If there was a shortlist of the unsung heroes of golf course architecture’s modern era, P.B. Dye would likely find himself on it. Given his unabashedly outgoing demeanor and penchant for expressing strong opinions about anything from golf to college football, it’s a wonder he never got more “press.” While he could certainly be the Read more…
You know a famous golf place is on a strong track when you just feel at home there, in a close and natural way, as if you’d lingered a few decades exploring its every mystery though, in reality, you’ve spent a few all-too-brief days enjoying a few rounds with friends old and new. With the Read more…
Pinehurst Resort & Country Club will unveil a completely reimagined Pinehurst No. 4 course on Sept. 20, the work of renowned golf course architect Gil Hanse. Visually stunning from tee to green, exposed sand areas, vast cross bunkers and native wire grass meld with the site’s rolling topography and natural ridge lines to create dramatic Read more…
Editor’s note: This story, which gives an in-depth look at how The Greenbrier Resort became a top destination and PGA Tour stop after years of neglect, originally ran in GolfGetaways magazine. Back in January 2013, more than three years after purchasing the fabled Greenbrier Resort from the CSX Railroad Company for $20.1 million and then Read more…
In 2017, Pinehurst Resort commissioned acclaimed golf course architect Gil Hanse to design a nine-hole short course, The Cradle. Building on that momentum, the resort brought Hanse back to re-create the once-renowned course Pinehurst No. 4. After reopening in 1999 following a remake by Tom Fazio, it was widely regarded as one of the best courses Read more…
While Nemacolin Woodlands Resort’s rich golf history goes back nearly five decades, the several hundred Pennsylvania acres on which its 36 Pete Dye-designed holes sprawl and swoop are deeply connected to pre-Revolutionary America. In 1740, Chief Nemacolin of the Delaware Tribe helped a frontiersman named Thomas Cresap build a trail from Cumberland, Maryland through the Read more…
Road trips, golf getaways, buddy excursions — no matter what you call these sporting endeavors they almost always include a couple of important ingredients: Good friends and good fun. Golf trips are built around the entire experience, particularly the bonding with pals and loved ones; playing as much golf as a body can handle followed Read more…
Two distinctly different golf experiences at Wintergreen Resort make the destination’s popular “Stay & Play” golf package the best reason to pack the clubs and visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains this summer and fall. Featuring Devils Knob Golf Course on the mountaintop and Stoney Creek Golf Course down in the Rockfish Valley, guests continue to take advantage Read more…
