Courses and Travel

The World’s Top Golf Book?

Larry Olmsted

Maybe, maybe not. But even though it is brand new, just released, I will go out on a limb and... Read more »

Course Review: Callippe Preserve Golf Club, Pleasanton, CA

Bob Fagan

As I write this, I am inclined to fit the description of a person who does not want to let... Read more »

Grand Cypress-No Apologies

Derek Duncan

Sometimes, lost in discussions about golf courses and sites and design, is the understanding that golf is, fundamentally, a sport.... Read more »

Most Expensive Golf Book Ever

Larry Olmsted

Why go on a deluxe trip to play the very best courses of Scotland, the birthplace of golf, with a... Read more »

Best Nine Golf Courses in Las Vegas: Locals Rule

Jeff Wallach

Every story about Las Vegas should feature a blackjack dealer named Dino who’s built like a bull terrier and growls... Read more »

Requiem for Borrego Ranch: A Desert Resort Even the Martian Rover Couldn’t Find

David Gould

The view flying into most major airports is of thickening subdivisions and boulevards colliding below. But it’s different on the... Read more »

A Proper Jones: Stone Mountain’s Stonemont Course

Derek Duncan

The Stonemont Course at Stone Mountain Golf Club outside of Atlanta is what you expect from stock, mid-century Trent Jones:... Read more »

No Good Choices at Stone Mountain Lakemont Course

Derek Duncan

I’d love to be able to give the Lakemont Course at Stone Mountain Golf Club a higher score—parts of the... Read more »

Miller Time at Silverado Resort

Bob Fagan

In a deal rumored to be between $30 and $40 million, Northern California-bred Hall of Fame Golfer Johnny Miller and... Read more »

Legends at Lionhead: One Tough Golf Gal

Tim O'Connor

  Artist Greg Douglas brilliantly portrays the challenges presented by the Legends at Lionhead. We humans have a habit of... Read more »

For All My English Major Friends: Tintern Abbey

James A. Frank

As explained on my VisitWales blog, there is more to this country than golf courses. Yes, I really mean it!... Read more »

Don’t Let “Bunkergate” Stop You From Rushing to Play Whistling Straits

Larry Olmsted

  As soon as I saw the controversy swirling around Dustin Johnson’s 72nd hole penalty to knock him off the... Read more »

Portraits of Royal Porthcawl

James A. Frank

Royal Porthcawl is the big one, the course against which all others in Wales are measured. And for good reason.... Read more »

Course Review: Bandon Crossings – Another Special Bandon, Oregon Course

Bob Fagan

No doubt you have heard of the four outstanding golf courses at Bandon Dunes in Bandon, Oregon.  Well, there is... Read more »

Pennard in Pictures

James A. Frank

As noted in my blog for VisitWales about Pennard Golf Club, despite the gray rainy weather that hung around for... Read more »