Courses and Travel

Golf Course Review: Kiva Dunes, Gulf Shores, Alabama

Bob Fagan

This 1995 Jerry Pate design remains one of his best designs as well as one of the premier layouts in... Read more »

Golf Amid Nature’s Splendor in Costa Rica

Eco-tourism, where visitors get to experience nature in its most pristine state, remains the No. 1 reason to visit the... Read more »

Tomes for the Holiday: Three Great New Golf Books

James A. Frank

New golf books usually hit the shelves either in time for Father’s Day or Christmas. Given that the days are... Read more »

Private Club at Mediterra to Expand Amenities

Scott Kauffman

(Naples, Fla.) – The Club at Mediterra recently announced  it would be expanding its facilities.  After a much publicized and... Read more »

Google Pioneer Buys into Dove Mountain Ritz-Carlton

Scott Kauffman

(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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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 »