris Santella

This essay profiles Rustic Canyon Golf Course in Ventura County, California. Though a municipal course with very reasonable green fees, the course encapsulates many of the classic notions of golf course design -- the result, in part, of golf architecture journalist Geoff Shackelford's efforts on the boards as a co-course designer.