Golf is hard, though some rounds come easier than others. Why the variance? Well, golf is fickle. But that’s not all. The skill and experience of the player matters. So does the difficulty of the ...

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 ...

Par-3 and other short courses are popping up all around the U.S., and we rank the best public-access layouts of them all.

Golfers love to practice. But have you ever wondered how the pattern of your divots on the practice range tee affects the golf course? With every swing of an iron, a divot of turf is usually removed.

One way every golfer can improve their game is by mastering course-management tactics. While the best golfers in the world are capable of incorporating such strategies, for amateurs, it’s not always ...

Desert Dunes Golf Course, an 18-hole Robert Trent Jones Jr.-designed course in Desert Hot Springs, has closed its doors for good, according to the club’s website. Opened in 1989 as the first Trent ...

The easiest way to have your course certified is to hire someone who is already skilled at measuring courses for USATF certification. Search Our Database of Known Course Measurers Alternatively, you ...

Creating a course map is like planning a road trip—you start with your destination (learning outcomes) and chart the best route to get there (instruction, activities, and assessments). A ...

One of the most robust backward design models developed for higher education is L. Dee Fink’s integrated course design. Fink outlines a streamlined process for designing academic courses, divided into ...

RIDGEDALE — Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris squared up to putt down the cliff on the first hole of his new par-3 golf course. Downplaying his golf game, Morris tapped the ball, which rolled down ...