Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you play smarter, better golf. This week’s Open Championship is being played at one of the most well-known links golf ...

In Dr. Jeff Gold's assessment, a culture of excellence is deeply embedded in the 155-year history of the University of Nebraska system. Generations of students feel the effects of that excellence on a ...

What does it mean for a golf course to have “character”? Can character be quantified, or is it more like “charisma,” something that’s easy to spot in a personality but difficult to explain? Most of us ...

Long-time Shadow Creek general manager Monte Montgomery had to quickly correct himself. He’d been asked how golfers can snag a tee time at the Las Vegas showstopper, and his initial answer was ...

Proponents of the golf ball rollback argue that professional golfers hit the ball too far, causing the game to place too much emphasis on distance and rendering classic designs defenseless. Those who ...