Golf Channel's Mike Ritz, the lead voice for European Tour coverage, recently took three friends on a trip of a lifetime: six of the top links courses in Scotland in six days. Day two was a visit to St. Andrews.
Mike Keiser once plucked a 28-year-old David McLay Kidd from relative obscurity to craft a gem at Bandon Dunes. Now, 15 years later, the prodigal son will design the second golf course at Sand Valley in Wisconsin.
Golf Channel's Mike Ritz recently took three friends on a trip of a lifetime: six of the top links courses in Scotland in six days. They began in East Lothian at North Berwick.
The best golf courses in Wisconsin go beyond Whistling Straits and Erin Hills. Here are the top 20 courses of 2015, including courses in Lake Geneva and Wisconsin Dells.
Golf Channel's Mike Ritz continues his look at a six-day Scotland golf trip of a lifetime with a visit to Castle Stuart, which hosted the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open from 2011-13.
Just 10 miles outside of St. Andrews, you'll find a golf course that really does offer you the chance to travel back in time: Kingarrock Golf Course in Fife, Scotland. While Kingarrock isn't nearly as old as the Old Course, it does have some history -- and the setup is from a bygone era, Mike Bailey writes.
Bandon Dunes owner Mike Keiser used the famous putting courses at St. Andrews and Pinehurst as inspiration for his brand-new Punchbowl, a two-acre putting course with more curves than Kate Upton. Matt Ginella has more from Oregon.
The New Course at Orlando's Grand Cypress Golf Club offers the closest thing to the Old Course at St. Andrews that many Americans will experience. The Jack Nicklaus design mimics the birthplace of golf, in particular with its feel for the game and enormous, shared fairways at the start and finish, Mike Bailey writes. Plus, there's Grand Cypress' Hell Bunker, the Valley of Sin and all the giant greens.
In honor of Father's Day, Golf Advisor Mike Bailey shares his wish list of where he'd want to spend time playing great golf and taking in other activities with his kids.
Mike Bailey lists his favorite publicly accessible golf courses in south Florida, from pricey resorts and PGA Tour hosts, to historic gems and affordable munis.
When open, Lido was considered one of the world's greatest courses. Now, Mike Keiser's sons and Tom Doak are rebuilding it next to their Sand Valley Golf Resort property.
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort's enormous Old Macdonald Course is Tom Doak and Jim Urbina's attempt to channel the style of classic architect Charles Blair Macdonald. Mike Bailey takes a look.
Mike Bailey reports on his trip to the Hawaiian island of Kauai, where he sampled the Garden Isle's best golf courses and sampled the various resort amenities.
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