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 ...

Getting a hole-in-one is the ultimate goal for any golfer, as the rare feat is like catching a unicorn — since a player can go an entire lifetime without every capturing one. Even if you’re the ...

A community that plays together stays together. In his influential book, “Bowling Alone,” the scholar Robert D. Putnam described public gatherings and group activities as fundamental to the greater ...

Not far from modest, low-slung stucco homes, a liquor store with barred windows and a run-down motel, sits a small green haven for South Los Angeles golfers. The Maggie Hathaway Golf Course has been ...