Courses and Travel

Grayhawk’s Talon and Raptor Makes Hearts Soar And Also Rips Them Out

The Raptor's sharp claws are in evidence on most holes.

Most golfers have heard about the Grayhawk Golf Club. Its Talon and Raptor courses have both been raking on Golf... Read more »

A review of “Ancestral Links: A Golf Obsession Spanning Generations” by John Garrity

Terry Moore

For several different reasons, I was enthralled by this fine book now available as an e-book. First, it’s written by... Read more »

The Sand Belt: Golf without Excess Baggage

Edwin Roald

The author was joined on a journey-of-a-lifetime by almost seventy of his colleagues, golf course architects from all over the... Read more »

Royal Sydney: A Healthy Mix of Tradition and Tolerance

Playing Catch near the Royal Sydney home green.

Edwin Roald

When heading up the final hole at Royal Sydney Golf Club, it was hard not to notice a group of... Read more »

The Sublime Rise of Reservation Golf

In the high Sonoran Desert, the vistas from both We Ko Pa courses are stark and beautiful.

Jay Stuller

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

World Golf Tour Grows, Prepares for Virtual Opens

Jay Stuller

The World Golf Tour (WGT), a free online golf game that recreates famous golf courses in virtual reality, recently added... Read more »

The Masters: In the Zone

An ideal spot to view action at the Masters is at the grassy hillside at the par-three 16th

Terry Moore

A few years ago when I arrived at the Masters, the first place I visited was the new patron sitting... Read more »

Eagle Mountain: A Friend in the Desert is a Friend of Mine

Jay Stuller

What’s most distinctive about desert golf is the way the vistas can inspire the eye and mind, while the course... Read more »

Crystal Springs Resort to Add Leadbetter Golf Academy

Scott Kauffman

Hardyston, N.J. – Crystal Springs Resort, the Northeast’s premier golf resort destination located in the mountains of northern New Jersey... Read more »

Mexico’s Best Golf? Delta’s Got That

Larry Olmsted

Quick, do a Google Search for “Mexico’s Best Golf Courses,” and in the Top 5 results you will see the... Read more »

Augusta National: Your Chance to See It—and Play It!

James A. Frank

Springtime, the first major championship, the blooming azaleas, the palpable excitement—golf’s annual return to Augusta National is when the juices... Read more »

David Leadbetter Takes New York

The world's most acclaimed golf instructor is finally taking his act to the New York metro area.

Larry Olmsted

He’s the most famous golf instructor in the history of the game, a one man teaching franchise who now employs... Read more »

Irish Links Trifecta Great At Any Time

Tom Harack

We’re usually loath to shamelessly plug individual events associated with golf destinations, in part because for many readers, escaping the... Read more »