PGA TOUR Superstore, Haven for Abused Golf Shoes
When I was a 15-year-old hired hand at a nine-hole private club in the Boston suburbs, the re-spike duties were… Read more »
Courses and Travel
Parkland Merges with Saltmarsh at Pawley’s Plantation
A talked-about national trend at clubs and public-access courses, Tee it Forward, was on display this morning at Pawley’s Plantation…. Read more »
Warriors Ponder Name Change Amid Willbrook Plantation Tranquility
My rule of thumb in the old days is that I would “know for sure” about a golf course when… Read more »
The Creek Club at Reynolds Plantation: Jim Engh’s Something New
To begin with, Jim Engh’s design of The Creek Club at Reynolds Plantation can only be understood in light of… Read more »
Heading for Reynolds, Clubs on My Shoulder
The always peace-loving Golf Road Warriors are heading to the green hills of central Georgia and stately Reynolds Plantation for… Read more »
Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn: Wine Country Wellness, Golden Age Golf
When a young journalist from a prominent city sets off on his first travel-writing assignments, the destinations are thrilling but… Read more »
A Couple Thousand Yards of Fun, in 12 Holes
The question: “Why 18 holes?” has kept golf historians engaged for decades. It even has a well-known witty answer, based… Read more »
Ouimet Fund Already Prepping for 100th Anniversary of Namesake’s Open Upset
In 1913, a soft-spoken and raw-boned 20-year-old named Francis Ouimet won a playoff over two British titans to claim the… Read more »
John Fought’s Touch on Display in Renovation of Pine Needles
Recalling a stay in the balmy air of Santa Cruz, California, course architect Alister MacKenzie admitted he had “always wanted… Read more »
Valentine to the Villas of Grand Cypress
You’re traveling on Florida’s Interstate 4, south from the Convention Center and International Drive down to the Lake Buena Vista… Read more »
