The A Position

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Jeff Ritter demonstrates simple tips for more power is this episode of The Golf Digest Clinic! For more information on coaching with Jeff, visit JeffRitterGolf.com Download The Jeff Ritter Golf App FREE! Read more

As someone who enjoyed years of fun at summer camp as a kid, the private community of Martis Camp, just a couple of mountain peaks over from Lake Tahoe, is aptly named.  This is exactly the camp I would have designed for myself as an adult who has never lost my interest in playing as many sports and games as possible in a single day, ... Read more

In 1848 a wave of humanity swept into Alta California’s central Sierra foothills, drawn by the discovery of gold.  To the thriving settlements of San Andreas, Angels Camp and Murphys, merchants, opportunists and curious observers followed the miners.  Some of the more notable included Daniel Webster, William Hearst, J.P. Morgan, Ulysses S. Grant, John Jacob Astor and a young journalist with the pen name of ... Read more

The heavy snow pack of 2011 delayed many course openings. When the weather cleared and the snow pack melted, an awesome summer was available to any who ventured into the mountains. These beautiful courses welcomed us with great hospitality to go with their superb settings. Martis Camp # 17 Martis Camp # 18 Martis Camp # 06 Lahontan Golf Club # 18 Lahontan Golf Club # 11 Grizzly Ranch Golf Club ... Read more

From South Lake Tahoe north into Plumas County, California’s High Sierra is draped with a motherload of exceptional golf courses.  As host of a much publicized celebrity tournament, Edgewood-Tahoe commands the greatest attention, while vertigo-inducing elevation changes makes Coyote Moon one of the most memorable public tracks in the region.  Between these two,  in the Martis Valley just outside of Truckee, is Schaffer’s Mill, a ... Read more

The High Sierras can literally take your breath away.  Take a tour of the Reno-Tahoe area with Jamie McWilliams, who discovered a strange and wonderful mix of lifestyles, activities and great golf courses. [jwplayer mediaid=119]   Read more

I have a confession to make. Many years ago on a well-known Michigan course, I tried to hit a wetland laden par-5 in two – and missed.  Venturing into the semi- hardened muck and mud, actually a ‘natural area’ unknown to me at the time, I not only found my ball, but 80 others in a 5 minute time span.  What fortune!  ... Read more

When the temperatures reach triple digit in the summer, golfers start looking for cooler places and should consider the High Sierras, the 60-mile Reno-Lake Tahoe area on the borders of Nevada and California. There are more than 40 golfing options where they can play mountain courses with dramatic elevation changes, high desert courses where target golf is featured and meadow courses with tree-lined fairways—all with breathtaking vistas ... Read more

Golfers who like to combine a little gambling this summer or even in the fall might want to consider going to the other Nevada city, Reno. The self-proclaimed “Biggest Little City in the World” may not be as glitzy or have as many rooms available, but temperatures don't climb into the 100s and there's enough high stakes action and big name entertainers at the casinos—Eldorado, ... Read more