
Field Notes: Women’s Golf Month redefines the first swing
Five Iron Golf offers female-focused, beginner-friendly golf experiences throughout June; the Sawgrass Experience Package is worth staying for the summer; The Patch reopens.

Five Iron Golf offers female-focused, beginner-friendly golf experiences throughout June; the Sawgrass Experience Package is worth staying for the summer; The Patch reopens.

Whether it’s coastal views or family-friendly variety, Hilton Head’s Sea Pines Resort or northern Virginia’s Lansdowne Resort offer the ideal holiday retreat.

How a Laughlin, a quiet river town on the Nevada border, is becoming a new capital of affordable, award-winning desert golf.

Sometimes, as the writer was reminded, the pace of a putt is not unlike that of life. It’s OK to slow down so that you can enjoy what comes next.

What we tend to remember about golf experiences are the unique touches. These five destinations may not be top-of-mind, but they will deliver a stay that you are sure to remember.

The Land of Enchantment is truly that for golfers and is often overlooked as being a golf destination. That’s changing — for good reason.

No one really wants a cookie-cutter golf experience and these destinations put a premium on being distinct.

Playing close to home or traveling, unlocking the secrets of a new property are part of the thrill. Noted course architect Erik Larsen believes golfers have perceptions of certain courses, and architects have ideas of what they want you to see.

Noted course architect Gil Hanse extensively restored renowned Yale Golf Club to its heyday look — and the result is striking.

From the Northeast to the West, various public courses will host qualifiers in 2026.