Architect Steve Smyers is one of golf’s top designers. His credits include Old Memorial in Florida, Maridoe in Dallas and the Pfau Course at Indiana University. Smyers also has been a nationally ...

FALLS OF ROUGH, Ky. (WDRB) -- Families who spend their summers out on Rough River Lake are getting used to a new reality. The Army Corp. of Engineers restricted the lake level 5 feet to 490 feet — and ...

FALLS OF ROUGH, Ky. (WDRB) -- The water in Rough River Lake is at its lowest point of the season and it could end up staying that way for years to come. Every year, the Army Corps of Engineers drains ...

Golf Digest: Darin, I’m curious what impact the timing of the U.S. Open each year has on the rough. Being in mid-June every year, does that encourage more growth in the rough, or is typical U.S. Open ...

We talk a lot about booming drives and distance, and how bomb-and-gouge is transforming the game in a variety of radical ways. But what about what happens when players miss the fairway? With the ...

Missing the fairway is always a bummer, but it’s even more disappointing when you end up in the rough and still have a long club in your hand. Hybrids have made these shots a bit easier to deal with, ...