In praise of a charming Crystal Downs tradition

The Club TFE review and rating of Royal County Down

The Club TFE review and rating of Clear Creek Tahoe

Breaking down the bubble boys of the FedEx St. Jude Championship

Wrapping up Matt Kuchar's solitary finish on Monday at the Wyndham (and his presser after)

The Club TFE review and rating of the South Course at Oakland Hills CC

An ode to what makes this version of the game the best: unpredictability

The Club TFE review and rating of Pinehurst No. 2

Andy Johnson answers questions about the USGA's anchor sites, what an American rota could look like, rough vs. short grass, and more

What makes Valhalla susceptible to scoring like this, soft or not?

Scottie Scheffler heads to Valhalla with the chance to fire up a Grand Slam frenzy

Plus: A quick Shorty’s review and a sad announcement from Sweetens Cove

A course like Harbour Town is an outlier on the PGA Tour schedule, but it doesn't have to be

The Club TFE review and rating of County Louth Golf Club (Baltray)

The widening of No. 11 and the addition of short grass are the most promising changes at the Masters venue in years

Eggsplorations: Northern Ireland, Journal #4

Andy lists his Northern Ireland favorites and welcome surprises, on and off the course

Eggsplorations: Northern Ireland rolls on with Andy's delighted thoughts on a lesser-known course

Taking a wild journey at Ardglass, County Down, Northern Ireland

Fans remain the one voice without a seat at the table

The Club TFE review and rating of The Park

The Club TFE review and rating of the Greywalls Course at Marquette Golf Club

Bad weather, lesser-known winners, and a general sense of "meh" defined the 2024 West Coast Swing.

The Club TFE review and rating of the Match Course at Old Trail

The 2024 Pebble Beach Pro-Am made some upgrades to previous versions

Reports indicate that Anthony Kim may be set to make a return to professional golf (either PGA Tour or LIV) after 12 years away from the sport

The Club TFE review and rating of The Lido at Sand Valley

The Club TFE review and rating of The Beverly Country Club

The Club TFE review and rating of Old Barnwell

The Club TFE rating and review of St. George's Golf and Country Club

Plus: Another downside of pricey golf course renovations

The Club TFE review and rating of Colorado Golf Club

What Luke Donald and Europe got right on the way to another Ryder Cup rout

The Club TFE review and rating of Kirtland Country Club

Justin Thomas picked, the boys club is back, and other Ryder Cup thoughts

The Club TFE review and rating of St. Louis Country Club

The Club TFE review and rating of Dairy Creek Golf Course

A preview of what's to come at Tom Doak's new design at Sand Valley Golf Resort

Taking a closer look at a par-4 with OB looming the entire way

What Jay Monahan had to say in his memo to PGA Tour players

A look at whether or not Justin Thomas should be on the 2023 American Ryder Cup team

Lasting thoughts from an eventful weekend at Royal Liverpool

Brian Harman grabs a five-shot lead through 36 holes at the Open Championship

At 599 yards, the home hole of the 2023 Open proved to be a great test on Thursday

An examination of the field composition at the Open Championship

The Club TFE review and rating of North Berwick's West Links

Royal Liverpool didn't need a brand new par 3 to create drama at the Open, it just needed to look to its past

Thoughts on Rory and Scottie

The Club TFE rating and review of Plainfield Country Club

Digging in at the 11th hole to illustrate the impacts of narrowing fairways and the distance gains on the PGA Tour

LIV Golf is searching for purpose

Rickie Fowler has reemerged as an elite player on the PGA Tour

The Club TFE review and rating of Ravisloe Country Club

Rory McIlroy is once again in major championship contention

Max Homa gets off to a solid start at Los Angeles Country Club

Scottie Scheffler showed continued signs of brilliance at LACC

The Club TFE review and rating of Meadow Club

The Club TFE review and rating of the Dunes Club

How the old Brooks Koepka reemerged at Oak Hill

Michael Block continues to impress at the PGA Championship

Wishing Rory McIlroy would clean up the small mistakes

The first round of the PGA Championship displayed skill largely lost in modern men's professional golf

One of the stronger concentrations of Donald Ross designed courses resides in the sometimes overlooked Midwest

