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China's golf scene grew rapidly from the 1980s onwards, and today there are courses around major cities and on the tropical island of Hainan. Hong Kong has its own long golf tradition. Golf in China…
The Netherlands and Belgium are rarely considered golf destinations, yet they hide some excellent courses: dune courses along the Dutch North Sea coast, heathland and forest courses in Belgium, and…
The Ozark Mountains of southern Missouri and northern Arkansas have quietly become a golf destination, with resort courses among wooded hills, lakes and limestone bluffs. Combine that with the…
New Mexico is one of America's most underrated golf destinations. Its high-desert courses sit among mesas, mountains and canyons, the light is extraordinary, and the ball flies further at altitude…
Alabama and Mississippi are among the best-value golf destinations in the American South. Alabama has a long-standing tradition of high-quality public golf spread across the state, while the Gulf…
Tennessee combines good-value golf with some of America's best music, food and mountain scenery. Courses range from rolling parkland around Nashville and Memphis to hilly mountain layouts near the…
Greenkeepers create the conditions golfers enjoy every day: smooth greens, crisp fairways and well-kept bunkers. It's an outdoor career that combines practical work, science and machinery, with a…
For many golfers, turning a love of the game into a career as a coach is a dream. Golf coaches help beginners fall in love with the game, help juniors develop and help experienced golfers improve…
Headlines about huge winner's cheques suggest every professional golfer is wealthy. In reality, prize money is concentrated at the top, most professionals have significant expenses, and many earn a…
Golf coverage has never been better. Shot tracers show the flight of the ball, statistics reveal how players are performing, and streaming lets you follow individual groups or holes. But if you're…
When two or more golfers finish level at the top of a leaderboard, something has to separate them. Professional tournaments usually use playoffs, either sudden death or over several holes. Match play…
Golf is mostly an individual game, but team competitions produce some of its most exciting moments. International team matches between continents and nations draw huge crowds, while club matches…
