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8 unusual facts about Golf Digest


Bay Harbor, Michigan

Three nine-hole golf courses line the shoreline and woodlands and have been rated eighth in the nation by Golf Digest.

Charles Hugh Alison

One of Alison's most-respected designs is Milwaukee Country Club (1929), co-designed with Colt, which was ranked among the Top 50 golf courses in America by Golf Digest in 2007.

Golf Digest

In 2009, Golf Digest was nominated for a National Magazine Awards by the American Society of Magazine Editorsin the Magazine Section in recognition of the excellence of a regular section of a magazine based on voice, originality and unified presentation.

#The Straits Course, Whistling StraitsHaven, Wisconsin

Greg Otterholt

As an athlete, Otterholt has been seen on television's Wide World of Sports for ski racing, played for the World Cup Soccer Tournament with the U.S. Amputee exhibition team, and appeared in the pages of Golf Digest after hitting a "one-handed" hole in one.

Jim McQueen

In addition, Jim served as the senior illustrator for Golf Digest for 30 years, Golf Magazine for 10 years, Tennis Magazine for 13 years and The Majors of Golf magazine for 8 years.

Richard Mandell

Golf Digest - Voted Creekside Golf & Country Club, Atlanta Georgia - "Best New Course Nominee 2000".

The Heritage Golf and Country Club

The St John course has been a huge success, with the Australian Golf Digest awarding the layout in the top 40 of all Australian golf courses.


Al Barkow

The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, The Wall Street Journal, Golf Magazine, Golf Digest, Golf World, Sport, Senior Golfer, Golf Monthly (UK), USGA Golf Journal, Travel & Leisure, The Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, Signature, Diversion, Golf Journal, Links Magazine, The Majors Series, Golfiana, Golf Tips Magazine, The GolfWeb, IDV/Sports.

John Bigelow IV

He was featured in Golf Digest in October 2005; as a result of the article, countrymate Tiger Woods, the world's top-ranked golfer, invited him to a putting contest in New York City, New York.

Lester George

Kinloch Golf Club in Manakin-Sabot, Virginia was awarded the honor of Best New Private Golf Course of 2001 by Golf Digest Magazine.

Shotgun start

The December 2004 issue of Golf Digest reported that in May 1956 the head pro at Walla Walla Country Club in Walla Walla, Washington fired a shotgun to sound the start of play .


see also

Bay Harbor, Michigan

Bay Harbor is a four-season luxury resort community and has a world-class deep water harbor, the Olympic caliber Bay Harbor Equestrian Club, and the 27-hole Bay Harbor Golf Club, designed by Arthur Hills and hailed by Golf Digest as "The Pebble Beach of the Midwest."

The Members Club at Four Streams

The Director of Instruction at The Members Club at Four Streams, Steve Bosdosh, PGA, has been named one of the Top 100 instructors in the United States by Golf Magazine for the past twelve years and the “#1 Teacher in Maryland” by Golf Digest.