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Golf Course Information

Use these Golf Courses resources to learn more about the playing fields on which we play our game.
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Muirfield Links: Course Profile, History and Trivia
Check out this profile of the famous Muirfield links golf course to find out how to play it, its history, majors played there, plus more facts and trivia.

Great Golf Courses: World's Famous Places to Play
Great golf courses around the world are listed here, and you can read about each, view photos, learn which are open to the public, and even add your reviews of the famous links you've played.

Beginners: Meet the Golf Course
What are the different pieces that go into a golf course? If you're new to the game, here's an introduction to the golf course and the important elements that make it what it is.

Golf Course Pictures - Index of Photo Galleries
View these galleries and slideshows to tour great golf courses from around the world.

The Different Types of Golf Courses
What are the different types of golf courses? There are several ways to group courses based on similar characteristics either in access, in size or in setting and design.

Golf Cart Safety
These guidelines for golf cart safety can help golfers stay safe on the course.

Golf Course Maintenance
Golf course maintenance isn't just the job of the superintendant and grounds crew at a course, it's also the job of golfers - through the proper repair of ball marks and divots for example. This page provides golf course maintenance tips for golfers, and we'll also be adding more information here over time about how courses are cared for by the...

How to Repair Ball Marks
Learn the right way to repair ball marks on golf greens, and why it is important for golfers to do so.

Golf Course FAQ
Check out the Golf Course FAQ from About.com to find answers to common questions about golf courses.

Ball Mark Repair Confessions - Do You Fix Your Pitch Marks?
How often do you repair your ball marks on the green? It's true confession time for golfers.

Aerification of Golf Greens: Why Do It?
Aerification of golf course greens might be an annoyance to golfers for a couple weeks, but it's a necessary and highly beneficial practice for the greens.

Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Course
The golf course at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in England is part of the Open rota. Read about the links, its history, and if you've played it you can also leave your comments and rating.

Augusta National Golf Club
Learn more about one of the most famous golf courses in the world, Augusta National Golf Club, including its history, address and details about course landmarks and membership.

Turnberry
Read about Turnberry, the famous Scottish golf resort, and its courses, and learn about the major championships played there, its history and whether you can play the links.

Blackwolf Run
Blackwolf Run is a golf course complex in Kohler, Wisconsin, with two courses - the River and Meadow Valleys tracks - that has been the site of major golf tournaments. It is affiliated with The American Club resort.

Olympic Club
The Olympic Club in San Francisco, California, has 45 holes of golf, and one of its golf courses is considered among the best in the USA. This profile of the club includes course details, contact info, plus historical facts and trivia.

Riviera Country Club Golf Course History and Profile
Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles is a PGA Tour and major championship venue. Learn about the course, its history, and lots of interesting facts and trivia.

Bethpage Black Golf Course
Read about the history, course details and tee times at Bethpage Black, one of the best public golf courses in the United States, and one of the toughest.

TPC Sawgrass
TPC Sawgrass is one of the best-known golf courses in the world, and its Island Green 17th hole one of the best-known holes. Read details about the two courses, including history, trivia and contact info.

Royal Liverpool Golf Club
Read about the famous links course at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, its history, its pars and yardages, and how to play it. If you've already played at Hoylake, you can add your rating of the course.

Who to Tip - and How Much - at Golf Courses
Find guidelines for gratuities at golf courses - who to tip, and how much.

Nairn Golf Club
Nairn Golf Club is one of the historic courses of Scotland, a links next to Moray Firth. Read about the course, its history, and if you've played it you can add your rating.

Photo Gallery: Merion Golf Club (East Course)
Get at look at the East Course at Merion Golf Club, one of the most highly rated golf courses in the United States and site of multiple major championships.

Merion Golf Club Profile
Merion Golf Club is one of the most storied golf clubs in the USA. Learn about its famous East Course, the golfers who've won there, the club origins and much more.

Mission Hills Country Club near Palm Springs, Calif.
Mission Hills Country Club is one of the top golf facilities in California's Coachella Valley, home to an LPGA major played on the Dinah Shore Tournament Course.

The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island
The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort has received superlatives ranging from one of the best to one of the toughest golf courses in America. Here is information about the course, its history, the important tournaments it has hosted, and more.

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