Courses and Travel

Let the Cayman Islands Change Your Mind

Michael Patrick Shiels

The phrase “Cayman Islands” can conjure up the images of international banking and the espionage of Tom Cruise in the... Read more »

Rosen Shingle Creek Features ‘New’ Arnold Palmer-Designed Golf Course

Scott Kauffman

By Scott Kauffman Rosen Shingle Creek resort revels in the fact it sits alongside historic Shingle Creek, the headwaters of... Read more »

Turtle Bay is an Oahu Stunner

Matthew Van Fossen

My wife and I have a way of finding inclement weather on our vacations and on our recent trip to... Read more »

Visit Melania Trump’s Homeland in Ljubljana, Slovenia

Michael Patrick Shiels

When model Melania Trump, in her robin’s egg blue Ralph Lauren designer outfit, became the first-ever foreign immigrant in history... Read more »

Justin Thomas: Glimpse of the future at the US Junior Am

Terry Moore

You probably noticed Justin Thomas is on a hot streak. Already in this wraparound season, he’s won three times, including... Read more »

Unique Masks a Staple of Venice Travel

Michael Patrick Shiels

Research shows travelers no longer want to only “see” a destination, they want, rather to “experience” a place through an... Read more »

GreatHorse: A Stunning Transformation

Anthony Pioppi

To call what Brian Silva did to the former site of the Hampden (Mass.) Country Club a “renovation” nowhere near... Read more »

My Top 10 Michigan Golf Stories of the Year

Terry Moore

Now that my golf clubs are gathering cobwebs in the basement, there’s time to reflect on the 2016 golf season... Read more »

Troon Golf Outright Buys Troon North

Scott Kauffman

By Scott Kauffman Troon Golf, the world’s largest golf course operator with more than 270 facilities around the world, is... Read more »

Black Lake Golf Club and The ‘House’ the UAW Built

Susan Bairley

While snow will soon be flying throughout Michigan and the Midwest United States, it’s not too soon to add 2017 golf plans... Read more »

Dazzled by Danzante Bay

Anita Draycott

  Rees Jones unveils his first course in Mexico Located midway down the Baja Peninsula between the slick resorts and... Read more »

Big Fun on the Big Island

Bill Hobson

There was a miniscule dose of uncertainty as we set out on an adventure to visit three destinations in 11... Read more »

Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club Debuts New Sanford/Nicklaus Redesign

Scott Kauffman

By Scott Kauffman Naples, Fla. – The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club here in Southwest Florida has a new golf... Read more »

The Travel Issue 2016

Tom Bedell

Our 2016 Travel Edition of The Grain is now available, packed with suggestions of where to tote your clubs. Down... Read more »

Salem GC HIts 50 In Style

Tom Harack

What’s your least favorite golf cliche? For many, and not without reason, it would be “hidden gem.” So you won’t... Read more »