He was the obvious choice

A review of Coore & Crenshaw's Sand Hills, the first installment of what will be a weekly series in 2023 for Club TFE members only

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

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

Musings on a first experience with Scottish golf

The Fried Egg staff recaps an exciting Open at St. Andrews

Checking in on the debate over the Old Course’s least important but most controversial hazard

Tom Doak and Andy Johnson run down what you need to know about the Old Course in advance of the 2022 Open Championship

The less famous elements of the world’s most famous course

Various golf luminaries discuss their first trips to the Old Course

The Old Course has the best greens in the world. Here, St. Andrews-based golf architect Clyde Johnson ranks them.

The USGA doesn’t “lose the course” anymore… and isn’t that a tiny bit sad?

One of today's busiest architects gives his thoughts on the 2022 U.S. Open venue

An audio documentary series on the Robert Trent Jones era in golf

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

Why the Jack Nicklaus-designed host of the Memorial Tournament is an elite ball-striking test

Awkwardly positioned tee boxes and runaway distance gains at the 2022 PGA Championship

The life, work, and philosophy of the architect behind Southern Hills, site of the 2022 PGA Championship

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

The 2022 PGA host course sits in one of the more unique and challenging climates

A video on how the 2022 PGA Championship starts on a hole that previews the entirety of what's to come

TFE staff discusses schedule doldrums, LIV waiver requests, and the fall of the Nelson

A video on the traits of the historic course and what the pros will confront at the PGA

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

A discussion of Tom Doak's Pacific Dunes at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort

A discussion about Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw's Bandon Trails at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort

A clever design tactic that creates strategic balance in modern professional golf

A collection of shorties

How William Watson makes drainage fun at Orinda and Belvedere

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

Kyle Franz’s work at Donald Ross’s Southern Pines reveals a new contender in the North Carolina Sandhills

How the par 5s at Pete Dye’s Stadium Course still challenge top players in the send-it era

How Pete Dye’s Stadium Course stands out among PGA Tour venues

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

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 revival of Rock Spring Golf Club, a municipal course designed by Seth Raynor

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

We preview the 2020 Ryder Cup venue

A quick tour of the 2020 Ryder Cup venue

There are a lot of bunkers at Pete Dye’s Straits Course; these are the best ones

Why the Suez Canal hole was so fun to watch during the 2021 Open Championship

Why links golf grips the soul at a time when few things do

Paul Larsen’s quest to bring the ground game back to the 2021 Open Championship venue

A Q&A on the 2021 Open Championship host

Assorted insights into the early history of the 2021 Open Championship host

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

The more important question about the future of Torrey Pines (and its sister courses)

A twilight round at Torrey North

A simple design change that would instantly improve Torrey Pines

Our on-site correspondent sums up a week at the Ocean Course

How the Ocean Course has evolved, and why it should evolve back

A roundup of our videos, podcasts, and articles on the upcoming PGA Championship at Kiawah Island

A concise tour of the 2021 PGA Championship venue

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

What the 13th hole at the Masters used to be, and what it is now

A continued tour of this year’s most intriguing USGA qualifying sites

A cheat sheet from Geoff Ogilvy on every hole at the Masters venue

After buying the International Golf Club & Resort, Escalante Golf has hired Coore & Crenshaw to redesign the Pines Course

Less design can be more

Charleston Municipal gets a Seth Raynor-inspired makeover

Buck Club founder taps Doak to route and Goalby to build course in South Carolina

The Keiser family teams up with Tom Doak to recreate the lost C.B. Macdonald course in Central Wisconsin

Seriously, this doesn’t need to be that expensive of a hobby

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

"Monumental decisions," recovery delights, and maintenance realities

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

What makes a good golf course routing?

Why U.S. Open setups need to evolve

Winged Foot’s remarkable neighborhood

Why the greens at Winged Foot West are great

Evoking the past without recreating it at a historic Wisconsin club

On TPC Harding Park and the (overly?) optimistic model of city golf it represents

Tree plantings and other puzzling decisions diminish the Chicago area's best public golf course

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

The team answers your questions on Tobacco Road, city golf, bunker design, and more

How—and by whom—golf courses get built

Donald Ross's savvy, efficient design is one of his best

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

The art of melding a golf course with its surroundings

The struggle to keep a San Francisco stalwart alive

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

Laurelwood Golf Course was on the rise—and then COVID-19 hit

A subtle greenside contour that creates a lot of fun and challenge

How family ownership has preserved the uniqueness of Eagle Springs Golf Resort

On Normandie Golf Course, scheduled to close tomorrow

Hanse Golf Course Design wins contracts at two historic San Francisco clubs

A year in images and memories

How a former shaper nurtured Dave Axland and Dan Proctor's Georgia design through a fussy infancy

A running list of architecturally compelling public golf courses in the U.S.

