Courses and Travel

Monday After the Players

Ed Travis

This year as for the past several the media talked interminably about whether The Players should be designated the “fifth... Read more »

Tipperary or Tiger Town?

Michael Patrick Shiels

St. Patrick’s Day – Ireland’s national holiday – is celebrated all over the Emerald Isle and around the world including,... Read more »

Horseshoe Bay: a ringer for golfers and guests alike

Terry Moore

In two weeks is the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin CC (ACC) in Austin, TX.  Having played the... Read more »

Lansing to Low Country: Half-Back Snowbirds Settle in SC

Michael Patrick Shiels

The term “halfbacks” usually makes Lansing-area residents think of players carrying the football for Mark Dantonio’s team at Michigan State... Read more »

Big Wick puts Wickenburg on Arizona golf map with big imprint

Herb Gould

WICKENBURG, Ariz.—The golf course at Wickenburg Ranch is nicknamed Big Wick. That distinguishes it from Li’l Wick, a sweet little... Read more »

The Mystery of Faux-Seth Raynor Photo Unravelled By Crack Researcher

Anthony Pioppi

For the past few years there has been an ongoing debate/discussion about the photo you see on the right. Many... Read more »

Not Just 9 or 18, Think Outside the Scorecard

Anthony Pioppi

It’s time to rethink the meaning of  “a round of golf.” For so long, an “authentic” round of golf was... Read more »

Holiday bowl games: a tale of two sites

Michael Patrick Shiels

College football bowl games reward student athletes with another chance to compete at the end of the season but they... Read more »

Veteran Turns Unexpected Trip into an Adventurous, Military Page-Turner

Michael Patrick Shiels

Ron Khoury presumed joining the U.S. Air Force in 1953 would get him up into the wild blue yonder –... Read more »

Swingin’ Bajan-Style

Anita Draycott

If you’re looking for bargain golf read no further. However, for serious swingers Barbados delivers an above-par experience. The island... Read more »

The Gibraltar of the West & the Morro Bay Golf Course

Bob Fagan

Morro Rock in the distance, affectionately known as “the Gibraltar of the West,” is one of the most iconic spectacles... Read more »

Home-Cooked Travel Tips for Thanksgiving That Aren’t Turkeys

Michael Patrick Shiels

Want to go father than “over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house” at Thanksgiving but hesitant to... Read more »

The Correct Explanation, according to Charles Blair Macdonald, of the Cape Hole

Anthony Pioppi

Of all the template holes and design concepts in the palette of Charles Blair Macdonald, Seth Raynor and Charles Banks,... Read more »

Traverse City’s gem on the hill

Terry Moore

Traverse City Golf & Country Club—This is one of my favorite private courses in northern Michigan. A Tom Bendelow classic... Read more »

In praise of USGA qualifiers and players

Terry Moore

One of the trusted axioms of the game is Bobby Jones’s observation of “there’s golf and then there’s tournament golf.”... Read more »