Courses and Travel

California’s Grass Valley Golf – An Idyllic Surprise

You’ll enjoy the pastoral view from the par-five opening hole at Alta Sierra. (Photo by Robert S. Fagan) Nearly everyone... Read more »

Cabot Cliffs: Better than Pebble Beach on Steroids!

Anita Draycott

When Cabot Links opened in 2012 it caused a sensation in the golf world as Canada’s first and only true... Read more »

Why people go out of their way to play remote Narin & Portnoo

No. 15, last of three straight par-5s, overlooks the beach on the way back to the clubhouse.

Herb Gould

I don’t want to say we were saving the best for last when we teed it up at the Narin... Read more »

Success at Golf

Ed Travis

For the best players in the world golf is not easy which is odd since the concept is so simple—start... Read more »

Red Hawk Ridge–Early Engh

The shaping and bunker styles will either attract or repel -- there is seldom much room between.

Derek Duncan

Going around Red Hawk Ridge you can see the ideas and embryonic elements of the shapes and playability motifs that Jim Engh would further... Read more »

The Grain 2015 Open Championship Edition

There’s something so inherently right about the Open Championship being held at St. Andrews. Well, at least we thought so,... Read more »

A Grand Open Championship

David DeSmith

Beginning tomorrow, the 2015 Open Championship will kick off in the town that epitomizes golf: St. Andrews, Scotland. This year’s... Read more »

Which Is the Best of the Four Majors – Part Two, The US Open

Matthew Van Fossen

Which golf major is the best major? In Part 1 – The Masters, I gave high marks to Augusta for... Read more »

Rulewich true architectural force behind Robert Trent Jones Trail

James McAfee

Seeking to find a way to diversify the assets of the state’s pension fund and at the same time find... Read more »

On a Roll in Ontario

View of Georgian Bay from the patio at Cobble Beach

Anita Draycott

As a rater of courses for SCORE Golf magazine, lately I’ve been tossing the clubs in the trunk to check... Read more »

TPC River Highlands Bunkers to be Redone

Fairway and greenside bunkers on the short par-4 15th hole at TPC River Highlands.

Anthony Pioppi

The home of the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship will undergo a long-needed bunker renovation beginning in the fall according to... Read more »

Sewailo G.C. great addition in Tucson

James McAfee

While the Phoenix area gets the majority of visiting golfers coming to Arizona, Tucson definitely shouldn’t be overlooked. While it... Read more »

Ireland’s Contribution to Chambers Bay: The Role of Turfgrass Consultancy

Greg Norman and John Clarkin at Chambers Bay on the Monday of Open Week

John Strawn

When the golf course architectural firm Robert Trent Jones II was commissioned to design a new golf course on the... Read more »

Chambers Bay Ups Its Game

Tom Bedell

The former Lone Star mine in University Place, Washington, has served Pierce County well. The gravel pulled from the mine... Read more »

Two Munis Echo Golf’s Split Personality

Ferry Point offers some unusual perspectives. Photo courtesy The Trump Organization.

Tom Harack

Woody Allen once quipped, “I’m at two with the universe.” A couple of visits to municipal golf courses in as... Read more »