Courses and Travel

David Leadbetter Takes New York

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

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 »

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

The gorgeous but underrated Casehn Course at Ballybunion is one of many great layouts you will learn more about if you keep reading.

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

One of the most impressive modern courses around Atlantic City, Twisted Dune is also one of the hosts for the new AC World Amateur Open

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

18 and the Spring Mountains in the backdrop

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

The 9th hole, like every hole at Las Vegas' Shadow Creek, is a stunner!

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

The 7th at Paramount captures the natural beauty of the Hudson Valley and the club will be a real boon to New Yorkers.

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 »