Courses and Travel

Arnold Palmer returns to Hilton Head

Brad King

Arnold Palmer first made his mark on Hilton Head in 1969, when he captured the PGA Tour’s inaugural Heritage Classic... Read more »

Play This New Classic While You Can!

Larry Olmsted

When a golf critic uses the world “classic” to describe a parkland course, it usually is industry code for boring.... Read more »

The Wild, Wild East-

Jamie McWilliams

If you ever saw the classic movie “All The President’s Men,” when Deep Throat obliquely steered Woodward and Bernstein into... Read more »

Elkhorn Valley, Undiscovered Oregon Golf Treasure

Jeff Wallach

Oregon isn’t as famous for mountain golf as some western states but that’s no reason to miss Elkhorn Valley Golf... Read more »

Golf in India?

Bob Fagan

Exciting golf awaits you in the Delhi area.  This is the par-three third at the DLF Golf and Country Club.... Read more »

In New Jersey, Play Like PGA Champion Slammin’ Sammy Snead

Larry Olmsted

The long hitting terror of his day, Sam Snead won a record 82 PGA Tour events, including 7 Majors. The... Read more »

Willbrook: What Makes a Course Female-Friendly?

Bob Cullen

  Some time ago, the now-defunct magazine Golf for Women published an article called “The 50 Top Golf Courses for... Read more »

Four Seasons Nevis is (Finally) Back!

Larry Olmsted

More than two years after a hurricane ravaged the small island of Nevis, one half of the Confederation of Nevis... Read more »

Give Portland a Look for Upper-Shelf Oregon Golf

Ken Van Vechten

Oregon could be the richest per-capita golf state in the Union.  And while Bandon and the center-of-the-state courses get most... Read more »

Wildhorse: Great Oregon Golfing on “The Rez”

Jay Stuller

Since the dawn of humanity and on every continent but Antarctica, bands of people have displaced others in quest of... Read more »

Grand Strand Private Options II: Wachesaw Plantation

Bob Cullen

Two things distinguish Wachesaw Plantation from the hundred-odd golf courses along South Carolina’s Grand Strand: topography and privacy. Wachesaw, near... Read more »

The Nature of the Game

Janina Jacobs

I have a confession to make. Many years ago on a well-known Michigan course, I tried to hit a wetland... Read more »

Oregon Golf: Going Off-Trail to Wildhorse Resort

Jeff Wallach

In the high desert east of Oregon’s Cascade Mountains,  ride on toward the Native American owned Wildhorse Resort and Casino,... Read more »

If in Pinehurst, don’t overlook Dormie Club

James McAfee

If you get to Pinehurst, make sure to add the Dormie Club to your list of must play courses. The... Read more »

Course Conditioning: Harmful or Helpful?

Janina Jacobs

Are we golfers too spoiled here in the U.S.?  Do you complain when playing a course with slow greens or... Read more »