Short golf courses
Boyne opening two new shorter options
The Northern Michigan resort is adding the Doon Brae short course and the Back Yaird putting course, both designed by Ray Hearn.
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Captivating short course debuts on Captiva Island
The Clutch features holes with water and island views at Florida’s South Seas.
Crossroads walks a different (reversible) path
Designed by King-Collins, the new 9-hole, 11-green Palmetto Bluff course features NorthBridge Bermudagrass.
Start of a movement
The Cradle has been a hit since opening day. It also inspired a compact trend.
Norman designing new short course in Mexico
The still-unnamed 10-hole, par-3 course will sit near the Pacific Coast at Mandarina resort.
Greatness of Gravel
How fun are the first 13 holes at a Minnesota par-3 facility? So fun that ownership asked a superintendent-turned-architect to design 10.5 (?!?!) more.
Finally full
Creative design and committed leadership have sparked Wisconsin gem Barn Hollow to record play.
18 holes in (almost) half the time
Where can you play 18 par-3 holes in a single round? The list is longer than you might think — and still growing.
High-tech par 3
The recently opened Battlefield at Shangri-La melds imaginative concepts with innovative practices to maintain turf in the harsh Oklahoma growing environment.
So different, so important
Guy Cipriano visited a pair of contrasting par-3 courses during an eight-day stretch earlier this spring. He left inspired by what he observed on both layouts.
Focused on a mission
A Rhode Island course personifies the power of quality golf in urban settings.
