Courses and Travel

Gaming Superhighway Drives Fun Via F1 and NASCAR Racing Plus High-Tech Slots

Michael Patrick Shiels

The need for speed is satisfied each summer via the FireKeepers Casino 400 race at Michigan International Speedway.

Losing one’s phone, escaping sunbelt heat & a fall visit to Forest Dunes

Terry Moore

Here’s a sure-fire way to meet people at a busy golf resort: lose your cell phone and start to panic.... Read more »

When Celebrities Check In – VIP’s and Vice-Presidential Voyages

Michael Patrick Shiels

When world leaders emerge from their capitol buildings and palaces to meet each other, they tend to gather in gorgeous... Read more »

Surprise Twist for American Golf Pro’s Dream Job in Ireland

Michael Patrick Shiels

Ireland is a dream destination for golf vacationers. The emerald-green, scenic, seaside courses also lure American golf professionals, who often... Read more »

Visiting West Point and the Hudson River Valley

Terry Moore

Visiting West Point and New York’s Hudson River Valley were part of our travel plans when my cousin’s son played... Read more »

Folds of Honor Collegiate Tees Off Monday

Terry Moore

This past spring, we (my spouse Deb and I) visited West Point, located off the high bluffs overlooking the historic... Read more »

Virtuoso Travel Week Reveals the Current Hot Spots are Actually Cool Weather Destinations

Michael Patrick Shiels

The Las Vegas summer temperatures soared – like an Olympic pole-vaulter – over the 100-degree mark during 2024 Virtuoso Travel... Read more »

Travel Ambassadors Aboard Delta Airlines and at the Miami Airport Hilton

Michael Patrick Shiels

My cross-country flight from Miami was comfortable but not memorable, which is the best you can hope for in air... Read more »

Spirit Airlines Accidental Airport Camping on Record Travel Day

Michael Patrick Shiels

Approximately 2.9-million travelers – a record for U.S. airports – flew on Friday, May 24, 2024. I was one of... Read more »

Notes & quotes from Men’s Golf at the Paris Olympics

Terry Moore

Although there is no prize money and only medals bestowed on Olympic golfers, many countries do reward their players with... Read more »

Scheffler’s golden moment in Paris

Terry Moore

Fifty or even 100 years from now, golf historians may say golf in the Olympics rose to new heights with... Read more »

Lansing-Area Native Joe Davis Travels as Major League Baseball, Dodgers and NFL Sportscaster

Michael Patrick Shiels

I caught up with television sportscaster Joe Davis, the 36-year-old Potterville prodigy who calls 90 Dodger baseball games each season... Read more »

Different Ways Around the Course

Tom Bedell

When he retired from a high-powered three decade-plus career with ExxonMobil as engineer and executive at the age of 58,... Read more »

Olympic Stars Train at World Equestrian Center: Ocala’s New “Horse Capital” Tourist Destination

Michael Patrick Shiels

The Sunshine State has a hot new attraction: the World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Florida’s “Horse Capital of the World.”... Read more »

Travelers Championship Signature Status Is a Financial Hit to PGA of America’s Connecticut Section

Anthony Pioppi

The inaugural edition of the Travelers Championship and its Signature status could not have ended better for fans, supporters and... Read more »