Hole to watch: No. 17 at the Old Course
A blind tee shot over the “Old Course Hotel” sign and a long second shot to a vaulted green perched above the deep, revetted Road Hole bunker.
Beware: Old Course’s oversized greens
Huge fairways and greens mask the inherent challenge at the Old Course. Bradley S. Klein explains why they’re perfect for both a major and the everyday player.
Hole to watch: No. 2 at Oakmont
The few players in the 2010 field who competed here in the 1992 U.S. Women’s Open scarcely will recognize the course, given all of the trees that have been cut down, the resulting windswept feel of the place and the presence of those wavy rough grasses.
Longtime Kentucky pro Leishman, 83, dies
Gordon Leishman, a longtime Kentucky PGA member, died July 3 during a casual round at Spring Valley Golf Club in Lexington.
Rater’s notebook: The Patriot Golf Club
Maj. Dan Rooney makes for a good story. His golf course, The Patriot Golf Club, might make for a better one.
Pebble Beach seduces with risk/reward
The power of Pebble Beach: So much natural beauty, so many risk/reward options. Bradley S. Klein explains.
Davis’ eye for course setup crucial for USGA
Mike Davis plots strategic flexibility on the USGA’s championship courses
Hole to watch: No. 6 at Pebble Beach
This par-5, 519-yard hole at Pebble Beach is as lovely as it is difficult
Curtis Cup returns to its ancestral homeland
One of amateur golf's most prestigious events, pitting the U.S. women's team against its GB&I counterparts, begins Friday at Essex Country Club, a Donald Ross classic steeped in Curtis Cup tradition.
Tradition, strategy abound at Curtis Cup venue
One of amateur golf’s most prestigious events returns to its ancestral homeland this month. The Curtis Cup sets up shop June 11-13 at the venerable Essex County Club, 30 miles northeast of Boston.
Behind-the-scenes: Bandon’s Old Macdonald
Bradley S. Klein consulted on the design of Old Macdonald, which opened Tuesday at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort. Go behind-the-scenes to see what went into the design of the course.
Journey at Pechanga inspires a little gambling
Not much of a gambler? Neither is Bradley S. Klein, at least until he steps up to the sixth tee at The Journey at Pechanga in Temecula, Calif. It’s risk-reward golf at its finest.
Rater’s notebook: The Old American GC
A student of golf course design can read into The Old American Golf Club in The Colony, Texas, and see touches that call to mind the likes of Shinnecock Hills, Pinehurst No. 2 and Riviera. Bradley S. Klein reports.
Muni layouts needed for healthy, open space
In an age of cash-strapped governments and over-taxed citizens, it’s good to be suspicious about municipalities. That’s especially the case when it comes to golf.
Klein on Design: No. 6, TPC Sawgrass
Bradley S. Klein, Golfweek’s architecture editor, offers his opinion on one memorable hole.
Hole to watch at Augusta: No. 16
Bradley S. Klein, Golfweek’s architecture editor, offers his opinion on one memorable hole: No. 16 at Augusta National Golf Club.
Klein on Design: No. 16 at Augusta
Bradley S. Klein, Golfweek’s architecture editor, offers his opinion on one memorable hole:
Corales Golf Club overwhelms the senses
Sharpness of design and proximity to the Caribbean Sea make Corales Golf Club a simply overwhelming experience. Bradley S. Klein explains why it’s unlike anything else in the Caribbean.
Hole to watch at Augusta: No. 13
The course that championed the “par 41⁄2” still has the most exciting and risky par 5s in all of championship golf.
Klein on Design: No. 15, Bay Hill Club
Bradley S. Klein, Golfweek’s architecture editor, offers his opinion on one memorable hole:
The latest from a road warrior
This annual design awards feature now is in its 21st year, each one more arbitrary than its predecessor. It’s drawn from Bradley S. Klein's latest year of travels, which usually amounts to 150 days on the road and visits to 125 or more courses.
2010 Golfweek’s Best lists unveiled
Golfweek celebrates our annual list of the top 100 Classic and top 100 Modern courses, as well as our state-by-state public-access list.
Commentary: Stone Canyon comes to life
As the sun made its way over the Santa Catalina Mountains, Bradley S. Klein watched the golf course at Stone Canyon wake up.
Natural luxury at Dove Mountain
Nestled into the base of the Tortolita Mountains, the Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain Resort mixes contemporary lifestyle with an earthen, natural theme.
Mayakoba – El Camaleon
Cancun, once the Daytona Beach of family vacations in Mexico, gradually is becoming a refined golf destination. Bradley S. Klein takes a look at one of the Yucatan's best courses - Mayakoba’s El Camaleon.
