The maintenance crew at any golf course is a vital and underrated component to a worthwhile property. After almost 5 months of experience, Nico brings a firsthand account of what it’s like to work in turf grass management and the underlying motivations for those in the crew.

With the successful addition of Gil Hanse’s redesign of No. 4 to the Pinehurst rota, the question now stands: what is there next step? Has Pinehurst found a viable formula for making the most out of their outdated properties?

One of the greatest architects of all time, Donald Ross, made No. 2 and loved it so much that he built his own house on it. Then its architectural prowess vanished into an unidentifiable amount of lush rough and manicured green. But 100 years later Coore and Crenshaw came together to put back the pieces.

The Village of Pinehurst’s original business model never included golf in its equation, but fate mixed with a little bit of luck came together to create something magical; magic in its warm, quaint atmosphere, and magic in some shocking beneficial medical proponents as well.

San Diego is made famous by the sun, the surf, and good golf. We drive right past the well known meccas of the Southern California golfing scene to witness a more complete experience, one full of newfound friends that thrive in communal environments.

The Plantation Course at Kapalua is the annual host to the Tournament of Champions and one of Coore and Crenshaw’s first ever designs. The Subtletees crew sees what it’s like to play from some true tournament tees.

Nebraska. A place of corn, cows, and the best land for golf in America. The Sandhills of this seemingly forgotten state holds the greatest single opportunity for the world of golf. But how will we use the chance we’ve been given?

Pebble Beach Golf Links has been the pride and joy of the Northern California golfing scene ever since its opening in 1919, and is one of the most well known courses in the world. But is it still worth splurging for this monopolized experience?

The Emerald Isle took us by storm, plain and simple. And although it is home to some of the greatest golf on the planet, Ireland offers a lot more to the experience than that.

The final installment of The Last Frontier includes one of the crew’s most memorable rounds. Our last visit is to The Prairie Club in Valentine, and the course that put this heartland town on the map.

The Sandhills is a vast place and one that holds more than the unguided eye can see. We explore two courses, Bayside and Pelican Beach, and the adventure it was to get there.

The gates to one of the best courses in America swing wide open for the Subtletees crew to enjoy as they experience Ballyneal Golf and Hunt Club in the Chop Hills of Colorado.

Wild Horse is the itch the Subtletees crew needed for their hidden gem scratch, making this course an absolute must on anyone’s Mid-western golfing trip.

As a rising star in the USGA rota and a Perry Maxwell design, Omaha Country Club is our first stop in Nebraska.

The famous resort in Nayarit, Mexico is the perfect visual representation of pre and post renovation movement.

Caddies rarely get the love they truly deserve, chronicled by a golfer that finds himself in the wrong era.

This course in Ventura County has flown under the radar for years, even to those who play it everyday.