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 ...

Golf is often described as a game of precision and patience, but for those who seek the ultimate test, some courses push the boundaries of challenge and skill. These epic golf courses are not just ...

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With the arrival of each new Top 100 ranking, the world’s premier course architects peek to see where their work stands — even as they’re skeptical about this business of calling something “the best.” ...

Architect Robert Trent Jones Jr. fields our question about the importance of trees on golf courses. Jones Jr. began designing courses with his father, Robert Trent Jones, in the 1960s and has built ...

Robert Trent Jones Jr believes tree removal is overdone in golf course architecture. Jones feels the removal of trees has its place in golf but should mainly be utilised on links courses. He feels ...

What is minimalism in golf course architecture, anyway? Several modern designers are frequently lumped into the same category ...

Patrick Merrigan, as he was known professionally, although always as Paddy to his family, who has died aged 73, may not have been a household name, but as one of this country’s best golf course ...