Derek Duncan is the Architecture Editor at Golf Digest. He focuses on themes related to construction and real estate, with a particular emphasis on house and interior design. Derek's work has been featured in Golf Digest, MSN, Golf Digest ME, Pharmaceutical Online, and Yahoo Sports.
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Derek's coverage primarily focuses on golf, with particular emphasis on golf course design and tournaments. Pitches should be tailored to offer unique perspectives or exclusive insights into the development of new courses, changes in existing courses, or behind-the-scenes details about upcoming tournaments.
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European courses comprise more than half of our list of the World's 100 Greatest Courses—now the only question is: Where will your next golf trip be?
Some of the best golf holes in the world are short par 3s: Augusta National’s 12th, the Postage Stamp eighth at Royal Troon, Pine Valley’s fearsome 10th, the stunning 15th at Cypress Point—all are under 150 yards.
No country on earth has come farther or faster to the global golf stage than New Zealand. Prior to 2000, the island nation was known for high quality but quiet golf, with most of the best-known courses like Royal Auckland, Royal Wellington, Titirangi and Arrowtown dating to 1950 or earlier. These courses were and are widely admired, including Paraparaumu Beach
By: Derek Duncan
South Carolina has become the state with the most exciting golf development—and these 2 newest openings are as good as any
By: Derek Duncan
In the past few years, South Carolina has become the state where the most exciting golf design is taking place. Six new courses have opened since early 2024 (including one that’s a major transformation of an existing property), and six other 18-hole courses are in different stages of constructions with five expected to open in 2027.
Over the last four years, South Carolina has become the epicenter for inventive new golf course design
No country besides the U.S. and perhaps New Zealand can match Canada for wild diversity of its landscapes, from the mountains to the central high prairies
By: Derek Duncan
It often feels like the closer you get to the hole at Shinnecock Hills, the harder the golf becomes.
We explore how the back-to-back winner of the 2026 Ray Haddock Alister MacKenzie Lido Prize contest utilized MacKenzie's design principles
By: Derek Duncan
The word “timeless” is probably overused when talking about most things, including golf courses. But it’s a concept that overlaps nicely with Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, where the U.S. Open will return for the sixth time later this month.
