Courses and Travel

Protocol at PGA National with Tales of Diplomacy and Destinations

Michael Patrick Shiels

Nancy Brinker, a breast cancer fighting advocate, talks travel and diplomacy at PGA National.

Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way

Tom Bedell

The ink was barely dry on the morning’s papers last July 22 when a band of U.S. golf writers wandered... Read more »

Stay at home, no golf, and Brandel Chamblee

Terry Moore

The last time I played golf in Michigan was March 19 at The Meadows at GVSU. We had a foursome... Read more »

Taking On Fantasy Island: TPC Sawgrass and the Island Green

Tom Bedell

[Some of the numbers are a little dated in this 2017 piece, but the jitters one feels in playing the... Read more »

Dave Kendall & Partners Excited about the Future of Washtenaw Golf Club

Terry Moore

When one of Dave Kendall’s friends learned that he was one of the new owners of Washtenaw Golf Club in... Read more »

The PGA Championship, the Ocean Course, and the Menacing Geography of Pete Dye

John Strawn

[Aug. 7, 2012]– Jim Furyk’s meltdown on the 72nd hole at Firestone last week foreshadowed what we’re likely to see... Read more »

Q & A with Pete Dye

Terry Moore

At 86 years young, Pete Dye is still happily getting his pants dirty and his boots muddy as he tackles... Read more »

Pete Dye Throws Down the Gauntlet at French Lick

Anita Draycott

  “The ardent golfer would play Mount Everest if somebody would put a flagstick on top…golf is not a fair... Read more »

Pete Dye at French Lick: Tough Love

Jeff Wallach

Warning: there will be no puns upon the name of Pete Dye in this story.  They have been depleted to... Read more »

Top 10 Michigan Golf Stories of the Decade

Terry Moore

Begging off arguments that the decade doesn’t end until Dec. 31, 2020, I’m fearlessly submitting my list of the Top... Read more »

Drum roll, please: Top 10 Michigan Golf Stories of the Year

Terry Moore

  As is my humble custom, here’s my Top 10 Golf Stories of the Year for Michigan.  They’re not necessarily... Read more »

Ensuring a successful golf buddies trip

Terry Moore

(Onaway, MI) There are only a few essentials for a successful fall golf buddies trip in Michigan. After agreeing on... Read more »

Road trip: Day baseball and Dye’s Fowler’s Mill

Terry Moore

Recently, I took a road trip combining my life-long likes for good public golf courses and baseball. Specifically, a fellow... Read more »

Play Stoatin Brae

Terry Moore

If there is one thing I’ve learned about reviewing new golf courses, it’s not playing them too early. New courses... Read more »

Western Am returns to the Point

Terry Moore

(Benton Harbor, MI) This season has been awash in Michigan hosting notable professional golf tournaments such as the inaugural Rocket... Read more »