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Golf Club Atlas is a free-access resource for the study of golf course architecture at the highest level. Proudly established 1999, in Sydney, Australia.
Ahead of the leaders teeing off for the final round of the 2025 US Open, read about the Oddities of Oakmont, which make the Henry & William Fownes layout amongst the other venues it rubs shoulders with. Read: golfclubatlas.com/in-my-opinion/…
With Cabot Citrus Farm’s grand opening scheduled for next week, much of the focus will fall on the resort’s two 18 hole offerings from Kyle Franz & Franz, Mike Nuzzo, Rod Whitman, and GCA’s own Ran Morrissett. But, don’t forget about The Squeeze: golfclubatlas.com/in-my-opinion/…
In anticipation for the inaugural TGL match between New York Golf Club and The Bay Golf Club tonight, we ranked the 30 holes specifically designed for the league by architects Agustín Pizá, Chad Goetz of Nicklaus Design, and Beau Welling. golfclubatlas.com/in-my-opinion/…
The freshly minted Pinehurst No. 10, courtesy of Tom Doak. In May 2023, author Andrew Harvie went on a construction tour. A year and change later, he wrote some thoughts on the golf course: golfclubatlas.com/in-my-opinion/…
In a thread on our Discussion Group this week, members listed where they were most eager to see that they hadn’t yet. So, what says you? Here are 12 courses mentioned in the thread. Where to next for you? ⤵️




Host of this week’s KPMG Women’s PGA Championship and the 2027 PGA Championship, Gil Hanse & Jim Wagner’s Fields Ranch East course at PGA Frisco is a different style of course from that duo than we’re used to, but makes it all the more captivating. Read: golfclubatlas.com/countries/pga-…




Set in the rolling hills of western Florida, the Roost at Cabot Citrus Farms’ old Floridian charm is its defining feature, alongside its stately Live Oaks and rolling hills that are seldomly seen in the state. Read @ran_morrissett’s course profile: golfclubatlas.com/countries/cabo…
Jekyll Island, Georgia once had 18 Walter Travis holes, but the economic shift of the island caused it to reduce to 9, and eventually, the remaining holes were a shell of what it once was. Brian Ross & Jeffrey Stein are bringing it back to glory: golfclubatlas.com/early-thoughts…
Let’s celebrate Earth Day 2025! We, as golfers, get to enjoy so many unique landscapes, environments, ecosystems, soils, and more, and none of that is possible without the earth. What’s your favourite golf course you’ve ever played, and can you name each golf course here?
Designed by Brian Schneider & Blake Conant, Old Barnwell draws from a unique set of inspirations, including Walter Travis, National Golf Links of America, the English Heathlands, and more. Take a dive into this newly celebrated layout, below: golfclubatlas.com/countries/old-…
Quietly opening in 2024 alongside a slew of media-frenzy new-builds, Brambles is a superb, low-key Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw design in Middletown, California. Michael Chadwick’s course profile is below, detailing the golf course & James Duncan’s vision: golfclubatlas.com/countries/bram…
Located in the idyllic setting at the base of the Rocky Mountains where Alberta meets Montana and British Columbia, Waterton Lakes is a no-frills, subdued golf course that punches way above its weight class. Course profile from author Alex Hunter: golfclubatlas.com/countries/wate…
Introducing: High Grove, the latest Gil Hanse & Jim Wagner design in the state of Florida. This time, in Venus, situated roughly in the middle of Orlando, Jupiter, and Fort Myers. Link in bio for “Early Thoughts” on this impressive piece of ground. golfclubatlas.com/early-thoughts…
With only eight Mike Strantz golf courses to his name after an untimely death, his architecture is in short supply. As Alex Hunter writes in the most recent course profile, Tot Hill Farm is back to his former glory following a restoration in 2023: golfclubatlas.com/countries/tot-…
Happy New Year! While most of the Northern Hemisphere is firmly in its offseason, there may be no better time To head to the southeast. Explore Gil Hanse & Jim Wagner’s The Park, one of the best public facilities in the United States: golfclubatlas.com/countries/the-…



