Tom Fazio, Pete Dye, Jay Morrish, Tom Weiskopf and other top architects have built courses unique in the golf world by embracing the natural drama and beauty of the Sonoran desert in Scottsdale-Phoenix.
Memories of Rory McIlroy at Northern Ireland’s Portstewart and Lough Erne
September 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Though he played other-worldly golf while winning back-to-back tournaments heading into the final FedEx Cup shootout in Atlanta, Rory McIlroy came up just a little flat on the weekend. But, then, so did Tiger Woods, who, according to no less an authority than Greg Norman, is “intimidated” by the 23-year-old from Northern Ireland. Like Woods before [...]
The Miracle of China’s Mission Hills
September 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
In China, a land of economic miracles, no feat of engineering or construction is considered impossible. But the explosive growth of southern China’s two Mission Hills resorts, which together comprise 22 golf courses, surely ranks among the Asian powerhouse’s most stunning recent accomplishments.
New Golf Hot Spots: Tunisia, Estonia, Turkey
July 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Tired of teeing it up at the same old destinations? Tunisia, Turkey and Estonia offer championship courses and exotic locales for intrepid golfers craving new experiences.
Challenge Muskoka’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Fairways
July 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Not since Stanley Thompson’s groundbreaking Rocky Mountain layouts opened in Jasper and Banff in the 1920s has another golf destination equalled Muskoka’s impact on Canadian golf course design. Just as Thompson established a template for mountain courses followed to this day, Tom McBroom, Doug Carrick and other top architects are using the granite outcroppings of [...]
Muskoka’s New Signature Hole, Remembering Moe Norman, and Vietnam’s Golf Boom
June 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Muskoka, a rocky, lake-filled tourist district just a two-hour drive north of Toronto, has long been one of Canada’s top golf destinations. Muskoka Bay Club, Bigwin Island, Taboo and Deerhurst Highlands are all highly rated tracks. Recently, I had the opportunity to play the newest addition to the roster, Oak Bay Golf and Country Club, a 6,503-yard [...]
