Courses and Travel

Golf at its Best in East Lothian

Brian McCallen

Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital, is undoubtedly one of Europe’s tidiest and most civilized cities. But for avid golfers intent on experiencing... Read more »

Auld Lang Syne

Tom Bedell

Return to Turnberry 1: May 10, 2008 [I first posted the next five entries on Turnberry on my old blog... Read more »

China & Golf Part 4: The Great Wall

Larry Olmsted

It’s a lie – or maybe more of an urban legend – you cannot see it from space. Nonetheless, the... Read more »

China & Golf Part 3 – Visiting Beijing

Larry Olmsted

So you have come to China to see what the future of golf is all about, and explored it at... Read more »

Inside the TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course

Derek Duncan

Inside The PLAYERS Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass Talk about inauspicious debuts. In 1982, when the PLAYERS Championship switched venues... Read more »

Who is Rory McIlroy and where did he come from? Why, from Lough Erne of course.

Larry Olmsted

When Irish teen golf phenom (he’s now 20) Rory McIlroy stunned the world this past weekend by becoming the second... Read more »

The A List: You Da Woman!

In celebration of Mother’s Day [May 3, 2010]—as well as our devotion and respect for moms and women every day... Read more »

Dye Another Day? TPC Sawgrass Dye’s Valley Course

Derek Duncan

  You might think that the Valley Course would be a lot more comparable to the adjacent Stadium Course than... Read more »

China & Golf Part 2:The World’s Largest Golf Resort

Larry Olmsted

This is the moment everything changed in the world of golf. It’s taken the rest of the world a few... Read more »

Marvelous Merion

James A. Frank

If you doubt the power of the Internet, here’s proof that technology and tradition do mix. Back in January, The... Read more »

Surf’s Up, Scores Are Too, at Kiawah’s Ocean Course

Timothy Nolan

How formidable a challenge is the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island, South Carolina?  Mike Vegis, the resort’s public relations director,... Read more »

Sky Blue Sky Valley

Derek Duncan

  The original designer of this resort course tucked up in the canyons of the Blue Ridge Mountains just south... Read more »

The RTJ Trail Highlight: Grand National’s Lake Course

Derek Duncan

  Many people consider this the best stop on the RTJ Trail. I’m not totally sure I agree but I... Read more »

Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail: A Real Stew at Grand National’s Links Course

Derek Duncan

If it’s true the Lake course here is the most balanced course on the Trail (perhaps), the Links is where... Read more »

Making the Most of New Smyrna Beach

Derek Duncan

  I never saw this course prior to the 2007 bunker and green renovation but it couldn’t have been very interesting... Read more »