The St Andrews Links Trust adds an eighth course to its portfolio

Earlier this week, the St Andrews Links Trust announced that it will take over control and management of the Duke’s Course. The group that currently manages seven public courses in St Andrews, including the Old Course, will take over a long-term lease on the Duke’s Course starting January 5, 2026 and will rename it the Read more…

13 of the best holes our writers played this year

Great holes don’t just check a bunch of architectural boxes. Of course, strategy, risk/reward and beauty are all important, but more than anything else, great golf holes produce great memories. These are the holes you remember long after a round … or a season. That’s why when we asked our own staffers to identify their Read more…

11 of our favorite new short courses that anybody can play

When major golf resorts like Bandon Dunes, Pinehurst and Sand Valley began opening innovative short courses a decade ago, they scratched an itch that golfers didn’t realize they had. These sporty diversions of mostly par 3s (Bandon Preserve, The Cradle and The Sandbox) were instantaneously fan favorites, serving bite-size helpings of surprisingly rich architecture that Read more…

Bethpage Black’s masterpiece par 5, explained

Bethpage Black’s unforgettable par-5 fourth hole zigzags uphill around enormous bunkers, a curious and beautiful ‘objet d’art’ amid a menagerie of torture devices.