Course Reviews

Ridgewood Country Club: A New Jersey championship golf course review

The A.W. Tillinghast gem offers peak views of the Manhattan skyline, and a hole known as the "five and dime"

Kinloch Golf Club Review: We can't help compare it with Augusta National

Like Augusta's link to Bobby Jones, Virginia's Kinloch GC will always be connected with co-designer and amateur legend Vinny Giles

Bandon Dunes designer David McLay Kidd completes remodel at Tributary in Idaho

Scottish golf architect completes strategic overhaul of highly ranked private course surrounded by four mountain ranges

Cabot Citrus Farms Karoo Course review

They built it, and we came, again. On opening weekend, AmateurGolf.com experienced what the buzz is about in Florida

COURSE REVIEW: The Lido comes back to life at Wisconsin's Sand Valley Resort

Leave it to the Keiser family to dedicate the land, time, and resources to resurrect a classic but long-lost C.B. Macdonald design

Robert Trent Jones II to complete North Course at California's Corica Park

The Alameda, Calif. project will result in 45-holes of affordable, world-class golf within reach for millions of Bay Area golfers

Kittansett Club: Top-100 golf course with engaging views, design

This seaside Massachusetts golf course demands proper club and line selection as wind, mounding, and cross hazards lurk everywhere

Tijeras Creek Course Review

Orange County, California's Tijeras Creek is not a private club, but it feels like one (with zero pretentiousness)

Whispering Pines: a worthy host for the Olympics of amateur golf

Not your ordinary club, this mysterious course and host of The Spirit was built to promote amateur golf and philanthropic causes

Pinehurst’s The Cradle, Arguably the Most Fun 789 Yards in Golf

Andrew Stilwell takes a loop around the newest Pinehurst experience, a tradition-bucking short course full of fun and charm

Two Days at Virginia's Robert Trent Jones Golf Club

When a college buddy invited AG Founder Pete Wlodkowski to a two day event there, it took 5 minutes to book a flight and say yes

Corica Park to become official golf course of the Oakland A's

Award-winning Rees Jones-designed golf course partners with MLB's Oakland A's, which plays just miles from the course

TPC Harding Park: A San Francisco Golf Course Review

The TPC Harding Park is the most historic course in the entire TPC network and a must-play when golfing in San Francisco

The Farms: San Diego Course Review

AmateurGolf.com Player Staff member Bradley Weixel reviews one of San Diego's private club gems

Course Review: Sand Valley Golf Resort

The hottest new resort in the U.S. focuses on a word often overlooked in modern golf design - FUN

Torrey Pines South Course Review

Play the South Course at Torrey if you get a chance, it's one of the few US Open venues that's open to the public

Two New Northern California Golf Courses Open a Month Apart

Could rumors of golf's death have been exaggerated? The cities of Alameda and Palo Alto, California certainly think so

Southern Dunes: An Orlando, Florida Golf Course Review

The newly-remodeled Southern Dunes has one of the best public course layouts in Orlando and some of the best conditions as well

Open for Play: Torrey Pines North Course Review

With the completion of a $12.6M Tom Weiskopf redesign, San Diego's 36-hole Torrey Pines Golf Course boasts the best pair of "munis" in the U.S.

Discovering Australia's Cape Wickham Links

AmateurGolf.com visits the King Island, Australia course that debuted on the Golf Digest best courses list at No. 24

Course Review: Sedona Golf Resort

For vacationers and locals alike Sedona Golf Resort checks off all the boxes

Poppy Hills selected to host 2018 U.S. Girls Junior

In another validation of the course's recent Robert Trent Jones, Jr. restoration, the USGA has awarded Poppy Hills a national championship

Rees Jones Redesign at Alameda South Taking Shape

AmateurGolf.com attended a walk through of the major construction project taking place on Alameda's South Course. We were blown away by what we saw.

Tidewater CC: A North Myrtle Beach, SC Course Review

Tidewater is a treat to play, with several holes that are among the best in Myrtle Beach -- and that's saying something!

Del Paso Country Club: A Sacramento Course Review

The recently renovated Del Paso Country Club will host its fifth USGA championship this week as the U.S. Senior Open comes to town

Course Review: Seven Oaks at Colgate University

Named for the ancestral home of the Colgate family, Seven Oaks Golf Club is nestled on the Colgate University Campus at the upper end of the Chenango Valley, in Hamilton, New York.

Course Review: Robert Trent Jones Golf Club at Cornell University

The Cornell University golf course was designed by Robert Trent Jones and proves to be a challenging test of golf for all levels of golfers.

Scotland Golf Review and Travelogue

In June and July of 2014, AmateurGolf.com Player Staff member Ed Donlin enjoyed the trip of a golfing lifetime - to the Home of Golf - Scotland

Course Review: University of Maryland

The course at the University of Maryland is an affordable, well-conditioned gem located a mere 20 minutes from Capitol Hill.

Royal Links: A Las Vegas Golf Course Review

Royal Links is definitely on our list of top courses to play in Las Vegas, and many other publications agree

Kingsbarns Review: Scottish Links Golf

In it's short history (relative to other St. Andrews links courses) Kingsbarns has become a must play venue when visiting Scotland

TPC Scottsdale Course Review

Today's TPC Scottsdale Stadium Course, which hosts more than 500,000 spectators during tournament week, is much different than when it made its debut in 1987

Orange Tree: Scottsdale, Arizona Course Review

Orange Tree isn't your typical desert layout - the challenging course is tree-lined with healthy rough and plenty of bunkers

Duke University Golf Course Review: A North Carolina Beauty

Duke University Golf Club, accessible to the public, is just another example of the quality and variety of golf in the Carolinas

Pine Needles and Mid Pines Review: A video tour

This video tour of Pine Needles, Mid Pines, and Pinehurst 1 and 2 will let you walk in our footsteps and think about joining us in 2015!

Troon North: An Arizona golf course review

Troon is a highly regarded golf course operator and Troon North is arguably the franchise’s signature course in Arizona.

Sonoma Golf Club: California Golf Course Review

Sonoma Golf Club is a 1928 classic layout that has hosted the Charles Schwab Cup on the Champions Tour and is hosting the 2014 Stocker Cup

Kokopelli: Phoenix, Arizona Golf Course Review

Jason Skoda of the AmateurGolf.com Player Staff finds a fun layout in great shape that may be one of the most underrated courses in Phoenix/Scottsdale Area