Many public courses have traces of Augusta National. Brandon Tucker shares some elements, from a grand entrance to scale and short courses, that anyone can experience.
Forest Hills Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. has managed to retain its place in the game's history and still remain relevant today. The Donald Ross design, which was established in 1926, is steeped with tradition. Play this course whenever you get a chance. It's one of those places that you could never grow tired of playing. You'll find something different on every visit, Stan Awtrey writes.
Most people won't get a chance to ever play courses such as Augusta National or Winged Foot. But if you're in Texas you can play a collection of greatest hits from famous golf courses at Tour 18 Dallas, which opened in 1995, three years after the first such course opened in Houston. If you're visiting the area, Tour 18 Dallas should be on the short list, Mike Bailey writes. It's just plain fun.
EVANS, Ga. — Champions Retreat Golf Club is about to open its doors to the public. The otherwise strictly private enclave 15 miles north of Augusta, Georgia, in the burgeoning residential community of Evans, will be getting national exposure as co-host of the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur, April 3-6, 2019.
Myrtle Beach is a relatively new golf destination, with many of its courses not coming around until the 1980s and 1990s. That said, there are a handful of historic designs that were built with the game's traditional design traits in mind. Here are Myrtle Beach's top 10 best bets for design traditionalists.
What's a golfer's fantasy? Playing the Old Course, Augusta and Pine Valley, of course. With Myrtle Beach being Myrtle Beach, these fantasies too can be fulfilled at International World Tour Golf Links, where all of the 27 holes are homages to famous holes around the world.
Augusta Pines Golf Club in Spring, Texas -- which boasts features inspired by Augusta and Pinehurst -- remains one of the Houston area's best public plays.
Rated as one of the top collegiate courses in the nation, the University of Georgia Golf Course in Athens, Ga. is somewhat reminiscent of Augusta National.
Located 45 minutes north of Tampa, Florida, Tom Fazio's Pine Barrens Course at World Woods Golf Club is a peaceful walk through nature, albeit a difficult one at times.
If the Luxor can create a resort to mimic an Egyptian pyramid, Bill Walters figured he could create three distinct golf courses built around different themes that would be unique and set them apart in southern Nevada. And he succeeded with Bali Hai Golf Club, Royal Links and Desert Pines.
Wooden Sticks Golf Club in the greater Toronto area features a collection of holes inspired by the most famous holes in golf, as well as some original designs by architect Ron Garl. The golf course is in an upscale property that receives a lot of corporate play during the week and features five sets of tees, a large clubhouse and superb conditioning.
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