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’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 ...

Gil Hanse is designing multiple holes for Season 2 of TGL. The post How a Famed Golf Course Architect Designs Holes for Tiger ...

New course construction isn't slowing down anytime soon—and these are a few of the courses that we hope to see in 2026 ...

The inaugural Golf Digest March Madness Architects of Golf tournament, born out of desire for the actual NCAA basketball tournaments never played and inspiration from a course-enthusiast on Twitter, ...

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.” ...

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 ...

He’s got this gravelly, identifiable voice. He’s slow and steady – and often, these days, Rod Whitman is winning the race. Whitman, now 69, is spearheading some impressive projects and is showing no ...

Golf course architect Brandon Johnson has made it official: After 17 years working for Arnold Palmer Design Company, he is hanging out his own shingle with today’s introduction of Brandon Johnson Golf ...

Legendary golf course architect Pete Dye, whose designs have played host to dozens of USGA championships, died on Jan. 9 in Gulf Stream, Fla., 12 days after turning 94. His death comes 11 months after ...