What we can learn from the turf conditions at the 2019 Presidents Cup

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

An analysis of the 18th hole at Muirfield

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

An analysis of the 17th hole at Woodhall Spa

An analysis of the 16th hole at Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce Links)

The grand design of Yale Golf Course

An analysis of the 15th hole at Swinley Forest

An analysis of the 14th hole, “Long,” at The Old Course

The U.S. Open rota and the decisive role of course setup

A simple, underused, and rather delicious type of green contour

An analysis of the 13th hole, “Pit,” at North Berwick’s West Links

An analysis of the 12th hole at The Addington Golf Club

An analysis of the 11th hole at Notts (Hollinwell) Golf Club

A beloved neighborhood course vs. a city budget shortfall

An analysis of the 10th hole at St. George’s Hills Golf Club

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

Using vintage equipment to understand vintage golf architecture at Thendara Golf Club

An analysis of the 9th hole at Royal West Norfolk Golf Club

A profile of the architectural team of William Langford and Theodore Moreau

An analysis of the 8th hole, the “Postage Stamp,” at Royal Troon Golf Club

The costs of history at the Ojai Valley Inn and Spa

Tom Doak and Gil Hanse partner with the National Links Trust in a bid to restore and renovate the municipal golf courses of Washington, D.C.

Why Victoria National, while too hard for the average golfer, will be a great venue for the KFT Championship

An analysis of the 7th hole at Rye Golf Club

From near-death to rebirth at a municipal golf course in Ojai, California

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

An analysis of the 6th hole at Sunningdale Golf Club (New Course)

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

An analysis of the 5th hole at Royal Worlington & Newmarket Golf Club

Going back in time at Prairie Dunes Country Club

An analysis of the 4th hole at the Church Course at St. Enodoc Golf Club

Southern Hills Country Club and the future of championship golf

An analysis of the 3rd hole at Cruden Bay Golf Club

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

An analysis of the 2nd hole at Machrihanish Golf Club

The pain and pleasure of the ground game at Royal Portrush

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

In defense of the "unfair"

An analysis of the 1st hole at Prestwick Golf Club

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

Introducing a new Fried Egg series

Tom Doak and Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort to develop St. Patrick's Links on dramatic dunesland

A family outing at Nickerson Dunes Pitch & Putt

The beauty and importance of the thud

Pebble Beach's championship DNA

Mike Young's unsung labor of love in rural Georgia

On narrow fairways, Brooks Koepka, an underrated Long Island gem, and other topics

A look at Coore & Crenshaw's favorite par-5 design

How golf architecture rediscovered the Southern California landscape

A look at the Norman MacBeth-designed Wilshire CC, set in the heart of Los Angeles

Focal points in Alister MacKenzie's routings

An analysis of the most underrated hole on the back nine of the Masters venue

The story of Aiken GC and Jim McNair's homespun renovation

A competitive golfer discovers the joys of the links in Northern Ireland

An analysis of the 12th at TPC Sawgrass

A look at the Seth Raynor designed Country Club of Charleston, host of the 2019 U.S. Women's Open.

An in-depth profile of the creation and restoration of the Donald Ross designed Essex County Club

An in-depth look into the creation of the Hurdzan/Fry-designed Calusa Pines Golf Club

A look at the jaw-dropping back nine at Sand Hollow Resort’s Championship Course

Olympia Fields C.C. has selected architect Andy Staples to create a master plan for a renovation of the South Course

Once called "Sloppy Poppy," the NCGA and RTJ II have reworked Poppy Hills Golf Course into one of Monterey's best values

Recounting a trip around the Philadelphia area, exploring its public golf offering.

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

The tradition of pasture golf and the founding of the backyard club Brough Creek National

An in-depth look at how OCCM's renovation of Yangtze Dunes fits into the Chinese golf landscape

A look at the history of city planning in Washington D.C. and how golf became a centerpiece of the city.

A look at the importance of golf course design for municipalities and an introduction of a new series.

Olympia Fields is set to host the PGA Tour's 2020 BMW Championship

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

A look into the playability of the David McLay Kidd designed Mammoth Dunes

One of the best values and public golf courses in the country is little known Diamond Springs, a Mike DeVries design.

