It was a great year for golf courses, and SI Contributor Joe Passov has awards for the best new courses and course modifications of 2024. PInehurst No. 10, one of the gems we'll remember from 2024.

Deer Creek Golf Course is dying. Where once lay verdant fairways, the 18-hole course near Jefferson County’s Ken Caryl Ranch community is now largely weeds, cattails and long grasses.