Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zach Schenfisch is a Midwest-based writer who covers golf. Japan is a place where tradition meets innovation. Ancient temples ...

SOMA, Japan — I’m beside 480 other competitors at the 29th JALCUP National Park Golf Championship. They’ve come to Soma City, Fukushima, from across Japan. Okinawa. Tokyo. Sapporo. Journeys were long ...

Late in the third round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, Hideki Matsuyama was out of contention. He was coming off three bogeys in four holes and now faced the par-3 16th, the third-most ...

Golf courses in Japan contain many dualities. From an architectural perspective there is a balance between Eastern and Western influences. Many of the country’s most esteemed courses were designed and ...