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Masters 2019: We redesigned Augusta National*

*Actually, we asked some of the leading architects in golf how they would change the home of the Masters if they had the opportunity. Their answers, in sketches and words, ranged from tweaks to overhauls By Ron Whitten How can Augusta National be improved? That may seem like a frivolous ...Continue Reading

Masters 2019: We redesigned Augusta National*

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Tiger Woods, Gil Hanse announced as architects of two planned Hawaiian golf courses

By Alex Myers Tiger Woods is currently busy prepping for next week’s Masters, but he’ll also have his hands full with a major project in the near future. The 14-time major champ and Gil Hanse were announced as the architects of two upcoming Hawaiian golf courses by Pacific Golf Links ...Continue Reading

Tiger Woods, Gil Hanse announced as architects of two planned Hawaiian golf courses

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Travel: Vietnam’s new KN Golf Links is an award winner already

Less than a fortnight after its official opening, Greg Norman’s latest Vietnam creation won a coveted gong at the 2018 Asian Golf AwardsContinue Reading

Travel: Vietnam’s new KN Golf Links is an award winner already

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Jebel Ali’s new opening gambit adds lustre to Dubai’s 9-hole icon

The opening three holes at JA The Resort Golf Course have undergone a dramatic transformation to accommodate a new hotel currently under construction.Continue Reading

Jebel Ali’s new opening gambit adds lustre to Dubai’s 9-hole icon

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Wimbledon buys historic neighbouring golf club from members for big bucks in order to expand

Tennis. . . everyone?Continue Reading

Wimbledon buys historic neighbouring golf club from members for big bucks in order to expand

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A Regular Golfer’s Quest To Play America’s 100 Greatest Courses In One Year

“Completing the 100 is a major logistics problem. You’re always juggling so many balls in the air—the schedules of different hosts and your own, tournaments, outings, renovations, weather ... for someone to do that in 12 months is absolutely amazing.”Continue Reading

A Regular Golfer’s Quest To Play America’s 100 Greatest Courses In One Year

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FIRST LOOK: Dubai Hills Golf Club is an instant icon

With a particularly spectacular outward nine, a strong finish and recurring views of the architectural wonder that is the Burj Khalifa, Dubai’s newest course is poised to become an irresistible lure for locals and tourists alike.Continue Reading

FIRST LOOK: Dubai Hills Golf Club is an instant icon

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Amazing drone footage of New Zealand’s stunning Tara Iti Golf Club

Expect to continue hearing about Tara Iti. This is one of the world’s hottest emerging golf destinations.Continue Reading

Amazing drone footage of New Zealand’s stunning Tara Iti Golf Club

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Bellerive’s greens, suffering from Midwest heat wave, are burnt and patchy for the 2018 PGA Championship

Golf course conditioning has been a recent theme at majors, with a lack of watering wreaking havoc during the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills and burnt-out grounds of Carnoustie creating some curious dynamics, and optics, at the Open Championship. Continue Reading

Bellerive’s greens, suffering from Midwest heat wave, are burnt and patchy for the 2018 PGA Championship

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PGA Championship 2018: Bellerive Country Club course tour

Bellerive Country Club, which opened in 1897 as The Field Club, will host its second PGA Championship in the 100th playing of the event.Continue Reading

PGA Championship 2018: Bellerive Country Club course tour

Golf Courses The Open Championship

The Open 2018: Carnoustie Golf Links: Course Tour

To most, Carnoustie Golf Links is known as the toughest test in the Open Championship rota. You know the Barry Burn—that snaking ribbon...Continue Reading

The Open 2018: Carnoustie Golf Links: Course Tour

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Oakland Hills Country Club’s South course to close for nearly two years to undergo significant Gil Hanse restoration

Oakland Hills Country Club’s South course will be the latest to undergo a significant renovation by Gil Hanse’s design team...Continue Reading

Oakland Hills Country Club’s South course to close for nearly two years to undergo significant Gil Hanse restoration

Courses The Gulf Club

Harradine Golf poised to transform ‘cow dung’ splattered Swiss course

A course renovation in Switzerland wouldn’t normally register on our radar but when we discovered Harradine Golf were involved, well, we suddenly took a really keen interest in the media release announcing the project.Continue Reading

Harradine Golf poised to transform ‘cow dung’ splattered Swiss course

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Ballyliffin Golf Club

Last year’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open will take some beating and we’re not even factoring in Jon Rahm’s extraordinary golf, five birdies and two eagles in a closing 65 helping the Spaniard seal an historic six stroke victory.Continue Reading

Ballyliffin Golf Club

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U.S. Open 2018: Nobody wants to see the USGA cross ‘the line’ at Shinnecock. But where is ‘the line’ anyway?

There’s one thing absolutely not in doubt—that there is a line that has been crossed. Multiple times, too, as those who have witnessed any, some or all of what the British...Continue Reading

U.S. Open 2018: Nobody wants to see the USGA cross ‘the line’ at Shinnecock. But where is ‘the line’ anyway?

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Mammoth Dunes at Sand Valley: How David McLay Kidd used Bandon Dunes as inspiration to bring fun back to golf

David Kidd’s Mammoth Dunes at Sand Valley opens Thursday, less than four years after having walked the site and being rewarded the design job.Continue Reading