Courses and Travel

Troon Golf Takes Over Carl Freeman Courses

Scottsdale, Ariz. – Troon Golf, the world’s largest golf course operator, added three more golf facilities to its portfolio after... Read more »

McConnell Golf puts stamp on PGA TOUR with acquisition of Sedgefield CC

Legendary North Carolina institution Sedgefield Country Club was longtime home of the Greater Greensboro Open.

Brad King

One of the fastest growing names in golf, McConnell Golf, recently announced the purchase of its seventh premier club in... Read more »

Golf Courses of Study: Great Resorts That Will Teach You a Lesson

Jeff Wallach

One thing I never expected to learn at golf school was how to really wind up and throw my golf... Read more »

Hills is the High Point at LPGA International

Hills' Legends Course fits nicely into the dark, wooded wetlands it intersects.

Derek Duncan

LPGA International provides a good lesson why resorts and clubs should hire different architects when building more than one... Read more »

The “Rees-ification” of LPGA International

Derek Duncan

The Champions Course at LPGA International is Rees Jones at his stereotypical worst with all the repeated perimeter bubble humps... Read more »

Valentine to the Villas of Grand Cypress

David Gould

You’re traveling on Florida’s Interstate 4, south from the Convention Center and International Drive down to the Lake Buena Vista... Read more »

Are Women Getting Screwed on the Golf Course?

Superstar designers Pete and Alice Dye have long championed fairer golf courses for women, but the rest of the industry has not followed suit.

Larry Olmsted

From Hootie Johnson and Augusta National dissing women to the struggles of the LPGA to find and retain sponsors, golf... Read more »

OptiShot Simulator: Real Golf In Your Home

James A. Frank

I’ve always wanted a golf simulator in my home, but all the units I’ve seen are too big, too expensive,... Read more »

Acapulco Gold

Anita Draycott

In Mexico’s first resort town you can swing day and night Looking to score some golfers’ gold amigos? I think... Read more »

The Osprey Beaver Creek Colorado

Caption: The Osprey Beaver Creek is the closest hotel to a ski lift in North America

Michael Patrick Shiels

Riding up the long Strawberry Park chairlift on a sunny, mild morning in Beaver Creek, Colorado, I was happy to... Read more »

Top o’ the World at Old Mac: A Few Minutes with Jeff Brinegar, Head Pro at Old Macdonald

Jeff Brineger, head professional at Bandon Dunes' Old Macdonald.

Chris Santella

Since June of 2010, Jeff Brinegar has presided over what many consider to be America’s most sought-after “must-play” new course—Old... Read more »

Win A Free Golf Getaway For Your Favorite Foursome!

James A. Frank

Need to escape the frozen north for the ultimate golf buddy trip? Another website I write for is offering a... Read more »

Of Needles and Haystacks

Timothy Nolan

Waiting for the ferry I watch Strangford Lough tighten and boil whitely through a last narrow chute. Somewhere beyond a... Read more »

The short bag: Is eight enough?

Herb Gould

I’m into a less-is-more phase of my golf career. I’m reconciled to the fact that my game is what it... Read more »

Bad Car, Good Deal

Janina Jacobs

Sometimes, renting a beautiful and luxurious car is simply not in the cards.