This is major: The seven current U.S. Open and PGA Championship rota courses you can play
Major championship golf venues in the United States are more accessible than ever. No, Augusta National isn't going public, but you can play many recent and upcoming U.S. Open and PGA Championship host courses - as long as you know how to get a tee time, and can afford it. Brandon Tucker offers a bucket list of big-time courses for which you don't need a membership to play.
Dave Pelz: Making golf easier would help grow the game
Short-game researcher and instructor Dave Pelz may have a few detractors, but the former NASA scientist is arguably golf's most influential short-game expert of our time. Two best-selling instruction books, a successful network of short-game schools and the trust of world's best players, including Phil Mickelson, have certainly validated his methods. I caught up with Pelz at his headquarters near Austin overlooking beautiful Lake Travis. What follows is an abridged version of our question-and-answer session.
Mesa, Arizona is filled with affordable East Valley courses loved by locals - like Longbow Golf Club
After playing a handful of upscale courses in Scottsdale, Ariz., a round at Longbow Golf Club in Mesa can provide a visual letdown. But like others around Mesa, it's one-half to one-third the price of Scottsdale's finest. Longbow offers good playing conditions and variety that offsets the wow factor of others. And it deserves its ranking among Arizona's top public courses, Brandon Tucker writes.
Leopard's Chase G.C. at Ocean Ridge Plantation near Myrtle Beach: Cerebral, tough - and fun
Perhaps the fiercest of the Big Cat courses at Ocean Ridge Plantation, Leopard's Chase opened to the public in 2007. Designer Tim Cate promised the course would take the Ocean Ridge challenge to another level. Based on the reputation the course has gained, Josh Hoke writes, it's safe to say he achieved that goal.
This is major: The seven current U.S. Open and PGA Championship rota courses you can play
Dave Pelz: Making golf easier would help grow the game
Mesa, Arizona is filled with affordable East Valley courses loved by locals - like Longbow Golf Club
Leopard's Chase G.C. at Ocean Ridge Plantation near Myrtle Beach: Cerebral, tough - and fun
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Major championship golf venues in the United States are more accessible than ever. No, Augusta National isn't going public, but you can play many recent and upcoming U.S. Open and PGA Championship host courses - as long as you know how to get a tee time, and can afford it. Brandon Tucker offers a bucket list of big-time courses for which you don't need a membership to play.
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Major championship golf venues in the United States are more accessible than ever. No, Augusta National isn't going public, but you can play many recent and upcoming U.S. Open and PGA Championship host courses - as long as you know how to get a tee time, and can afford it. Brandon Tucker offers a bucket list of big-time courses for which you don't need a membership to play.
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Mesa, Arizona is filled with affordable East Valley courses loved by locals - like Longbow Golf Club
Leopard's Chase Golf Club at Ocean Ridge Plantation near Myrtle Beach: Cerebral, tough - and fun
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