The first amateur golf design competition was likely held in 1914 when Country Life Magazine asked readers to submit suggestions for a theoretical hole. Actual architect C.B. Macdonald, one of the ...

Of today’s age, Tom Doak is one of the most sought-after names in golf course design. Having authored some of the top modern designs in the world such as Pacific Dunes, Ballyneal, Barnbougle Dunes, ...

The Augusta Municipal Golf Course, known as The Patch, reopens April 15 after a 16-month renovation, featuring a new short ...

For each of the high-profile golf courses he has designed in the Coachella Valley, Tom Fazio has memories of the people behind the projects. “All my projects, everything I have ever done, there is ...

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 ...

The last several editions of Golf Digest's ranking of America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses, including the freshly released 2025-2026 list, reflect a growing shift toward more “option-friendly” designs.

There’s rarely a dull moment when Lee Trevino takes the dais. So it was on Tuesday at Pleasant Valley Country Club, in Little Rock, Ark., where the 85-year-old legend fielded questions from the press ...

In Pinehurst, N.C., a place that’s technically a village but fancies itself as a cradle, there’s long existed this deep desire to be the motherland of American golf. It’s why a town founded by a ...

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 ...