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Dec 15, 2025

Tom Bendelow and the Blueprint of American Public Golf

How the “Johnny Appleseed of American Golf” shaped a nation’s fairways

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Dec 10, 2025

James Braid: The Quiet Master Who Shaped the Soul of Classic Golf Architecture

How a humble Scotsman became one of the most influential course designers in history

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Dec 08, 2025

Pete Dye: The Architect Who Made Golf Dangerous and Beautiful

Bold lines, brutal bunkers, and the island green — how a self-taught icon reshaped American golf and left masterpieces from Sawgrass to Connecticut.

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Dec 01, 2025

Seth Raynor: The Engineer of American Golf

How a Pragmatic Surveyor Built Some of the Most Enduring Strategic Courses in the United States

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Nov 28, 2025

The Evangelist of American Links: C. B. Macdonald’s Life and Legacy in Golf Architecture

How a St. Andrews–trained amateur turned ideal-hole theory into the blueprint for America’s greatest courses — and why Yale stands as his New England testament.

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Nov 25, 2025

Drawing the Game: How to Become a Golf Course Architect

From the drafting table to the fairway, the journey to designing golf courses blends art, science, and a deep love of the game.

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Nov 21, 2025

A.W. Tillinghast: The Radical Who Defined American Golf Architecture

His courses—bold, strategic, and unapologetically American—defined the Golden Age of golf design and remain fixtures on championship calendars nearly a century later.

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Nov 05, 2025

The Bold, Brilliant Legacy of Mike Strantz

How a rebellious artist-turned-architect reimagined golf course design and left behind a short but electrifying legacy that continues to inspire and polarize the game.

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Oct 30, 2025

Empire State vs. Bay State: Which Has the Better Golf?

Comparing New York and Massachusetts through the lens of Golf Digest and Top100GolfCourses.com rankings

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Oct 23, 2025

Modern Golf Course Design: Minimalism, Sustainability, and the Return to Strategy

How today’s architects are reviving the spirit of golf’s Golden Age by embracing nature, restraint, and playability.

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Oct 22, 2025

Restoration or Renovation? The Debate Over Preserving Classic Golf Courses

As clubs modernize, architects and purists clash over whether to restore the past or reimagine it for today’s game.

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Oct 09, 2025

A Guide to Timeless Hole Designs Every Golfer Should Know

From Redans to Road Holes, the great “template holes” are blueprints of strategy and beauty. Here’s a tour of the classics—and why they still matter today.

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