Playability lies in the eye of the beholder. All too often, it’s a big lie. Ultimately, the playability of a golf course depends on the person who just plunked down possibly several hundred dollars to ...

What does playability mean for golf architects? For David McLay Kidd, the concept largely focuses on having room to miss a shot, then possibly recover, or at the very least keep swinging. What it does ...

Flooded cart paths, overflowing gopher holes and branches littered the Dairy Creek course after Sunday’s storm but it paled in comparison to last year’s storm. “You know, there was there was more ...

Point Mallard Golf Course enhances playability by installing a modern irrigation system, aiming to boost turf health.

DORAL, Fla. — Patrick Reed took advantage of his status as a past Masters champion by heading to Augusta National last week and staying on-site in one of the rooms that adjoins the clubhouse, steps ...

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Cranston Country Club is a popular, playable course in Rhode Island, but its ease of play may be a drawback for some golfers. The course conditions were generally good, but the slow greens detracted ...

WEST KINGSTON — The inner Rhode Islander got the best of me. That’s really the only explanation for my decade-plus absence at Laurel Lane Country Club. It was a part of my annual rotation when I ...