I spent a day at Arcola Country Club observing the process of rating a golf course. It was fascinating.

These ranked layouts are owned or operated by colleges or other campuses.

If you have ever examined a scorecard or posted a score for handicap purposes, you have probably seen the terms Course Rating™ and Slope Rating®. While most golfers know they pertain to course ...

With the arrival of each new Top 100 ranking, the world’s premier course architects peek to see where their work stands — even as they’re skeptical about this business of calling something “the best.” ...

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Halfway through a decade of post-Covid golf prosperity, the verdict on 2025 is in: Golf design in the United States is strong and getting stronger. Judging by the courses that opened this year, ...

Welcome to the Golfweek’s Best 2026 ranking of the top 25 classic golf courses in Canada. Golfweek for many years ranked ...

Not every memorable round comes at a nationally ranked resort or a course designed by a famous architect. Sometimes it’s a ...