Deal outline gives hope for Bandon Muni
A 27-hole municipal course in Bandon Dunes would be located on a sandy, partially wooded stretch of ground six miles south of town center, overlooking a lagoon and coastal barrier sand bar.
Prairie Club cuts prices, offers unlimited golf
The Prairie Club, which reopens for the 2013 season on May 16, has cut its early-week stay-and-play rates 20 percent.
Sewanee sings praises of Hanse's mountain revival
Nobody will confuse The Course at Sewanee as architect Gil Hanse’s magnum opus, but his minimalist reputation fits right in with a layout featuring "such perfect rolls on top of a mountain," he says.
The Warnocks prepare to take Dornoch
The Links House at Royal Dornoch is scheduled to open June 1, giving golfers a five-star place to rest after playing what Todd Warnock calls a "thinking-man's golf course."
Travel tips: How to plan, play and pack
If you want to learn how to play better golf, visit a good PGA instructor. And if you want to learn tips for seeing the great courses of the British Isles, talk to golf tour operators.
New ferries might bolster Machrihanish
With a new ferry service to be launched May 23, the path to Machrihanish Golf Club is about to get a little easier, and that hopefully will make one of golf's greatest old links more accessible to golf travelers.
Trump Links to shake up Scottish tourism
Trump International Golf Links already is driving more golf tourists to the Scottish Highlands, but it'll need several years to mature into a fast-running links, according to U.S. tour operators.
Ireland's great Northwest truly underappreciated
Ireland’s lesser-known region is undersold, underpriced and underappreciated.
Mid Pines has 20th-century look back
Nearly a century ago, Donald Ross applied the final touches to his new course at Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club. Having spent much time in North Carolina’s Sandhills – notably for his work at nearby Pinehurst – Ross was familiar with the sandy ground, wiregrass and tall, slender pines that define golf courses in the region.
Royal Isabela’s inspired setting provides a soothing respite
Royal Isabela is a remarkable retreat even if you’re not measuring the mercury differential. It isn’t a resort but rather a luxury residential golf community in the making set on 426 glorious oceanfront acres on the island’s surf-centric northwest.
Bandon Trails has four holes overhauled
Bandon Trails will greet golfers with a different look this spring after designers Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore returned to Bandon Dunes Golf Resort to renovate four holes.
It's not easy, but Ballybunion remains standard for links golf
says Southwest Ireland teems with great links, but one maintains a unique place in golf lore -- Ballybunion.
A woman's touch: Johnson brings new perspective to USGA
Sheila Johnson, former co-founder of BET, now is a USGA Executive Committee member. She represents a potential catalyst who has the wherewithal to ignite interest among golf's most underrepresented constituents.
Innisbrook architect enjoys a century of happiness by design
Innisbrook architect Larry Packard, nearly 101, has worked – and lived – following a few simple rules . . .
Work finally starts on Rio 2016 course
Field work for the Rio 2016 golf course began March 19. Designer Gil Hanse and a crew of six workers are onsite clearing non-native vegetation by hand.
PHOTOS: Check out the new Streamsong Resort
Our Tracy Wilcox visited Streamsong Resort, built in central Florida, and left with these incredible images.
Olympic-course architect Hanse wins jobs with personal touch
His newfound fame as designer of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games course hasn't softened Gil Hanse's commitment to build courses in the field. He's most at home when strapped into the seat of a bulldozer.
Anderson kicks off new Scottsdale project
Lyle Anderson, the man who shaped much of modern-day Scottsdale, Ariz., only to lose control of much of his real estate empire in 2008, plans to break ground next month on Sierra Reserve, a 223-acre development next to the Golf Club Scottsdale.
A trip to Israel: Visiting Caesarea Golf Club
Our Adam Schupak was on site as Sean Foley, Amy Alcott, Michael Thompson and Hunter Mahan offered tips, tricks and background in Israel.
Behind the scenes: A look at Istanbul, Turkey
Turkey hosted the World Golf Final - which included the likes of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy - and is set to be added as a 2013 European PGA Tour stop. Our Alex Miceli roamed the streets of Istanbul to give you an inside look at this budding golf powerhouse.
The Preserve at Bandon Dunes: Sneak peek
Alex Miceli got an advanced view of new course at Bandon Dunes.
