The First 100 Courses in the U.S.
A who's who list of golf's classic designs. True, pure golf - play as many as you possibly can.

America's Top 100 Classical Courses
Built before 1960.

America's Top 100 Modern Courses
Post 1960 - and the result of players preparing themselves for future careers.

American Society of Golf Course Architects
If you are going to be one, membership has its privileges. Good resources, areas on architecture trends, a forum, and an architect of the week.

The Architect's Fans
A great aricle about the legions of fans that work to preserve the art and memory of the great architects.

Arnold Palmer Course Design Company
He has done it all. Courses, tires, motor oil, cigarettes, clothes, clubs... the man who made modern golf what it is today. He designs with partner Ed Seay.

Arthur Hills Associates
Has been my favorite modern-day architect for years now.

Books
The best for those interested in golf course design. Look for the books by A.W. Tillinghast, Tom Doak, Donald Ross, Devereaux Emmitt, and Allister Mackenzie.

Colt, Harry S.
Another overlooked classic architect - Pine Valley, Burning Tree, Sea Island are all on his impressive course resume.

Coore & Crenshaw Designs
Gentle Ben and Bill Coore are influenced by solid, traditional designs.

The Donald Ross Society
An article on a group devoted to the preservation of traditional golf course designs.

Emmet, Devereux
One of golf's greatest traditional architects - but has often been overlooked in favor of Ross, Mackenzie, Macdonald...

Gary Player Design
I am not a huge fan of his designs, but Rasperry Falls in Virginia is truly unique to the U.S., and is in a beautiful location.

Hurdzan - Fry Design
He was awarded best of 1997 by his peers. Focuses on great, affordable golf experiences.

Nicklaus Design
Golden Bear designs - and family.

Raymond Floyd Design
Received much press for his recent "toughening" of Doral's Blue Monster, and then had to go back and soften it up a little a year later after many issues on 18 during the event.

Robert Trent Jones Jr. Design Group
He has designed or redone an absolute ton of golf courses around the world - and he has a cool website.

Ross, Donald
If you are looking for straightforward, fair, traditional golf, play as many of his courses as possible. A prodidgious designer of golf courses, reflecting the way golf was meant to be played.

Tillinghast, A.W.
The "Dean of American Golf Course Architects". This great, traditional architect has Pine Valley, Bethpage Black, and scores of the top courses in the country on his resume. See Course List.