Just Deserts: Where to Play in a Dry Heat
The desert is hot and full of sharp things like cacti, yuccas, pyramids, scorpions, and Las Vegas. But it’s also… Read more »
Courses and Travel
Shhh! Canada’s Secret Golf Destination
The response of my friends in Portland, Oregon when I told them I was headed for Kelowna, in British Columbia’s… Read more »
Portland, Oregon: Blazing the New Oregon Trail—Of Great Golf
If I were smart I wouldn’t tell you anything about my hometown of Portland, Oregon. I would not mention that… Read more »
Wild A-Bandon
If you enjoyed my story about Bandon Dunes, written in 1999 before the golf course opened, here’s one of the… Read more »
Bandon Dunes: Gorse and Greatness on the Southern Oregon Coast
Happy Haunting Grounds
Jack O’ Lanterns and skeletons may be plenty scary, but they’re not nearly as frightening as standing over a two-foot… Read more »
Old Works, New Tricks: Turning a Superfund Site into a Super Fun Golf Course
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 »
Musical Score! RTJ II’s New Chambers Bay Golf Course Sings
Much like great music or literature, the best golf courses can ratchet up your emotions directly, but they can also… Read more »
Approaching the Green: Golf Courses Designed for birdies—and other fauna and flora
Grass isn’t the only thing that’s green about golf courses these days. The industry has undertaken tremendous efforts to develop… Read more »
Bunker Mentality
In which we describe locations where golfers don’t want to end up on the beach As if one type wasn’t… Read more »
