Courses and Travel

Wild West Equals Wonderful Golf

The fifth at Redlands Mesa is just one of many jaw dropping, fantastic holes at this unheralded but wonderful course. (Photo courtesy of the Grand Junction Visitor and Convention Bureau).

not just another hidden gem, but one of my all time favorites

Classic Courses: Royal Adelaide Golf Club

If banishment to Australia were still the common punishment for British felons, golfers in England would be embarked upon a... Read more »

Fear and Loathing (mostly fear) in St. Andrews

St Andrews Old Course 2nd © Linksland.com (1)

Jeff Wallach

The morning was cold and a cutting wind blew over the Old Course like a knee in the groin. As... Read more »

Bravo, Rio

Jeff Wallach

Here’s today’s geography quiz: as you tee up your golf ball, you look out over yucca, creosote bushes, and other... Read more »

Join the world’s oldest course on the cheap!

Not surprisingly, the oldest golf course in the world is an authentic Scottish links.

Larry Olmsted

Age is not the course’s only claim to fame: it also hosted golf’s first Major, the Open Championship, six times.

The Other Down Under

James A. Frank

With two world-class courses opening in the last ten years, New Zealand has jumped headfirst into the ranks of the... Read more »

Under the Tucson Sun

James A. Frank

Forget the Old West—there’s always much new to do in Arizona’s second city To the untrained eye, change seems to... Read more »

The Promising Land

James A. Frank

The only golf course in Israel has just undergone a renovation by an American master. The result is heavenly. In... Read more »

Luxury 2.0

James A. Frank

A few miles from the epicenter of high-tech wizardry, CordeValle is high-class resort that runs at a low-pressure pace Turn... Read more »

When Red Goes Green: Golf in Vietnam

James A. Frank

Surprise: The country and the golf are much more exciting, fun, and charming than you’d expect! Dalat Palace Golf Course... Read more »

Desert Flower

James A. Frank

The newest longest course on the PGA Tour is one even amateurs will love “Do you think they will like... Read more »

Hirono Golf Club (Japan), Recommended by Ben Cowan-Dewar

The fifth at Hirono, with its large, deep bunkers -- dubbed "Alisons" in honor of their creator.

Chris Santella

Hirono has been called the Augusta National of Japan; this moniker speaks to both its exclusivity and its quality. (“The story is that there are many CEOs in Tokyo waiting for their invitation to play here,” Ben quipped.) The parkland layout wanders through pine-covered hills and valleys, across gulleys and ravines; the prominent characteristics of Alison’s design ethos are all evident at Hirono—large, deep bunkers, sideways-tilting greens and prominent use of water hazards.