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Stephen Szurlej
Recent Works
PLANET GOLF | 2016-17 RANKINGRoyal County Down Tops Our World 100
46 of the Top 100 are courses on seaside venues. That includes Northern Ireland's Royal County DownJanuary 5, 2016- PLANET GOLF | 2016-17 RANKING
The World's 100 Greatest Golf Courses
The dominant theme of our new ranking of the World's 100 Greatest Golf Courses is proximity to the sea.January 5, 2016 - 2015 PGA Championship
Whistling Straits: 1,012 Bunkers?! (Yep, 56+ Per Hole)
The PGA returns to Whistling Straits, where one spit of sand cost Dustin Johnson. Five years later, there are even more bunkersAugust 4, 2015 - Golf World
Royal Crush
An appreciation of Northern Ireland’s Royal County Down, and the lost art of links golfMay 31, 2015 - 2015 U.S. Open Preview
The Odds of Hosting a U.S. Open Are Getting Tougher
A former USGA honcho predicts the futureMay 27, 2015 - 2015 U.S. Open Preview
From Pit To Prince
Eight months after opening, Chambers Bay got a U.S. Open, one of many firsts for an old mining site that has put a bounce in the Pacific NorthwestMay 26, 2015 - Play Your Best | Full Swing
Channeling Ben Hogan
Why I'm looking back 50 years for good adviceApril 5, 2015 - Play Your Best | Gimme One Thing
Avoid These Ego Mistakes
One from the fairway, one by the greenNovember 11, 2014 - Play Your Best | Gimme One Thing
The Upslope Pitch
Good players love this shot. Here's whyOctober 14, 2014 - Best New Courses | 2014
A Celebration of Fun
At Gamble Sands, it's about pleasure, not penanceOctober 1, 2014 - Play Your Best | Gimme One Thing
Watch It Go
Keeping your head down can sap your powerSeptember 22, 2014 - 2014 Ryder Cup
Ryder Road 'Dogs
Why the U.S. team traveling to Scotland looks overmatched (again)September 3, 2014 - British Open
What You Need To Know About Royal Liverpool (Hint: Hoylake)
9 questions for this year's OpenJuly 6, 2014 - PGA Championship
Return to Valhalla
It's PGA No. 3 and Major No. 4 for the PGA of America's home away from homeJuly 6, 2014 - Landscape
Bronx Cheer?
New York is hoping the site of a former dump will be the toast of the townJune 18, 2014 - Play Your Best: Shortcuts by Tom Watson
Stay Grounded
Even the best chippers putt when they canJune 17, 2014