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 ...

When you play a course ranked on the Golf Digest America’s 100 Greatest and Second 100 Greatest Courses lists, you are not only playing one of the most architecturally refined layouts in the country, ...

Noted golf architect Tom Fazio, whose courses have a weighty presence on various Golfweek’s Best course rankings lists, has signed on for something new. He will join forces with CityGolf USA to design ...

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 ...

For the course architect Tom Doak, holes and fairways are only two pieces of a puzzle that includes topography, infrastructure and much more. By Michael Croley Golf may be one of Scotland’s gifts to ...

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 ...

Pete Dye, the World Golf Hall of Famer regarded as one of the game's great course architects, died Thursday, Dye Designs, the company he founded, announced. He was 94. Dye designed more than 100 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Scott Kramer covers golf and luxury technology. Reynolds Lake Oconee is a thriving Georgia golf community about 90 miles east of ...

There are multiple educational paths. Look for programs with licensed faculty. Internship experience can help when you seek licensing. The path to becoming an architect takes years of study and ...