Courses and Travel

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)

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.

Arabian Ranches, United Arab Emirates

Chris Santella

This essay profiles the Arabian Ranches Golf Course in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and the evolution of golf in Dubai. The course was recommended and described by British Open champion Ian Baker-Finch.

Old Head Golf Links, Ireland

The site of Old Head was once used to pasture sheep, though the former owner claimed to have lost members of his flock over the edge.

Chris Santella

The Old Head of Kinsale is a startling peninsula that extends some two miles out into the Celtic Sea from... Read more »

Approaching the Green: Golf Courses Designed for birdies—and other fauna and flora

Jeff Wallach

Grass isn’t the only thing that’s green about golf courses these days. The industry has undertaken tremendous efforts to develop... Read more »

Hidden Golf Gem of the Month: September

Larry Olmsted

The question I get asked the most by avid golfers is some variation of “what’s a great course I don’t know about already.”

Golf Spelled Backwards is Fun: The Old Course in Reverse

Larry Olmsted

When you play the Old Course in Reverse, you do not simply play the holes in backwards order. You play from the first tee to the 17th green, using the 18th fairway along the way. Then you play from the 18th tee to the 16th green, down 17. It is crazy.