Courses and Travel

My Private Eyes

John Torsiello

  From the moment you drive onto the grounds of the Golf Club at Turner Turner in Ipswich, Ma. and... Read more »

Golf, Italian Style: Paradiso del Garda

Bob Cullen

We know that travelers to Italy go for the food, the wine, the opera and the art. But should they... Read more »

America’s Happiest Man

John Strawn

My brother-in-law, Lee, and I have a lot in common, in addition to having married twin sisters (one each) and... Read more »

Berry Hill, an Antebellum Outpost to Remember

Brad King

SOUTH BOSTON, VIRGINIA — The pace becomes syrupy slow as you gently wind your way along an inconspicuous farm road... Read more »

Nemacolin Woodlands Is a World unto Itself

Tom Harack

The contemplation of parallel universes is usually best left to cosmologists, but a similar phenomenon exists in resorts, a point... Read more »

Hershey Offers the Best of Both Worlds

Brad King

HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA — For Milton S. Hershey, it was always about family. From the moment he began planning “his” town... Read more »

Chattanooga—You Wouldn’t Think Great Golf, But…

Derek Duncan

In 1969, during a CBS evening news broadcast, Walter Cronkite reported that the EPA had just named Chattanooga “the dirtiest... Read more »

Auld Sod Gets Trumped: The Donald’s New Links Gets Underway

Brian McCallen

The thought of Donald Trump rolling up his starched French cuffs to stamp his inimitable brand on a remote corner... Read more »

The Home Course, Dupont, WA: Dynamite New Layout

Jeff Wallach

When most golfers talk about their home course it’s not usually called, well, The Home Course.  Unless you happen to... Read more »

Golf, Italian Style: Garda Golf

Bob Cullen

Fill in the blank: “Italian _______.”  People might say “food.” They might say “art.” They might say “fashion,” “design,” “wine,”... Read more »

Muskoka, Ontario: Golf Between Rock and a Hard Place

Brian McCallen

Two hours north of Toronto is Muskoka, southern Ontario’s “cottage country,” an area dominated by an element not often associated... Read more »

Old School

Jeff Wallach

Playing a 100-year-old golf course is often the best evidence that good design doesn’t rely on moving a lot of... Read more »

Golf, Italian Style: Venice

Bob Cullen

Fill in the blank: “Italian _______.”  People might say “food.” They might say “art.” They might say “fashion,” “design,” “wine,”... Read more »

Communities Use Tough-Course, Easy-Course Tandem

David Gould

Gerald Barton, developer of PGA West, hired architect Pete Dye to build him “the hardest golf course in the world.”... Read more »

A Day in the Life of an (Amateur) Tour Pro, Part 2

Larry Olmsted

So you have paid your money, gone to the Pairings Party (see last post) and gotten your pro and your... Read more »