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 ...

When you play a course ranked on the Golf Digest America’s 100 Greatest and Second 100 Greatest Courses lists, you are not only playing one of the most architecturally refined layouts in the country, ...

Why rank golf courses? Well, because we love a good 19th-hole debate. We love to make bucket lists. We love to track trends in the sport. We love to know which architects are hot (or not). And nothing ...

New course construction isn't slowing down anytime soon—and these are a few of the courses that we hope to see in 2026 ...

There’s a reason so many courses are entrenched in our Top 100 U.S. ranking: They’re iconic designs, many of which are destined to make our list in perpetuity. But that’s not to say there isn’t room ...

An aerial view of Spanish Bay, one of the courses within the Pebble Beach Company's golf portfolio. The course will shut down in March 2026 for a year-long reimagination by golf architect Gil Hanse ...

Golf architecture had a big year in 2025. Joe Passov reviews golf's top additions and hands out his annual awards.