GOLF’s Top 100 course panelists are among the most respected and well-traveled course evaluators in the game. They’re also keen to share their opinions. In this GOLF.com series, we’ll unlock their ...

The first amateur golf design competition was likely held in 1914 when Country Life Magazine asked readers to submit suggestions for a theoretical hole. Actual architect C.B. Macdonald, one of the ...

Tiger Woods' first personally-designed golf course opened last week opened to much fanfare last week but did you know the 38-year-old Woods started designing golf courses when he was in grade school?

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In the common telling, golf-course design has moved from being punishing to player-friendly. Forget forced carries and narrow, tree-pinched targets - architects now favor width and ground-game options ...

Want to study golf course architecture from the likes of Bill Coore? In 2026, you'll get your chance at Pinehurst Resort.

Beau Welling first met Pete Dye in a swampy area of Kiawah Island, S.C. The World Golf Hall of Fame architect yelled at him. Welling said there might have been some choice language involved. That ...

The inaugural Golf Digest March Madness Architects of Golf tournament, born out of desire for the actual NCAA basketball tournaments never played and inspiration from a course-enthusiast on Twitter, ...

He’s got this gravelly, identifiable voice. He’s slow and steady – and often, these days, Rod Whitman is winning the race. Whitman, now 69, is spearheading some impressive projects and is showing no ...