Let's ponder some PGA venues for the newish May date

The Club TFE review and rating of We-Ko-Pa Saguaro

Visits to L.A. North and Pebble Beach

A review of the Gil Hanse-redesigned Park in West Palm Beach

The Club TFE rating and review of Belvedere Golf Club

The team format of the Zurich Classic, but its future doesn't seem bright

The Club TFE rating and review of Chicago Golf Club

The Club TFE rating and review of Ohoopee Match Club

An account of one man’s media-lottery round the day after the Masters

Tiger Woods made the cut at the 2023 Masters, just not in his usual way

Brooks Koepka looks like his old self on his way to the 36-hole lead at the Masters

Answers to all your burning Masters questions

The Club TFE rating and review of Lawsonia Links

More brackets please

The Club TFE rating and review of the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass

The best of Riviera, LACC, and Bel-Air—in one round

How the designer of Riviera, LACC, and Bel-Air pushed the art forward

An attempt to outline who should qualify for PGA Tour fields in designated events

The Club TFE rating and review of Kingsley Club

There's a lot of stuff happening

The Club TFE rating and review of Dunbar Golf Club

Rob Collins shared a wild concept he proposed to Pinehurst, so let's consider a bit more how it might work

Some additional course projects and openings that we're looking forward to seeing in 2023

He was the obvious choice

A few golf course projects and openings that we're looking forward to seeing in 2023

The Club TFE review and rating of George Thomas's North Course at Los Angeles Country Club

The Club TFE review and rating of Coore & Crenshaw's Sand Hills Golf Club in Mullen, Nebraska

“LDP,” Eggs, and other mysteries of the Club TFE course rating method, explained

Club TFE is the next phase in the evolution of The Fried Egg

A highly subjective ranking of players who, like Carl Pettersson, have won five PGA Tour events

How alterations to the playoffs and the fall series might affect the PGA Tour's product

Reflections on a first in-person encounter with the Old Course on a beautiful evening in St. Andrews

Get Chris Gotterup and Pierceson Coody on the PGA Tour right now!

Reflections on a first encounter with Gullane hill and the less heralded but wonderful No. 2 course there

Reflections on lunch and an afternoon round at the home of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers

One of America's top championship venues prepares for an update

Multiple generations with varying expectations clash at Southern Hills

What to expect from the Perry Maxwell-designed venue of the 2022 PGA Championship

Rory or Jordan? Tiger or Phil? Trying to sort the best of the last 10 years

An L.A. showcase for a routing on severe topography

A collection of shorties

Carnage for competitors, fun for fans at Augusta National

The second par 5 at the home of the Masters reveals the limitations of sorting golf courses into buckets

Assessing the significant changes to Augusta National's 11th hole

Tiger Woods, Justin Thomas, first-timers, and other things to watch for at Augusta National

How William Watson makes drainage fun at Orinda and Belvedere

The influence of stroke play and the constraints of fairness in golf course architecture

A wild Saturday at the Players Championship showed what’s missing in today’s pro game

Bay Hill’s disappearing short-grass areas and the PGA Tour’s disappearing tests of skill

It's time to tap the brakes on green speeds at golf courses

Design firm OCM will carry out an ambitious master plan at one of Chicago’s top championship golf venues

A sweet 16 of courses we'd love to see restored to their original glory

The Yale restoration, the importance of well-designed forward tees, and other notes on golf course design

Europe’s outlook, Bryson’s long ball, Dye’s punishments, and other takeaways from Whistling Straits

Andy Johnson sums up his initial wanderings around Whistling Straits

A quick tour of the 2020 Ryder Cup venue

A Q&A on the 2021 Open Championship host

A Q&A on the three-time Scottish Open host

The importance of U.S. Open qualifying

The Ocean Course’s questions, Phil Mickelson’s answers, and the declining art of shot-shaping

A concise tour of the 2021 PGA Championship venue

Andy Johnson takes a spin around the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island

Antiquated policies are keeping Will Zalatoris from becoming a PGA Tour member

Charleston Municipal gets a Seth Raynor-inspired makeover

Geoff Ogilvy, Mike Cocking, Ashley Mead will consult at the five-time major championship host

"Monumental decisions," recovery delights, and maintenance realities

We guarantee these predictions will be right around 99% correct

Thoughts on what's happening in the world of golf course architecture

Why U.S. Open setups need to evolve

A rundown of the key holes at Winged Foot West

Why the greens at Winged Foot West are great

The PGA Tour’s best prepare for the world’s most lucrative net tournament, and the Asian Swing becomes more American

