May 15, 2021 — The world’s resources are becoming more scarce by the day, including the very keys to life — including water — that have long been crucial to the conditioning and upkeep of golf courses. However, there are increasing […]
Meet the newcomers, movers and shakers on our Top 100 list
November 22, 2019 By: Ran Morrissett — Eleven courses entered or rejoined our Top 100 World ranking. Just as impressive are six serious climbers — courses that shot up the list faster than a Mickelson flop. Welcome the newbies and the newly noteworthy. […]
New look for The Country Club when US Open Arrives
July 18, 2019 By: Keith Pearson — In less than three years, the eyes of the golfing world will once again be fixated on The Country Club when it hosts the U.S. Open for the fourth time. Most people will be seeing […]
Renovated Pinehurst No. 4 will be a big part of the U.S. Amateur next month
July 14, 2019 By: John Dell — There hasn’t been a lot of fanfare with the renovation of Pinehurst No. 4, but that will change as the U.S. Amateur comes into focus.The tournament, one of the USGA’s oldest, will be next month […]
Hanse to unveil Lido-inspired Ballyshear early next year
June 11, 2019 — Architect Gil Hanse will unveil his first original design in Asia, an homage to Charles Blair MacDonald and Seth Raynor’s mythic Lido Club, when the Ballyshear Golf Links at Ban Rakat Club opens for play here […]
Hanse donates bunkers to First Tee of Tulsa
March 13, 2019 By: Chris Swafford — Students at the First Tee of Tulsa, and anyone else who practices at Mohawk Park, are now the beneficiaries of the good heart of golf architect Gil Hanse, who is currently completing a […]
Gil Hanse resurrects C.B. Macdonald’s ghost at Sleepy Hollow Country Club
March 2, 2019 By: Jay Flemma — SLEEPY HOLLOW, NY — It’s going to sweep every award this year, and it deserves it. Everything that you have heard, or will hear about the renovation of Sleepy Hollow Country Club is […]
Texas to host majors, perhaps Ryder Cup with PGA of America’s move to Lone Star State
December 5, 2018 By: Art Stricklin FRISCO, Texas — In a deal nearly five years in the making, the PGA of America is moving its national headquarters to a raw piece of land on the north end of this booming […]
Oakland Hills Country Club’s South course to close for nearly two years to undergo significant Gil Hanse restoration
July 14, 2018 By: Stephen Hennessey — Oakland Hills Country Club’s South course will be the latest to undergo a significant renovation by Gil Hanse’s design team, the club confirmed on Friday, as work will begin in the fall of 2019 at […]
New-look Aronimink ready to host PGA Tour’s best
July 9, 2018 By: Neil Geoghegan — NEWTOWN — Aronimink Golf Club may not be a regular stop on the PGA Tour, but the venerable Main Line venue is now becoming a frequent host of big-time professional events across nearly every spectrum. […]
Golf: Thoughts from Gil Hanse on all things Quaker Ridge and Tillinghast
May 3, 2018 By: Mike Dougherty – Noted golf course architect Gil Hanse hit the pause button Monday at Pinehurst just long enough to head back to a familiar neighborhood and provide candid insight on Quaker Ridge as part of a Curtis Cup preview. […]
Streamsong’s Mounting Assets
February 27, 2018 By: Rick Young – Photo by Larry Lambrecht Three years ago, during a visit to secluded central Florida golf refuge Streamsong Resort, I hooked (and successfully caught) a beautiful largemouth bass. On that same day I also […]
Streamsong’s New Gil Hanse-Designed Black Course Embraces Fun And Creative Golf
September 29, 2017 By: Erik Matuszewski – An old windmill stands behind the ninth hole of the new Black Course at Streamsong, giving golfers a directional frame of reference for a blind approach shot into the punchbowl-shaped green. Once atop the ridge that […]