Courses and Travel

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 »

The A List: The World’s Greenest Golf Courses

With spring and St. Patrick’s Day around the corner, here’s  an oldie but goodie in which some of the 2010... Read more »

Ireland’s Ballyliffin is Far More Than “Just” A Hidden Gem

Larry Olmsted

Remember those old Remington electric razor commercials where entrepreneur Victor Kiam used to boast that, “I liked the shaver so... Read more »

Wild Meets Dignified at Donegal

David Gould

Donegal Golf Club, 7,300 yards long, graces a dagger of land called the Murvagh Peninsula in Donegal Bay. On your... Read more »

The Hills, New Zealand (Recommended by Sir Bob Charles)

Chris Santella

Most would agree that when it comes to golf notoriety, the North Island of New Zealand has hogged the Kiwi... Read more »

Jim Engh: Golf’s Brave, Bold Architect

Scott Kauffman

By Scott Kauffman Greensboro, Ga. – When Mercer Reynolds wanted to build the first members-only golf course several years ago... Read more »

Iceland Golf: Have You Driven A Fjord Lately?

Tom Bedell

June 17 is not particularly better known in these parts as Iceland Independence Day, but that shouldn’t stop us from... Read more »