Fairways Meet Paradise in Fort Myers

On a warm day while staring down a birdie putt, you’ll realize how lucky you are to be in the Fort Myers area. This historic and tranquil town along the gorgeous Gulf of Mexico is like no other in Florida, with secluded beaches, lush nature preserves, a blossoming food scene and amazing golf. The islands, Read more…

Gil Hanse discusses his new public course coming to the Midwest

If you are a person of certain means with access to private jets and destination club memberships, the last 10 years have been a golf revelation. Exclusive private clubs have opened in remote, difficult to get to locations in Nebraska, California, South Carolina and south Georgia, and new velvet-roped doors continue to open in off-the-beaten Read more…

Why a golf trip to New Zealand needs to be at the top of your bucket list

When you finally decide to take a once-in-a-lifetime golf trip, don’t just take a trip. Go on a journey. Have you ever reached your destination and traveled through time? That’s part of the adventure of traveling to New Zealand. Because you cross the International Dateline when departing from the U.S., a trip to New Zealand Read more…

How Pete Dye built one of the toughest par 3s in the world

Pete Dye didn’t invent the terrifying par-3 hole, but he revolutionized it. Architects from the beginning have positioned greens in precarious places that require extreme tee-shot precision—across lakes and rivers, on benches above deep bunkers and ravines, in dunes surrounded by sand and gorse—but Dye took it to another level. His all-carry par 3s played Read more…

The 10 best new holes I saw in 2024

Golf course construction will never again approach the frenetic pace of the 1990s and early 2000s, but it is on the uptick. Plus, the quality of the courses we’ve seen open the last five years has rarely been higher. The work being done by top architects is exemplary, and developers are selecting sites and the Read more…