Courses and Travel

Asia Not Golf’s Panacea

Tom Harack

A couple of years ago, I walked the about-to-open Danang Golf Club, near the eponymous city on Vietnam’s Central Coast,... Read more »

Irish Golf in a Nutshell

Larry Olmsted

Loyal readers know I love golf in Ireland above almost all other things, and am a life member at the... Read more »

Amateur Golfers to Conquer Boardwalk Empire

Larry Olmsted

Newsflash for those of you without HBO: Atlantic City is back! Thanks to the hit drama Boardwalk Empire, the new... Read more »

TPC Las Vegas Still Going Strong 15 Years Later

Ken Van Vechten

TPC Las Vegas is a great introduction to desert-style golf, stepping in with a refinement that just wouldn’t play at... Read more »

Ouimet Fund Already Prepping for 100th Anniversary of Namesake’s Open Upset

David Gould

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 »

Hold The Green Beer

Tom Harack

Growing up in Chicago, St. Patrick’s Day actually did seem a festive affair. Willfully ridiculous, yes, with the Chicago River... Read more »

Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan to Skip Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational

Larry Olmsted

As I recently blogged, I think both the game of golf and Lindsay Lohan could really benefit from her taking... Read more »

Two “New” Golf Courses for New Yorkers in Need

Larry Olmsted

Despite a virtually unparalleled laundry list of world class layouts, form Shinnecock and National Golf Links to Westchester Country Club,... Read more »

Paramount Country Club: Tillinghast “Hidden Gem” To Be Restored

James A. Frank

“Championship golf course.” “Game improvement.” “Winter Rules.” Those are three of the many golf terms regularly misunderstood or misused. (What... Read more »

Primland: Magical Retreat in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains

John Torsiello

Primland, a sprawling multi-recreational resort located in the Blue Ridge Mountains area of extreme southwestern Virginia, recently opened a 72,000-square-foot... Read more »

Tavistock Cup Tees Up at Isleworth

Scott Kauffman

Orlando, Fla. – The Tavistock Cup returns to Isleworth Golf & Country Club next week and will feature four teams... Read more »

El Campeon-Mission Inn’s Classic Florida Throwback

Derek Duncan

Mission Inn, located 30 minutes or so northwest of Orlando in what remains rural and still underpopulated citrus country, is... Read more »

Going Rogue at Mission Inn’s Las Colinas

Derek Duncan

Depending on your view, having two courses on site as diverse as Mission Inn’s Las Colinas and El Campeón are... Read more »

A Solid Double for Fazio at Reynolds Lake Oconee

Derek Duncan

With its lovely, forested site (though not necessarily great for golf), views of Lake Oconee and the surrounding development’s once... Read more »

El Tamarindo, Mexico

Anita Draycott

Off the beaten path to rustic luxury where you’ll have 18 jungle and seaside fairways almost to yourself I’ve chased... Read more »