Courses and Travel

MACHRIHANISH…OLD AND DUNES!

Michael Patrick Shiels

MACHRIHANISH, SCOTLAND – The Mull of Kintyre dangles down on a finger of land known as the Kintyre Peninsula in... Read more »

Ryder Cup Reflection, 1995

Tom Harack

To read all the trash-talking, captain-bashing, and saber-rattling, a reasonable assumption would be that every golf fan’s most vivid Ryder... Read more »

Old Macdonald highlights Bandon marathon

Herb Gould

63 holes in 26 hours? Walking? We must be crazy. But we’d do it again. And again. By Herb Gould... Read more »

TAP Beer of the Week 39: 1503 Tudor Ale

Tom Bedell

The Ryder Cup starts Friday at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales, and I’ll have to go pretty much... Read more »

Free Golf!

James A. Frank

Did that get your attention? Sorry, this isn’t about you playing without cost but free admission to see some of... Read more »

Deja Bandon

Stephen Goodwin

“This is déjà vu all over again,” said Yogi Berra, giving the fancy French term a good old American body... Read more »

The Complete Guide to Destination Kohler, WI

Larry Olmsted

I am just back from another visit to Kohler, Wisconsin. To say I loved it would be an understatement. The... Read more »

Amelia Island: An un-Florida Winter Getaway

Tom Harack

Tropical storms take their licks at peninsular Florida. Jammed-up traffic and real estate chaos also take a toll. It’s enough to shift... Read more »

More Cheap Mexican Golf and Booze

Larry Olmsted

Loyal readers know I am a big fan of Mexico’s all-inclusive golf resorts and their all-inclusive approach to golf, with... Read more »

Happiest Man’s Caddie Conundrum

John Strawn

Happiest Man’s Latest Dilemma: Can Your Caddie Organize Your Golf Bag? My brother-in-law, Lee, the Happiest Man in America, is... Read more »

He Had Me at “Beer Drinking Donkey”

Larry Olmsted

  Why ask Travelin’ Joe? Because Joe knows golf! It’s hard to say this without sounding cocky, but when it... Read more »

The People’s Choice: Indian Wells Golf Resort , Palm Springs, CA

Terry Moore

It’s been almost twenty years since I’ve visited Palm Springs, California. And after being there last March and having a... Read more »

Tom Doak and the Sixth Sense of Course Design

Michael Patrick Shiels

To wander a golf course at night is an exercise in solitude. Though the acres are wide open, the midnight... Read more »

To the Manoir Born

Jeff Wallach

If Montreal is Quebec’s Paris, than Quebec City is the province’s Provence.  Or something like that.  Once you’ve walked the... Read more »

Your Home at the Home of Golf

Jeff Wallach

While I haven’t stayed there myself, everything about Monarchs House, in St. Andrews, suggests it’s worth a visit.  With seven... Read more »