Courses and Travel

Will the Golf Revolution Be Televised?

Arjun Atwal’s victory at the Wyndham Open last year was especially exciting for me to watch because I had met... Read more »

Dorado Beach Undergoes Major Makeover

Scott Kauffman

Dorado, Puerto Rico – Leading golf course operator KemperSports, in connection with Robert Trent Jones II Golf Course Architects and... Read more »

The Cheapest Golf in America

Daniel Boone probably never palyed golf, but if he did, he lived in the best possible place for doing it on the cheap.

Larry Olmsted

Pack your clubs, and don’t bother stopping at the ATM! Every year the National Golf Foundation does a survey of... Read more »

Stanford Golf Training Complex Is Intellectual Exercise

Tom Harack

You would expect that any practice facility designed to sharpen the skills of Stanford University’s men’s and women’s golf teams... Read more »

Protected: Your Golf Course Primer to Orlando, Florida

Bob Fagan

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La Costa Gets Another Facelift

Brian McCallen

How many second chances can a golf resort get? The sky’s the limit at La Costa, the sybaritic retreat that’s... Read more »

Best of Golf Travel 2010? Let Someone Else Make the Picks

Can you name this course? It is one that Brandon Tucker and I both agree belongs on "best of" lists.

Larry Olmsted

It was a rough year for the golf business, with less new courses opening than in any year I can... Read more »

Venezuelan Golf on the Firing Line

Caracas Country Club: the View to Ávila Mountain

John Strawn

The New York Times reported on December 28, 2010, that Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez is threatening to expropriate the land... Read more »

The Green Grass of Encanterra

After fighting the cactus and scrub of desert golf, Encanterra's spacious fairways are easy on the eyes.

Jay Stuller

We played this Tom Lehman design, part of the Trilogy Golf Club group, when it first opened in 2008. After... Read more »

2010: My Golf Year in Review

James A. Frank

Fighting a cold, stuck in the house, and ditzy thanks to modern pharmacology, my thoughts turn to the year about... Read more »

Another Reason Why Golf Rocks: You Can’t Post Up at the Garden

Civility? Please, it's the Phoenix Open.

Ken Van Vechten

Golf. There aren’t a lot of fans hitting backstrokes at Wimbledon or getting put into the wall by Kyle Busch... Read more »

Kohala Coast Resorts – a Perfect Hawaiian Vacation

Kona Village Resort's serene, traditional Hawaiian setting on the Kohala Coast

Michael Patrick Shiels

I bet you can clearly conceptualize a Hawaiian vacation, whether or not you’ve been to the remote but famed... Read more »

Five Shades of Desert Golf

The 15th hole of Desert Forest shows the restrained elegance of the Red Lawrence design.

Jay Stuller

During nearly a dozen trips to Arizona, there have been times when the desert golf courses blend into mnemonic mush,... Read more »

Kauai Lagoons Renovation in Full Tilt

Scott Kauffman

Kauai, Hawaii – Five months after the Kauai Marriott Resort on Kalapaki Beach was reintroduced after a major $50-million renovation,... Read more »

Northern Lights: Ten Great Courses to Play During the Month of the Summer Solstice

Jeff Wallach

What better time to reminisce about long summer days than in the darkest depths of winter? As we approach the... Read more »