Gulf Harbour Golf & Country Club, which occupies a stunning isthmus location on the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, north of Auckland, is facing an unwelcome fate in a similar manner to several suburban courses in Australia.
The 2023 World Wide Technology Championship marked the first time the PGA Tour has played a Woods design, and Kelly Kraft made known his negative feelings about El Cardonal at Diamante.
The Lido at Sand Valley Resort, opened this June, has been one of the most anticipated and publicized new courses in recent years. The reason is twofold. The first is because it’s an uncommonly bare, muscular and intensely shaped design that defies easy comparison. As depicted on social media, magazines and elsewhere, the Lido shows Read more…
Few rising golf destinations can match the swelling momentum (and warm Midwest charm) of Wisconsin. SentryWorld, located mid-state in Stevens Point, officially opened 1982, and has always been a special treat for the locals. On a national level, so much has been added in and around the resort that a reintroduction may be in order. Read more…
Major golf developments are nothing new for Pinehurst, but the announcement that its brand-new #10 course will open in April 2024 is one of the most impressive in modern times. The Tom Doak design will be the North Carolina resort’s first original new 18-hole opening since #8 opened in 1996. Pinehurst’s goal was to have Read more…
Most golfers view water hazards as a nuisance to be avoided at all costs. But no angler passes these ponds without daydreaming about casting a line. These hazards provide a heaven for bass, often untouched by humans, making them coveted honey holes. But what if golfers and anglers both took on the water hazards in Read more…
A gravel parking lot, wedged between a Gaelic football pitch and a strip of farmland beside the ocean on Ireland’s rugged west coast, could hardly be considered “off the beaten track.” This isn’t hitchhiking along the Hippie Trail. But considering most golfers visiting Ireland stay in Dublin or stick to legacy courses like Royal County Read more…
The British Isles may be small but every square mile packs a punch. Viking’s ‘British Isles Explorer’ cruise takes in ancient cities to heather-clad mountains, royal palaces to the atmospheric pubs and close to some of the world’s most historic golf courses.
Australian Golf Digest
