Long a mainstay of agriculture in Vietnam, water buffalo are helping groom the rice paddies routed into Sir Nick Faldo’s uniquely eco-friendly Laguna Golf Lang Co course.
Golf Turns Back the Clock With Resort Courses Tailored to Fit the Landscape
December 1, 2013 by
How courses in Vietnam, Arizona and Scotland are returning to more natural and traditional designs by incorporating rice paddies, reclaiming the desert, and herding Hebridean sheep.
Tee Off Amid the Tumbleweeds in Scottsdale
January 10, 2013 by
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
(Last updated December 2020.) Like Tiger Woods before him, Rory McIlroy was heralded as the game’s next great star almost from the moment he first swung a club. The hype had already reached fever pitch when I toured Northern Ireland in the early 2000s. At Portstewart Golf Club, a fabulous links about a 90-minute drive […]
Inside the Miracle of China’s Mission Hills
September 9, 2012 by
The explosive growth of China’s two Mission Hills golf resorts—with 12 golf courses in Shenzhen and 10 more in Hainan—makes this a must-see golf destination.
