The new par-3 short course and 27-hole putting course at BOYNE Golf will open this summer, according to BOYNE Golf officials. The par-3 short course is called Doon Brae, and the Himalayan-style ...

Welcome to Golfweek’s Best 2025 ranking of the top par-3, short and non-traditional private golf courses in the United States. To acknowledge a recent and rapid rise in short courses, Golfweek’s Best ...

The first par-3 course opened in Portsmouth, England, in 1914 for vacationers and beginners to play a little golf without taking all day. Since then, in the last 100-plus years, a debate springs up ...

On the 4th of July, Big Cedar Lodge in Missouri’s Ozarks will open its new Par 3 Cliffhangers course and in doing so move into uncharted territory in the world of American golf – becoming the first ...

Holes-in-one are golf’s most sought after—and most controversial—feat. Every golfer wants one, and yet most would be quick to tell you not every ace counts. Par-3 courses, simulators, ricochets and ...

Fake grass has a real and growing role in golf. Once largely reserved for backyard short-game setups, it has spread its reach into all kinds of public venues. The most prominent of those projects is ...

FRENCH LICK, Ind. – The Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort is big and brawny, with long views and seemingly even longer holes. It has all the tricks its namesake architect, who passed away in 2020, ...

WILLIAMSBURG, VA. – Golden Horseshoe Golf Club already was home to two popular, full-sized courses. The Gold Course, designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., is ranked by Golfweek’s Best as the No. 3 ...

You can hardly swing a sand wedge these days without knocking up against a par-3 course. The proliferation of these pint-size layouts owes to factors ranging from maintenance costs and lifestyle ...