Next weekend, beginning on Memorial Day, the PGA Tour heads to my neck of the woods–to Muirfield Village Golf Course in Dublin, Ohio, just outside of Columbus. The Jack Nicklaus-designed course (one of his first) is ranked by “Golf Digest” magazine as the best course in Ohio and among the top 25 in the US. I grew up in Columbus and have fond memories of volunteering for the Memorial Tournament as a teenager. Here’s a fly-over of the course:
The PGA Tour is in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida this weekend for the Players Club Championship. This event is played at the TPC at Sawgrass Course, designed in 1980 by Pete Dye and his wife Alice.
Widely considered one of the most difficult courses in the world, TPC at Sawgrass is known for its signature 17th hole and its island green. Take a look at this beautiful, but challenging, course:
The players of the PGA Tour, sans Tiger, are competing in the FBR Open at the TPC Scottsdale golf course in Scottsdale, Arizona this week. Take a look at what challenges are facing them in this flyover of the course.
Espn.com’s golf channel recently listed their picks for the top golf courses in the world. They also asked for reader’s comments and choices. Among the predictable (but still spectacular) courses was one with which I was unfamiliar — Bandon Dunes in Oregon.
This scenic resort, with three championship courses, is located along the craggy Oregon coastline, about 2.5 hours by car from Eugene.
The three 18-hole courses there, the first of which opened in 1999, are designed after the great Scottish courses, and the Oregon coastal plain bears a strong resemblance to golf’s birthplace. The courses are “walking only” courses and …read more
Carnoustie Golf Links, one of the most scenic–and one of the most difficult–courses in the world, sits near the eastern shore of the Scottish Highlands.
The area has enticed golfers since around 1527 and the current course was constructed in 1850. Since then, “Car-nasty,” as it is sometimes referred to, has hosted dozens of major tournaments, including the 2007 British Open.
The 487-yard, par 4 18th hole, pictured in the video below, is known for its huge, deep bunkers approaching the green.
Take a look.
Travel + Leisure Golf magazine selected its Best New Courses 2007 in their November/December issue.
Here are their top 10 selections:
1. A Brand New Bay, Chambers Bay, Tacoma, Washington (Public)
2. Golf Club at Ravenna, Littleton, Colorado (Private)
3. Stonebrae Country Club, Hayward, California (Private)
4. The Home Course, DuPont, Washington (Public)
5. Promontory, Painted Valley Course, Park City, Utah (Private)
6. The Golf Club of Cape Cod, Falmouth, Massachusetts (Private)
7. Creek Club at Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro, Georgia (Private)
8. Kinloch Club, Kinloch, New Zealand (Public)
9. Gozzer Ranch Golf & Lake Club, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (Private)
10. Cobble Beach Golf Links, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada (Public)
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