Like an abstract painting splattered on a canvas, the skill of golf course design is easy to dismiss. A tee box, a green, a fairway and some bunkers in between. The whole time you think, Hell, I could ...

In the common telling, golf-course design has moved from being punishing to player-friendly. Forget forced carries and narrow, tree-pinched targets — architects now favor width and ground-game options ...

The Augusta Municipal Golf Course, known as The Patch, reopens April 15 after a 16-month renovation, featuring a new short course designed by Tiger Woods and affordable rates for local residents.

Oleada, a new course by four-time major champion Ernie Els, is taking shape in the golf hotbed of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The post Ernie Els course design coming to life in booming Cabo San Lucas ...