Courses and Travel

Google Pioneer Buys into Dove Mountain Ritz-Carlton

(Marana, Ariz.) — An investment by Google pioneer Ray Sidney in The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain has eliminated... Read more »

Guangzhou Golf Show: A Reflection

John Strawn

Shenzhen, China The China Golf Show in Guangzhou concluded on October 16th after a three day run. A competing industry... Read more »

Rocco’s Remarkable Turnaround

Rocco Mediate eagled his way to victory at CordeValle. Copyright USGA/John Mummert.

David Barrett

What transpired on the 17th hole at CordeValle in the Frys.com Classic on Sunday was one of the most dramatic—and... Read more »

Trail Crew

Hole number 8 at the We-ko-Pa Cholla Course.

Jay Stuller

In early December for the past eight years, several of my pals and I head down to Arizona, for the... Read more »

Who’s Calling the Shots in Texas?

The closer of Barton Creek's Foothills Course

Ken Van Vechten

Everybody was wearing burnt orange and speaking a strange language of “hookers and whores,” or so it sounded to my... Read more »

Complete Guide to Kohler, Part 4: The Golf

The sign pretty much says it all: bunkers, water, and lots more bunkers.

Larry Olmsted

This is the final installment about Destination Kohler, one of the world’s greatest golf resorts. I’ve covered the food,... Read more »

Autumn in Westchester

The par-4 third gives a sense of the intense shaping throughout the course.

Derek Duncan

Ah, fall in the Northeast. The unparalleled and sudden flourish of color; the almost imperceptible downshift in mood and speed;... Read more »

French Lick a Hoosier Hit for Pete Dye

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Herb Gould

No such tonic is imminent for the current band of pennant-starved Chicagoans. But promoters of this resuscitated vintage resort, once... Read more »

Native American Golf Beats Par in California

Ken Van Vechten

Forget the Scots. Golf was invented in America. There’s a petroglyph at Chaco Canyon showing Kokopelli holding a niblick. The... Read more »

Club at Mediterra to Expand Amenities

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Scott Kauffman

(Naples, Fla.) – The Club at Mediterra recently announced it would be expanding its private golf and country club facilities. ... Read more »

Jazz on the Beach in the Mexican Caribbean

Brian McCallen

For those of us who live in New England or anywhere else in the nation’s northern tier, autumn is a... Read more »

Pasatiempo Goes to the Goats

Goat progress after only a few days on the 18th hole!

Bob Fagan

How about this for an environmentally friendly way to clean out the brush on your golf course? One of Northern... Read more »

Fine Fall Venues

The Frys.com Open moves to California's CordeValle.

David Barrett

The PGA Tour’s Fall Series flies under the radar. With the FedExCup and Ryder Cup behind us and football on... Read more »

Old Head and Other Irish treats

Herb Gould

It’s easy to see why Ballybunion is worthy of its status as the granddaddy of southwestern Irish golf. Lodged between... Read more »

Edgewood Tahoe, A Modern Classic

Jeff Wallach

What can I say about Lake Tahoe—“the jewel of the Sierras”– that hasn’t already been said . . . except... Read more »