Courses and Travel

The A List: Masters Memories, Moments, and Minutiae

As golf’s first major championship tees off, the writers at The A Position offer up their favorite Masters reminiscences and... Read more »

Montauk Downs, New York (Recommended by Damon Hack)

Montauk Downs is evidence that there's room for more than one first rate municipal course on Long Island.

Chris Santella

If the United States has an equivalent to the springy turflands of Fife, it is found toward the tip of... Read more »

Billy Casper Golf to Manage Heritage Hunt Golf & CC

Scott Kauffman

Billy Casper Golf, the Vienna, Va.-based company that owns and operates more than 110 golf courses in 26 states, has... Read more »

New Salish Cliffs Golf Club to Open in Fall

Scott Kauffman

Shelton, Wash. – The Squaxin Island Tribe is getting set to open its new Salish Cliffs Golf Club, the much-anticipated... Read more »

The Other Bandon

Jeff Wallach

Although unaffiliated with the beloved Bandon Dunes Resort, Bandon Crossings–an inland public course nearby– expresses a strong vision: In this... Read more »

The A List (April Fools Edition): Golf Stories We’d Like To See

Charged with inventing fictitious stories for April Fools Day, 2010, the A Position’s world-class journalists take aim at slow... Read more »

Riviera Maya Golf: Iberostar Playa Paraiso

The ninth is the signature hole, a long (455-yd) par-4 with a rocky wastes area off the tee and the lobby’s faux Mayan pyramid on the horizon behind the green.

Larry Olmsted

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

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

Gorse and the view from Pacific Dunes GOlf Course

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

By combining holes in the desert, mountains and along Nevada's largest private lake, Jack Nicklaus produced one of the nation's best golf courses, Reflection Bay, at the Lake Las Vegas resort.

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)

The second hole at Enniscrone, a 556-yard par-5 that concludes at a seaside green.

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 »

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