The appeal of women’s professional golf in the power era

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A soggy Southwind produces a new world No. 1, Brooks gets in his prep, and the best separate themselves at Inverness

Non-profit will negotiate with the National Park Service to operate and improve the capital's municipal golf courses

Andy fields a batch of reader questions about golf courses, architecture, and travel

A survey of great, accessible golf in and around Grand Rapids, Michigan

How the coronavirus pandemic could lead the PGA Tour to rethink its televised product

A profile of Hal Sutton

Introducing the next phase of Logo Madness

A year in images and memories

A plea for an annual display of the best kind of golf

Pine Hills Country Club and the joyful challenge of severe green contours

The positives and negatives of "woke golf culture"

Evaluating greens and enjoying the 3rd hole at Eagle Springs

An in-depth analysis of the 17th hole at Southern Hills Country Club

Escaping to the Upper Peninsula and the Greywalls Course at Marquette Golf Club

In a world where rollback is unlikely, how could we reintroduce variety and strategy to the pro game?

A report on Henrico County's new commitment to the A. W. Tillinghast-designed Belmont Golf Course

The need for proper equipment testing in competitive golf

How wind would reveal the brilliance of Royal Portrush's design

Westy's chances, Lowry's scrambling, Spieth's slapdashery, and other thoughts on the second round of the 2019 Open Championship

Home games, lag putting, grimaces, and other musings on the first round of the 2019 Open Championship

Andy answers your queries about Royal Portrush, links golf, the schedule, and whether his alarm will be waking you up

At the U.S. Open, we put Bryson DeChambeau, Kevin Kisner, and Justin Thomas on the clock

On Woodland’s stats, Koepka’s presence, Pebble’s setup, and other topical matters

How a simple change could help the golf world stop getting mad about the U.S. Open

Andy answers your questions about Pebble Beach, the USGA, Rory Sabbatini, and other important topics

The Big Cat's mark on the game.

Answers to your most pressing questions from architecture to worse for the wear.

An in-depth profile of the A.W. Tillinghast-designed Wissahickon course at Philadelphia Cricket Club

Congressional & Olympia Fields let go of architect Keith Foster following guilty plea.

An in-depth look at the evolution of the Sand Valley Resort

Some of the world's best head to Florida for the QBE Shootout while the PGA Tour mulls a new system to reward college stars

Thoughts on the PGA Tour exploring a program to guarantee professional starts for college golf's stars.

Renaissance Golf Design set to redesign Houston's popular municipal course Memorial Park, which hopes to host the 2020 Houston Open

The Fried Egg guide to architecturally interesting, fun, affordable golf courses

Tiger and Phil get set for The Match while the World Cup of Golf kicks off in Melbourne, Australia.

The Tour heads to Mexico for the Mayakoba Golf Classic, the Europeans take on Gary Player’s event in South Africa, and Will Knights draws comparisons between college golf and the NBA.

Bryson wins the Shriners Hospital for Children Open, Justin Rose reclaims the #1 spot in the world rankings, and we take a look at the tremendous back 9 of Monterey’s Pacific Grove.

Peter Uihlein leads the Shriners while Bryson makes headlines for his plans to putt with the flagstick in.

The PGA Tour heads to the Shriners in Las Vegas, the European Tour heads to Turkey, and we take a look at the par-4 12th at Prairie Dunes.

Schauffele wins in China while Cameron Champ takes home his first win at Sanderson Farms in Mississippi.

A history and analysis of modern Redan holes built by Tom Doak, Coore & Crenshaw, and others

A history and analysis of the Redans built by Golden Age greats such as Donald Ross, A. W. Tillinghast, and others

The use of C. B. Macdonald's Biarritz template in modern architecture

Exploring Langford and Moreau's bold design at Lawsonia Links

At Le Golf National, accuracy is king and it’s causing America problems.

