Like an abstract painting splattered on a canvas, the skill of golf course design is easy to dismiss. A tee box, a green, a fairway and some bunkers in between. The whole time you think, Hell, I could ...

You don’t hang with Tom Doak looking for party-time chit-chat about the loveliness of a certain Donald Ross tabletop green you played on a golfing holiday. Doak doesn’t do chit-chat, or cocktails ...

Golf course design is now in an era of star architects, but professional golfers are still bringing their name and vast playing knowledge to projects. By Paul Sullivan Ernie Els, a four-time major ...

Getting into the family business wasn’t something Cynthia Dye McGarey ever planned on doing. Many of her family members had become involved in golf course architecture. Most famously, her uncle is ...

Golf season is here again, which means it’s the perfect time to dive into reads on the history of the sport, famed golfers, and how to improve your own game. The 125th U.S. Open Championship is ...

In most popular sports, the playing field must be laid out according to strict rules. In golf, there is only one requirement. The hole must be 4¼ inches in diameter. Everything else about the layout ...

With the arrival of each new Top 100 ranking, the world’s premier course architects peek to see where their work stands — even as they’re skeptical about this business of calling something “the best.” ...

Beau Welling, Founder and CEO of Greenville-based Beau Welling Design, is a renowned golf course architect, having worked on over 120 golf course design projects for major tournament venues. He grew ...

Golf architecture had a big year in 2025. Joe Passov reviews golf's top additions and hands out his annual awards.

The restoration of Pinehurst No. 2 brought architectural and playability benefits along with significant water savings. Because the world's top male golfers are teeing off this week on Pinehurst's ...

Editor’s note: In the second of a three-part series about golf re-entering the Olympic Programme at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, the focus pivots from getting the sport back into the Olympics after ...

Gil Hanse has joined the roster of golf architects for Season 2 of the TGL indoor simulator season. Gil Hanse, one of the most admired figures in the modern era of golf course architecture, built his ...