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 ...

California-based Robert Trent Jones II Golf Course Architects has signed on to design a second course at Thai Country Club ...

In 2019, while speaking to the American Society of Golf Course Architects at their annual meeting, I remarked, “OK, I get that folks love Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw and their courses. Who doesn’t ...

Most golfers believe course architects spend their time at drafting boards devising elaborate strategies and vexing ways to thwart a good score. Certainly, that’s an important part of the job, the fun ...

A cadre of design critics claims that golf course architecture slipped into a dark place from 1945 to 1975, emerging only when Pete Dye began to hit his stride. Others extend the time period another ...

As you wander through a golf course, it’s easy to forget about the importance of routing. Routing is the layout of (and connection between) golf holes on a property. It’s a lot like a puzzle, and it’s ...

Beau Welling, Founder and CEO of Greenville-based Beau Welling Design, is a renowned golf course architect, having worked on over 120 golf course design projects for major tournament venues. He grew ...

Designing golf courses that are enjoyable and challenging for all golfers has long been an ideal in golf course architecture. Alister Mackenzie said that “the ideal hole is one that affords the ...

Golf course design is now in an era of star architects, but professional golfers are still bringing their name and vast playing knowledge to projects. By Paul Sullivan Ernie Els, a four-time major ...

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, ...