Courses and Travel

Course Review: CordeValle, San Martin, California

The teeshot from the 17th at CordeValle.

“Peaceful and secluded, yet convenient” would be my first words to describe one of Northern California’s newest and most... Read more »

John Fought’s Touch on Display in Renovation of Pine Needles

David Gould

Recalling a stay in the balmy air of Santa Cruz, California, course architect Alister MacKenzie admitted he had “always wanted... Read more »

Travel Tip #1: Act Like a Local

Jeff Wallach

Act like a local. If you’re in a country where the men cover their legs at all times, put on... Read more »

KemperSports to Manage Ace Club

Scott Kauffman

Lafayette Hill, Pa. – KemperSports announced March 3 it has been selected by the ACE Group of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies... Read more »

Fairmont has two golfing gems at Banff, Jasper

James McAfee

Building the Banff Springs golf course back in the 1920s in Banff National Park located in the Rocky Mountains in... Read more »

Kukui’ula Starts Cottages Construction

Scott Kauffman

Koloa, Kauai, Hawaii – Construction is underway on a new collection of plantation-style cottages that will be part of the lodge... Read more »

“State of the Game”–the Golf Channel’s Collaboration with NBC Sport Gets Off to a Good Start….Mostly.

Padraig Contemplates Retroactive DQ in Abu Dhabi

John Strawn

After the third round of the Accenture World Match Play Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain Resort in Tucson, AZ,... Read more »

On Portugal’s Meters and Measurements

San Lorenzo is one of the jewels of the Algarve.

Jay Stuller

While on a business trip to Africa a number of years ago, we had a stopover in southern Portugal’s Faro,... Read more »

Bees on the Tees Please

Janina Jacobs

Despite an unpleasant encounter with a Mexican bee a couple weeks ago, there is still a great need for the... Read more »

Ratings Are For Raters

Pebble Beach green fees have increased tenfold since first appearing at or near the top of "best-of" lists

Tom Harack

Lately I’ve rehashed a conversation with Steven Hahn in the media lounge at the recent PGA Show. A single-digit player,... Read more »

Highland Swing

Anita Draycott

A spirited romp through Scotland’s Links and Whisky Trails A sign in the Glasgow Airport proclaims that Scotland is the... Read more »

The Club at Savannah Harbor: A Delicious Cupp

Cupp integrates objects on the horizon into Savannah Harbor's golf experience.

Derek Duncan

I confess I’m not always able to wrap my head around Bob Cupp’s courses. The architectural features often feel out... Read more »

A Black Bear in Orlando’s Badlands

The long 17th gives an indication of the site's rolling terrain.

Derek Duncan

Black Bear is located north of Orlando in a kind of rural badlands full of scrub, sand, pockets of wetlands... Read more »

Florida Courses With Lots of Birdies

Bob Cullen

Playing the courses at the Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort north of Miami, the birds caught my attention first. Not birds... Read more »

Women Rev It Up in Thailand

Tom Bedell

Golf was first played in Thailand in 1906, at the Royal Bangkok Sports Club. When the Banyan Golf Club in... Read more »