On Monday, North Berwick Golf Club announced a new hiring. That might not seem like headline news, but when a Scottish club is hiring Gil Hanse, it is. The famed golf course designer has been appointed as North Berwick’s retained course architect. His mission? To “polish and protect” the famous links course in East Lothian, Read more…
With his playing schedule nearing its end this weekend, Michael Kim reflected on his favourite – and, more revealingly – his least favourite courses from the 2025 campaign.
Cameron Smith and his caddie will have some changes to navigate when the winner of the 150th Open Championship returns to the Old Course in 2027 for the next edition of the links major at the Home of Golf.
Being a golf sicko that grew up in New Jersey, I had always heard stories about this place called Due Process. People talked about it with more reverence than they would for Pine Valley. The place only like 60 or 70 members. It’s as exclusive as it gets, yet there are no rules when you’re Read more…
Ben Cowan-Dewar needed to see Castle Stuart. This was 2008, a year before Castle Stuart would open then go onto host four Scottish Opens and become a mainstay on most top-100 lists (it’s #51 on our most recent World 100). Cowan-Dewar admired Mark Parsinen’s work at Kingsbarns, and now Parsinen had partnered with Gil Hanse Read more…
With vital points and half-points at stake, the deciding hole should be one that rewards heroic action and makes the players execute brave shots in pressure-packed situations.
This year’s venue is a welcome diversion from the usual march of Open courses. The other championship venues are inarguably great, but Royal Portrush is unique.
Yin probably didn’t realise that the internet was always going to pounce on this take, because PGA Frisco is set to host a LOT of big-time golf championships in the coming years.
When our writer first played Al Zorah in 2018, there was a course, a temporary clubhouse and plenty of ambition. Coming back this year, it’s hard to describe the scale of what’s there now.
Australian Golf Digest
