PGA WEST Mountain Course: Why Pete Dye’s Other Desert Course stole the show
We played the Stadium Course at PGA WEST one morning and the Mountain Course the next. It is the best way to understand either of them. Pete Dye's first desert design is shorter, gentler and more beautiful than its famous neighbour, and it changes what you think about Pete Dye…
PGA WEST Stadium Course: Pete Dye’s Desert Monster is wonderfully fierce
Water, railroad ties, a bunker sunk twenty feet below the green and an island called Alcatraz. Pete Dye was asked to build the hardest golf course in the world and very nearly managed it. Our round on the Stadium Course at PGA WEST, and what it actually asks of you…
Classic Club Palm Desert: Where a Round of Golf Becomes an Occasion
Classic Club in Palm Desert is an Arnold Palmer design with Bob Hope Classic history, generous scale and a real sense of occasion. From the warm welcome and excellent practice facilities to the wind-shaped strategy and Bellatrix Restaurant & Wine Bar, this is desert golf designed to feel like a complete day…
Alister MacKenzie Golf: A round at Alwoodley – Where It All Began
Alwoodley Golf Club is where Dr Alister MacKenzie’s journey as a golf course architect began. Returning to his first design, we explore the bold greens, strategic bunkering, natural routing and timeless principles that later shaped Augusta National, Cypress Point, Royal Melbourne and some of the greatest courses in the game.…