Golf Digest has published America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses since 1966, making it the oldest and most respected ranking in golf. We are proud to say our most recent edition, published in May 2023, is the most scientific ever—with our 1,800-plus panelists submitting more than 85,000 evaluations over our 10-year scoring criteria. Our evaluators play Read more…
Two summers ago, we endeavored to rank all 40 courses that have hosted multiple major championships since 1920 (outside the Masters and its forever home, Augusta National) in a matrix weighing course prestige against actual tournament results. You can see the results here, and the chart just below this paragraph, followed by a few cliff Read more…
Very few places on earth experience as sudden of a rise and fall in tourism and activity as downeast Maine. Home to Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park, Maine’s north and mid-coasts are an infinite collection of quaint tranquil communities straddling the unforgiving Atlantic coastline. Then, seemingly in the blink of an eye, at some Read more…
If you’ve ever wanted to know what it feels like to be James Bond, go hang out in the clubhouse of the San Roque Club in Sotogrande, Spain. The club, nestled in the foothills of Sierra Bermeja, is surrounded by the stunning beauty of Spain’s Andalucia region, making its elegant Old Course a true luxury Read more…
One unfortunate side effect of many golf trips is the feeling of being in a bubble. Most people enjoy the tranquil and repetitive nature of playing golf every day before retiring to relaxation and then awaiting the chance to do it over again. There is, however, an increasing number of golfers who revel at the Read more…
The bulldozers have been blazing in Florida and South Carolina. Georgia and Tennessee are warming up, and in 2023 Alabama debuted its first new course in nearly 20 years. It was only a matter of time before Texas jumped into the fire. For a state of its geographic and demographic heft, Texas lags its peers Read more…
In Golf Digest’s biennial ranking of America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses, you’ll find many of the most exclusive clubs in the country, yet you won’t spot one of the most exclusive clubs—one which accepts only one percent of applications—and not because of underwhelming course architecture. In fact, it has no course at all. Epic Golf Read more…
It might surprise some people that Augusta National is not the top-ranked course in America. It has earned the No. 1 spot before—three times in our ranking’s history, the last time being 2015. Most times, Augusta National has been ranked second in our ranking of America’s 100 Greatest Courses list. Though the home of the Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — How does Augusta National maintain spotless greens with no imperfections? Money and manpower, for one, but the club also uses a unique method of repairing ball marks that is rarely seen elsewhere. In a social media video, PGA Tour winner Ben Crane explained how he learned this “Augusta method” from members at Read more…
Augusta National’s primary defense against the world’s greatest players has always been its greens. That was especially true until 20 years ago. Prior to the club narrowing certain fairways with pine trees (notably seven, 11, 15, 17 and 18) and the addition of the cut of light rough, players could attack the 30- to 80-yard-wide Read more…
Consensus is hard to find. But almost everyone agrees the 13th hole at Augusta National is one of the world’s great par 5s. The role it plays in determining the outcome of the Masters each April certainly contributes to its fame, especially as players encounter it on the second nine on Sunday with the wall Read more…
The entire Augusta National property resonates aesthetically, especially during the Masters when everything is in bloom, but the par-3 16th is a focal point. Just steps off the 15th green, it sits in a kind of amphitheater with the hillside under the neighboring sixth hole (which is not visible) providing bleacher-like seating for patrons and Read more…
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