Commentary: The real Tiger Woods? Time will tell
The reality show that is Tiger Woods this golf season could have debuted with all the moral weight of an infomercial. Yet once again, he surprises us – or at least this reviewer – with a stunningly crafted, cliché-less confessional that went far beyond anything that any other athlete in memory has uttered.
Klein on Design: No. 3, Ritz-Carlton GC Dove Mountain
Bradley S. Klein, Golfweek’s architecture editor, offers his opinion on one memorable hole: No. 3 at Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain in Marana, Ariz.
Golf’s new hue: More brown, less green
It’s one thing to call for a more ecological approach to golf course management. It’s another thing to secure widespread acceptance of the “brown is good” look.
An affirmation by golf’s leaders
If the PGA Merchandise Show is all about promoting golf, then the U.S. Golf Association’s annual gathering a week later is time for more-detailed deliberation.
Survival 101: How to ride out the recession
How to emerge from the economic downturn? Establish a premium on service and value, writes Bradley Klein.
Klein on Design: No. 13, Torrey Pines (South)
Bradley S. Klein, Golfweek’s architecture editor, notes that the municipal spirit is alive and well at Torrey Pines.
Coyote Springs
Coyote Springs’ beauty lies in wait in Nevada’s desert, miles away from the nearest burger or coffee joint. Bradley Klein explains why it’s the No. 10 best new layout of 2008-09.
Klein on Design: No. 18 at Mayakoba – El Camaleon
Bradley S. Klein, Golfweek’s architecture editor, offers his opinion on one memorable hole.
Golfweek’s Best Courses of Great Britain & Ireland
Royal County Down and Kingsbarns top the inaugural list of Golfweek's Best Courses for Great Britain and Ireland.
Klein on Design: No. 3 at Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort
Bradley S. Klein, Golfweek’s architecture editor, offers his opinion on one memorable hole.
Commentary: Course architects focus on design in 2009
With the golf course market slowing in the U.S., 2009 saw just 55 new tracks open to the public. Despite being low in number, those courses weren't short on unique design elements.
Commentary: Some lessons, courtesy of Tiger
Brad Klein has five lessons to remember from the one of the most stunning public-relations meltdowns in American sports history.
Klein on Design: No. 15, Mission Hills – Olazabal Course
Bradley S. Klein, Golfweek’s architecture editor, offers his opinion on one great hole.
TPC San Antonio
Greg Norman connects at TPC San Antonio’s AT&T Oaks Course with a test fit for Tour and resort players. Bradley S. Klein explains why the course deserves a spot among the top 100 resort courses.
Course innovation persists despite down market
A down market might slow the flow of innovative course designs and restorations, but it certainly doesn't stop them. Bradley S. Klein explains how golf courses just keep getting better.
A reshaping on two fronts at Bethpage
Bethpage State Park’s Black Course, home to U.S. Opens in 2002 and ’09, is getting a new 15th green. It’s also getting a new head superintendent.
Erin Hills’ buyer: No carts allowed
Erin Hills, the Milwaukee-area course that opened to acclaim in 2006 and will be the site of the 2011 U.S. Amateur Championship, is being sold and will allow only walkers.
Klein on Design: No. 9, Daniel Island Club
Bradley S. Klein, Golfweek’s architecture editor, offers his opinion on one great hole.
Closer look at Golfweek’s Best New Courses
The economy has slowed the pace, but not quality, of new designs. Bradley S. Klein takes a look at Golfweek’s Best New Courses.
Rio offers limited golf options for Olympics
Rio de Janeiro might well make for a spectacular host city for the 2016 Summer Olympiad. But this teeming metropolis of some 13 million residents on the southeast coast of Brazil is no golf destination.
Green works toward goal of playing golf again
At a benefit in his hometown, amputee Ken Green refuses to surrender to his injuries. Green is working single-mindedly toward a goal of playing golf again.
Harding Park
This Presidents Cup venue – which will feature rerouting for the tournament – is pleasant and functional, but a shade below inspiring, writes Brad Klein.
An inside look at Harding Park
A rerouted layout at Harding Park will allow for potential late-round drama at this week’s Presidents Cup. Bradley Klein has the details.
Klein on Design: No. 18 at Kingsbarns
Kingsbarns revolutionized Scottish golf when it opened 10 years ago. Bradley S. Klein, Golfweek’s architecture editor, explains how its finishing hole offers a true test.
Merion GC – East
Storied, inspiring, and frumpy throughout, the East Course at Merion is deserving of its ranking as No. 4 on the Golfweek’s Best Classic list.
