Opinion
In Praise of the Course That Never Asks Who You Are
There is a nine-hole course a short drive from most towns of any size, the kind of place with a pro shop the size of a garden shed, a cart barn that has not …
Public Golf
Courses
Bethpage Black: The Public Course That Plays Like a Punishment
Most of the great championship courses in the world are private, gated affairs where the closest an ordinary golfer gets is a television screen. Bethpage Black …
Courses
Pebble Beach Golf Links: The Course That Looks the Way Golf Looks in Your Head
The thing to know about Pebble Beach Golf Links, before any conversation about the holes or the architects or the championships, is that the course is public. …
Courses
Bethpage Black: The People's Major Championship Course
There is a sign on the first tee of the Black Course at Bethpage State Park that reads, in essence, that the course is extremely difficult and that only highly …