Courses and Travel

Competition for Tee Times

Ed Travis

Competition for tee times—no, not the frantic calling for an early Saturday slot, once an every week chore. That frustrating... Read more »

High Sierras offer quality golf with blow-you-away scenery

James McAfee

Within 90 minutes of Reno, Nev. in the High Sierras, visiting golfers can get a taste of a variety of... Read more »

Hidden gem in Alabama: Stewart Lodges

James McAfee

Small groups of golfers looking for the perfect place for a golfing getaway should definitely consider the Stewart Lodges on... Read more »

Italy Offers Unique European Travel Experience

Michael Patrick Shiels

The Michigan State Spartan basketball team is in Italy right now. Athletic Director Mark Hollis and coach Tom Izzo, in... Read more »

Plenty of quality golf in Mobile area

James McAfee

While the Robert Trent Jones Trail gets the most attention from golfers traveling to Alabama, the Mobile area down South... Read more »

Travel Stories Changing in Internet Era

Michael Patrick Shiels

The time honored cliché of being invited to dinner…and then being forced to sit through a sleep-inducing, soporific slide show... Read more »

Day One at the PGA Championship

Terry Moore

(Haven, Wis) There’s only Michigan player in the field this week. Brian Cairns, 51, was one of only 20 PGA... Read more »

California’s Grass Valley Golf – An Idyllic Surprise

Bob Fagan

You’ll enjoy the pastoral view from the par-five opening hole at Alta Sierra. (Photo by Robert S. Fagan) Nearly everyone... Read more »

Cabot Cliffs: Better than Pebble Beach on Steroids!

Anita Draycott

When Cabot Links opened in 2012 it caused a sensation in the golf world as Canada’s first and only true... Read more »

Why people go out of their way to play remote Narin & Portnoo

Herb Gould

I don’t want to say we were saving the best for last when we teed it up at the Narin... Read more »

Success at Golf

Ed Travis

For the best players in the world golf is not easy which is odd since the concept is so simple—start... Read more »

Red Hawk Ridge–Early Engh

Derek Duncan

Going around Red Hawk Ridge you can see the ideas and embryonic elements of the shapes and playability motifs that Jim Engh would further... Read more »

The Grain 2015 Open Championship Edition

There’s something so inherently right about the Open Championship being held at St. Andrews. Well, at least we thought so,... Read more »

A Grand Open Championship

David DeSmith

Beginning tomorrow, the 2015 Open Championship will kick off in the town that epitomizes golf: St. Andrews, Scotland. This year’s... Read more »

Which Is the Best of the Four Majors – Part Two, The US Open

Matthew Van Fossen

Which golf major is the best major? In Part 1 – The Masters, I gave high marks to Augusta for... Read more »