Courses and Travel

Masters Notebook, 2022

Tuesday Rain is expected so the traffic getting to the course was extra heavy. Probably no play this afternoon. Tiger... Read more »

Book Now, Play Later

The 19th Hole at Payne's Valley (Matt Suess)

Tom Bedell

Golf during the pandemic was blissful—open air, companionship, automatic social distancing thanks to spraying our shots all over the courses.... Read more »

Q & A with Dan Pohl, 40 years after he “tied for first”

Terry Moore

Forty years ago, Mt.Pleasant’s Dan Pohl made his Masters debut. He qualified for the prestigious tournament in Augusta by virtue... Read more »

GOLF IN NORTHERN IRELAND: Ardglass GC REVIEW

Looking back across the cliff from the green to the tee on the par 3, 2nd

James Mason

Ardglass Golf Club As I step out of the car I take a deep breath of that fresh, crisp Irish air... Read more »

A Quick 18 at Ardglass Golf Club, Northern Ireland

Aerial view of Ardglass GC running along the cliffs © NI Tourist Board

James Mason

Hitting the Slopes in Northern Michigan

Hole 18, Heather Course at Boyne Highlands

Tom Bedell

It might be right up there with the sale of Manhattan for $24. In 1947 Everett Kircher ran a Studebaker... Read more »

Remote Observations of the Players Championship

Terry Moore

Earlier this year in a column, I posed this question: Is the PGA Tour getting monotonous? At the time, I... Read more »

A Good Choice: Ryder Cup Captain Zach Johnson

Terry Moore

On Monday, Zach Johnson, 46, was named the Captain of the U.S. Ryder Cup team that will play their European... Read more »

History and Cherished Memorabilia Presumed Lost at Oakland Hills

Terry Moore

The news of the massive fire at Oakland Hills Country Club (OHCC) is devastating not only for its members and... Read more »

Making the Case for Macdonald, Raynor and Banks Having a Fifth Ideal Par-3 Design

Raynor's first knownversion of the long par-3 that was not a Biarritz was at Mountain Lake.

Anthony Pioppi

By Anthony Pioppi The universal thought among those even slightly knowledgeable in the work of golf architects Charles Blair Macdonald,... Read more »