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

A look at what makes the Tom Doak designed Ballyneal so fun to play

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

An in-depth analysis of the 13th hole at Medinah C.C. Course One

In praise of the back nine at Pacific Grove Golf Links

An in-depth look at the 12th hole at Prairie Dunes Country Club

A visit to Coore & Crenshaw's par-3 course at Sand Valley Golf Resort

The restoration of Donald Ross-designed Cedar Rapids Country Club

Exploring Langford and Moreau's bold design at Lawsonia Links

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

The architectural and competitive history of C. H. Alison's Knollwood Club

The restoration of the William Flynn-designed Huntingdon Valley Country Club

A visit to Donald Ross's revitalized Lulu Country Club

A guide to affordable and architecturally interesting golf courses in Massachusetts

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

Assessing the South Course at Arcadia Bluffs

A look at Hanse Golf Design's restoration of Donald Ross's Aronimink Golf Club

The PGA Tour bows to player complaints

A visit to Wykagyl Country Club with Jon Cavalier

An in-depth analysis of the 2nd hole at Streamsong Black

A survey of great, accessible golf in Northern California

A brief profile of the 27-hole A.W. Tillinghast design at the Ridgewood Country Club

An update on Tyler Rae's short course at Skokie Country Club

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

A conversation with Javier Campos, Golf Course Superintendent at Cal Club

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

An exploration of the template designs at Seth Raynor's Lookout Mountain Golf Club

A guide to affordable and architecturally interesting golf courses in Michigan

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

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

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

An update on the renovation of Rolling Green by Keith Rhebb and Riley Johns

An in-depth look at the beginning of strategic architecture at Woking Golf Club

A guide to affordable and architecturally interesting golf courses in Wisconsin

An update on the renovation of Olympia Fields by Keith Foster

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

An in-depth analysis of the third hole at Augusta National Golf Club

An update on the road back from disaster at Golf Club of Houston

An in-depth analysis of the 13th hole at Austin Country Club

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

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

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

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

Logo bingo? Will Knights dives into the best and worst logos in golf

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

Will Knights dives into TPC Scottsdale's short par-4 17th and looks at the different options and strategies it gives to players

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

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

An update on the development of the fifth course at the Kohler resort

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

A visit to the historic, A.W. Tillinghast designed San Francisco Golf Club

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

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 look at the par-3s at the Donald Ross designed Country Club of Buffalo

An in-depth analysis of the 6th hole at Sand Valley

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

An in-depth analysis of the 18th hole at the Course at Yale

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

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

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

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

An in-depth profile of the Seth Raynor designed Fishers Island Club

A look at what makes Erin Hills a different kind of U.S. Open venue

An in-depth analysis of the design of the 10th hole at Erin Hills

A preview of the 117th U.S. Open Championship at Erin Hills

A closer look at Rich Harvest Farms, host of the 2017 NCAA Championship

A visit to the fun and affordable Stevens Park Golf Course in Dallas

An udpate on the development of the Tiger Woods course at Big Cedar Lodge

The hole at the Shell Houston Open that sees the most variety in play is the short par-4 12th. Take a deep dive into the hole and how its pin position affects how players play the hole

Why Pete Dye's Austin Country Club consistently produces drama in match play

An in-depth look at the Tiger Woods designed Bluejack National

Two examples of playability, width, options, and strategy in action

A visit to the Keith Rhebb & Riley Johns designed Winter Park Golf Course

A look at the George Thomas-designed Riviera Country Club

An in-depth profile of the Coore & Crenshaw designed Cabot Cliffs

An in-depth profile of the Tom Doak designed Blue Course at Streamsong Resort

A rundown of the Coore and Crenshaw designed Red course at Streamsong Resort.

A trip to Streamsong, Florida's most unique golf resort

A look into the development of Cabot Links, Canada's most exciting golf resort

An in-depth profile of the H.J. Tweedie designed Flossmoor Country Club

A look into the issues with magazine golf course rankings

A look at the Seth Raynor masterpiece, Shoreacres

A visit to the Rod Whitman designed Cabot Links in Inverness, Nova Scotia

An update on the renovation of Chicago's South Shore and Jackson Park courses

An in-depth profile of the Willie Park Jr. designed North Course at Olympia Fields C.C.

Seth Raynor's mastery of templates is evident at his Milwaukee design, Blue Mound

A field report from northern Michigan's Forest Dunes resort

A photographic look into the Dan Souter designed Kingston Heath G.C.

A visit to Downers Grove, America's first 18 hole golf course

An in-depth profile of the Donald Ross designed Holston Hills Country Club

An in-depth profile of the Donald Ross designed Ravisloe Country Club

An in-depth profile of the Gil Hanse designed Applebrook Golf Club

A look into Zac Blair's efforts to build his dream golf course

A look at the often overlooked William Flynn design in Philadelphia

An in-depth profile of the King-Collins designed Sweetens Cove Golf Club