The Story of East Potomac Golf Links
On September 1, East Potomac Golf Links, a popular municipal golf facility in Washington, D.C., was supposed to shut down for a massive renovation led by the Trump administration and architect Tom Faz...
3 Syys 1h 25min
Michael Keiser’s Second Act
When Mike Keiser opened Bandon Dunes in 1999, his son Michael was 18 years old. Michael Jr. went on to play a key role in the expansion of the Keiser family’s Dream Golf empire. Along with his brother...
20 Elo 1h 8min
Great Courses: Merion
Among America’s greatest golf courses, the East Course at Merion Golf Club is one of the oldest. It’s no surprise, then, that it’s relatively small, occupying only about 115 acres. Still, the East Cou...
6 Elo 1h 16min
Golf Architecture 101: Greens
On any golf course, the greens are the center of gravity. Around 40% of the shots we hit in a given round on a regulation course are putts. Over half will be either putts or chips. And any decently hi...
27 Heinä 1h 22min
A Royal Birkdale Deep Dive
Next week, Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England, will host the Open Championship for the 11th time. The pros will probably love it (because they almost always do), but will we like it? In th...
9 Heinä 1h 26min
What’s New in Public Destination Golf?
One of the biggest stories in the golf course industry over the past 30 years has been the rise of the public destination golf. The 2020s in particular have seen a remarkable surge in remote developme...
25 Kesä 1h 24min
Great Courses: Shinnecock Hills
In two weeks, the U.S. Open returns to Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York, for the sixth time. This episode of Designing Golf dives deep into the course’s history and current William ...
4 Kesä 1h 52min
