The best Pete Dye golf courses
The 10 highest-ranked golf courses the late Pete Dye (and most often his wife, Alice, too) designed, as ranked by Golf Digest's co …
Why designing Michael Jordan’s golf course allowed its architect to be creative and bold
Sheep Ranch, Bandon Dunes' highly anticipated fifth 18-hole course, is now open
Sheep Ranch has been a golf experience seen by few at Bandon Dunes over the years. But that's about to change
How Gil Hanse became one of golf's busiest architects, and how he balances all his work
Why the routing of a golf course matters, and what goes into finalizing a design
Seminole's Greatness, By The Numbers
What distinguished Arnold Palmer as a golf-course designer
Some great stories about Arnold Palmer's golf-course design firm and what the guiding principles of his layouts were
Why aren't there more golf courses like the Old Course at St. Andrews?
The Old Course at St. Andrews is perhaps golf's most revered design. If that's the case, why don't designers replicate it in new w …
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How one design feature (if utilized effectively) can give an entire course character
An appreciation of La Jolla Country Club, and how Willie Watson artfully used a ravine to make his design timeless
What do golf-course architects do when they can't travel? We catch up with Bill Coore
Golf course architect Bill Coore discusses some of the most significant layouts of this generation and what goes into designing a …
We toured Cabot's breathtaking St. Lucia site to get a first look at its new Coore and Crenshaw course
Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw have routed a thrilling design with stunning elevation along the Atlantic
The best Coore and Crenshaw golf courses
The 10 best golf courses designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw (as ranked by Golf Digest's course-ranking panelists)
The art of creating a bunker: One of golf's most skilled shapers describes his process
What goes into shaping a bunker? Jeff Bradley, who has worked with Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw for years, explains
How To Play Augusta National Without Becoming A Member
It is arguably the toughest get in golf. But as we detail, not impossible
A full 18-hole course of synthetic turf? We surveyed 20 course architects about the future of design—here are their predictions
We spoke with leading course designers to see what the biggest changes and challenges to the industry might be
Architects holding impromptu contest, inviting kids to submit their golf-hole sketches
If you have a child interested in sketching golf holes, here's your chance to get them in front of practicing architects
Who is the greatest golf course architect ever*? Golf Digest's March Madness Bracket Challenge seeks to find out
Our replacement to NCAA's March Madness is down to the Elite Eight, in our pursuit of defining the best golf course architect of a …
Uncovering Bobby Jones' ideal 18-hole golf course
An unlikely discovery by Jim Nantz led to some investigative work and an intriguing Bobby Jones artifact
An inside look at Michael Jordan's new course, The Grove XXIII
Photos and details of The Grove XXIII, Michael Jordan's ultra-exclusive, new private club in Florida
The 23 most calming things in golf
If absence makes the heart grow fonder, we can't wait to be reunited with our great game for its countless calming attributes
How to carve out a career in golf-course design
An intriguing conversation covering golf-course design with George Waters, who explains how he made his passion his occupation
Best Golf Resorts In Florida
Our choice resorts offer multiple courses, and we're partial to those layouts that offer fun, frolics and dazzling scenery. Here a …
The 13 toughest stretches of holes in golf
Which holes provide the biggest challenges for the golf world?
Players Championship 2020: The 8 most underrated shots at TPC Sawgrass
Our exclusive drone footage of TPC Sawgrass, home of The Players, spotlights every hole at the Pete Dye masterpiece
How a golf-course design up-and-comer, Tyler Rae, started his own firm
Most up-and-coming golf-course designers take a typical path. Tyler Rae discusses how he carved out his impressive restoration bus …
2020 Lido Prize Competition Rules & Entry Form
Rules to enter the 2020 Lido Design Competition, the annual course architecture competition co-sponsored by Golf Digest and the Al …
Arnold Palmer's best golf courses
Because Arnold Palmer's contributions to the game are so substantial, The King might be under-appreciated as a course designer