The Whiffensnoozer

A.W. Tillinghast biographer
Philip Young narrates the life and achievements of golf’s first renaissance man...
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  Diamonds in the Rough

Northwest Ireland, a starkly rugged region of twisting roads and endless craggy coastlines offers a wealth of hidden golf gems...
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  Best of the World Rankings



From the craggy coastline of California to the legendary links of Scotland,these are the courses, holes and people that shape the game…

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  Looking Back

Much of the rich history of Pebble Beach lay buied in
lost files, dusty archives and faded memories. That is, until now...
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The Canyata Club

Business visionary Jerry Forsythe and his plan to bring a world class course to his home in Southern Illinois…
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On the Trail of Greatness
The magic of Bandon Trails
By John Dunn, photographs by Wood Sabold


With its first tee overlooking Bandon Dunes, it’s almost as if the new Bandon Trails, designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, is tipping its hat to its celebrated older sibling before tumbling off over an immense bank of dunes down into the meadow and the forest . . . into the next exciting chapter in the evolution of the Bandon Dunes Golf Resort.
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The Top Ten
The ultimate list for the discerning golfer


It is impossible to create the definitive list of the best golf courses in the world. In the end, no list can be as thoroughly objective as we may claim. Each of us, after all, will always hold fast to our favorites—and so it should be! In this spirit of subjectivity, The Golfer turned to some of the most discerning
minds in the game, a distinguished group of architects, writers and historians, and asked them to share their unique and refined tastes. The lists they have composed are thoughtful, surprising and at times quite controversial.

10 Most Underrated Courses
10 Treasures of California
10 Most Influential Courses
10 Favorite Scottish Inland Courses
10 Favorite Recent Discoveries
10 Favorites in Continental Europe
10 Favorite Courses in Australia
10 Stanley Thompson Masterpieces
10 Favorite Donald Ross Courses
10 Unheralded Irish Links Courses
10 Great Architectural Crimes of the 20th Century




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