Among architecture buffs, the term "signature hole" is pretty much forbidden, dismissed for its emphasis on optics. Whether a hole is photogenic should not be the standard by which it's judged. What's ...

Great holes don’t just check a bunch of architectural boxes. Of course, strategy, risk/reward and beauty are all important, but more than anything else, great golf ...

When the 16th hole at The Pete Dye Course at French Lick was being built, director of golf Dave Harner suggested to the chief architect, Mr. Dye himself, that it would be a great, drivable Par 4. "If ...