Those who pay attention to new golf course openings have had Trout National on their radars since March when it was announced baseball legend Mike Trout was backing a new private club outside of Philadelphia—with a layout designed by Tiger Woods and his design team.
Venerable East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, host of the annual Tour Championship and the venue Bobby Jones grew up playing, is the latest to reach into the past and return to pre-World War II versions of its architecture.
Pine Valley Golf Club, the top-ranked golf course in the US that first opened its doors to women members in 2021, has been selected to host the 2034 Curtis Cup.
Each spring the Alister MacKenzie Society sponsors the Ray Haddock Lido Prize, a competition for amateur architects to submit drawings of a theoretical golf hole that embodies the design principles of Alister MacKenzie.
To get more for your money, you need to go where land is reasonable, golf is plentiful and the experience is memorable. With these best bang-for-your-buck options, you’ll never have to leave Australia.
Avid golfers are often avid collectors. Of experiences, yes, but also things. Scorecards, logoed golf shirts, selfies in front of iconic golf holes – there are plenty of ways one might commemorate a visit to hallowed golf turf.
An unexpected recent architectural trend is the popularity of short courses: entertaining, quick-play accessory designs stuffed with ambitious architecture.
Tara Iti has achieved the unthinkable, debuting at No.1 in New Zealand’s Top 40 Courses. Yet Tom Doak’s masterpiece is just one player in a superstar team arranged by wealthy owner Ric Kayne for one purpose: offering one of world golf’s best experiences. By Evin Priest
Australian Golf Digest
