The design firm of Smyers, Craig & Coyne opens a six-hole layout on the site of a former course that closed in Oklahoma.

What makes a great stretch of holes? For some, aesthetics and beauty reign. Others value a variety of holes—3s, 4s and 5s—that provide an equal chance for scoring and disaster. History can’t ...

Don’t name your golf holes. Stick with the hole numbers, because they are sufficient. Golf holes don’t need names, which tend to lean toward Devil's Demise or Shoreline Crescendo – you ...

Every hole at Augusta National Golf Club tells a unique story. All 18 can make or break a player's week, but only a few on the back nine can decide the champion on Sunday afternoon. The 11th ...

The course as a whole is a tough test of golf, but some of its holes can definitely determine the fate of the event. In particular, holes 10, 11 and 13 are of strategic importance to all players ...

“It’s the long par-4, right?” he said Saturday. “Yeah, it’s a tough hole. Augusta just designed a golf hole that’s penalizing off the tee and penalizing for the second shot and ...