Recap and analysis of the Day 1 of the 2019 Ryder Cup

A visit to Donald Ross's revitalized Lulu Country Club

An update on the plan to build a fourth course at Sand Valley Resort

Assessing the South Course at Arcadia Bluffs

The PGA Tour bows to player complaints

A survey of great, accessible golf in Northern California

A look into the resurgence of the punchbowl in modern design

Making sense of the PGA’s move to May and venue selection

A look at the Jones family design philosophy at Bellerive Country Club

Looking for some longshots for the 2018 PGA Championship? Here are six to take a closer look at

From Carnoustie to blade collars to the upcoming schedule, the good, the bad and the ugly. Thoughts from the Open Championship

Thoughts and observations from round 1 at Carnoustie

Here are the tee times and storylines to watch at this week’s Open Championship

Commentary on the inaugural U.S. Senior Women’s Open, Chicago Golf Club and more.

A look into the storied history of Chicago Golf Club with club historian John Moran

A guide to affordable and architecturally interesting golf courses in Michigan

Why we can't get enough of this Asian Tour player

Here’s what I have to say about the 2018 U.S. Open

A look at the key holes for the 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club

Looking for a few longshots at this week’s 2018 U.S. Open? Here are a few names that could surprise this week at Shinnecock Hills

A look at the restoration of William Flynn's Shinnecock Hills

A look at what makes Shinnecock Hills the class of American golf

A guide to affordable and architecturally interesting golf courses in Wisconsin

A look at the architecture of the Coore & Crenshaw designed Trinity Forest Golf Club

A guide to affordable and architecturally interesting golf courses in Illinois

An in-depth analysis of the 8th hole at Pinehurst No. 2

Reviewing 21st-century changes at the home of the Masters

Looking for a few Masters sleepers who could contend at this week's Masters? Here are five to keep your eye on

The 2018 Masters at Augusta National is right around the corner. This year's event is the most anticipated in some time with dozens of players capable of winning the Green Jacket. Our storylines to watch.

It's a love-hate relationship after a week at the WGC-Dell Match Play

An in-depth analysis of the 5th hole at California Golf Club of San Francisco

A look into the future of municipal golf at Lake Bluff GC and beyond

A look at the robot mowers revolutionizing maintenance at Cal Club

An in-depth analysis of the 2nd hole at Northwood Golf Club

A visit to the Alister MacKenzie designed Northwood G.C.

An in-depth analysis of the 10th hole at Riviera Country Club

An in-depth analysis of the 7th hole at Pebble Beach Golf Links

I dive into questions about hickory clubs, golf in Northern California, equipment and much more

An in-depth analysis of the 4th hole at the Torrey Pines South Course

A discussion with Tommy Raynor, rising star in golf course architecture

An in-depth analysis of the 8th hole at Mammoth Dunes at Sand Valley

An in-depth analysis of the 12th hole at Kingsley Club

The architectural history of Seth Raynor-designed Waialae Country Club, host of the PGA Tour's Sony Open

An update on the plan to create a new golf municipal course in Boca Raton

An in-depth analysis of the 9th hole at Sweetens Cove Golf Course

Reflections on the year and why I started The Fried Egg

A topical discussion with the game's leading architects

An in-depth analysis of the 14th hole at Pasatiempo Golf Club

A topical discussion with the game's leading architects

An in-depth analysis of the 9th hole at Mountain Lake Colony House

An in-depth analysis of the 6th hole at Trinity Forest Golf Club

An in-depth analysis of the 2nd hole at Manakiki Golf Course

An in-depth analysis of the 14th hole at St. Louis Country Club

An in-depth profile of the Alex "Nipper" Campbell designed Moraine Country Club

An in-depth analysis of the 12th hole at Mossy Oak Golf Club

An in-depth analysis of the 18th hole at Sand Hills Golf Club

An in-depth analysis of the 5th hole at Oak Park Country Club

An in-depth analysis of the 7th hole at Moraine Country Club

A topical discussion with the game's leading architects

An update on the plan to renovate the A. W. Tillinghast-designed Belmont Golf Course

Here are 8 rookies to watch for the 2017-2018 PGA Tour season

A preview of content to come featuring Sand Hills Golf Club and Ballyneal

An introduction to construction methods, soils, and drainage in golf course design

A reading list to either kickstart or deepen your GCA obsession

By playing in the U.S. Open, Jack Maguire has put himself in a tough position with just two weeks remaining in the Web.com season

An in-depth analysis of the 18th hole at Quail Hollow Club

The PGA Championship's move to May in 2019 has caused a flurry of schedule changes. Here are the winners and losers

The beauty of Rory's game is its volatility