A cadre of design critics claims that golf course architecture slipped into a dark place from 1945 to 1975, emerging only when Pete Dye began to hit his stride. Others extend the time period another ...

GOLF’s Top 100 course panelists are among the most respected and well-traveled course evaluators in the game. They’re also keen to share their opinions. In this GOLF.com series, we’ll unlock their ...

The first amateur golf design competition was likely held in 1914 when Country Life Magazine asked readers to submit suggestions for a theoretical hole. Actual architect C.B. Macdonald, one of the ...

Most golfers believe course architects spend their time at drafting boards devising elaborate strategies and vexing ways to thwart a good score. Certainly, that’s an important part of the job, the fun ...

Legendary golf course architect Pete Dye, whose designs have played host to dozens of USGA championships, died on Jan. 9 in Gulf Stream, Fla., 12 days after turning 94. His death comes 11 months after ...

The fairways, greens and bunkers of the upcoming private Kawonu Golf Club are beginning to take form. Construction on the exclusive site in Simpsonville, South Carolina, was showcased for the first ...

Pete Dye, one of golf’s most well-known architects, died Thursday, according to a statement put out by his family. He was 94. Dye designed numerous golf courses during a career that began in 1959 ...

In 2019, while speaking to the American Society of Golf Course Architects at their annual meeting, I remarked, “OK, I get that folks love Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw and their courses. Who doesn’t ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Scott Kramer covers golf and luxury technology. Fun fact: As a golf course ages, its greens and bunkers tend to shrink ...

Welcome to A Beginner’s Guide to Golf Course Design, where we’ll dig into the history, design and meaning of golf course architecture terms you’ve probably heard before but might not fully understand.