Courses and Travel

For All The Beer in Texas

Jason Kerkmans

There are not many better finishes to a round of golf than the start of a great beer. Sure, it... Read more »

Win a Foursome at the Next Great Course!

James A. Frank

Are you free at the end of May? If so, consider entering a contest that is really worth winning. The... Read more »

Bandon Keeps Getting Better

Matt Zaffino

It’s like the gorse. The thorny bush with the pretty yellow flowers grows everywhere around Bandon. Imported from Ireland by... Read more »

UPDATE! Leaving Lake Las Vegas

Larry Olmsted

Goodbye Lake Las Vegas. We hardly knew you.

The Boulders: Desert Delight

James A. Frank

(Sorry I haven’t posted in a few days, but I’ve been on the road, playing some great places and testing... Read more »

Enniscrone Golf Club, Ireland (Recommended by John Steinbach)

Chris Santella

There is always much excited whispering in golf travel circles about the newest hidden gem, the latest undiscovered destination that’s... Read more »

Hitting the Mother Lode: Golfing Reno, Tahoe, and the High Sierras

Jeff Wallach

All photos by Rod Hanna. If you think miners were busy hauling ore out of the ground in the border... Read more »

Big Island Contentment

Jason Kerkmans

Next to the 17th green on Mauna Lani Resort’s South Course, I waved a threesome of golfers through. It wasn’t... Read more »

An Irish Sojourn

John Strawn

The best golf resort in the world is Bandon Dunes in Oregon, but the best region in the world for... Read more »

Riviera Maya Golf: Moon Palace

Larry Olmsted

I love the Rivera Maya as a travel destination, and explained why the region is so charming in my last... Read more »

Missing Links

Jeff Wallach

A friend recently made the amusing observation that he thought “links” golf courses were defined by holes strung one after... Read more »

Escape Augusta Syndrome in Northern Ireland

Tim O'Connor

Most golfers in North America are infected. It’s not a virus of any kind. It’s a state of mind that... Read more »

Mission Hills: Mission Incredible

Tom Bedell

It is fitting that a statue of the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy and Compassion overlooks the eighteenth hole of the... Read more »

Ballyliffin, Ireland (Recommended by Nick Edmund)

Chris Santella

There are many “best-kept secrets” among the cabalistic corps of golf travel enthusiasts.  But if you were to canvass a... Read more »

Run-Up to the Ryder Cup

James A. Frank

I’m hoping/planning to be in Wales in a few months, traveling, playing many of the country’s top courses, and reporting... Read more »