Courses and Travel

With modest ticket prices, Meijer LPGA Classic tees off in style & argyle

Terry Moore

(Grand Rapids, MI) At an upbeat press conference  on June 10 in Grand Rapids featuring LPGA standouts Morgan Pressel and... Read more »

Course Review: Suwan Golf & Country Club, Bangkok, Thailand

Bob Fagan

  The par-five 18th parallels the par-five 11th to the left and both prominently feature water, sand, and a curvaceous... Read more »

Course Review: Lotus Valley Golf Resort, Bangkok, Thailand

Bob Fagan

The first hole at Lotus Valley is the epitome of a good starting hole – scenic, but not too tough.... Read more »

Golf Course Review: The Montgomerie Links, Danang, Vietnam

Bob Fagan

  The par-five 12th is a reachable par-five, but with water to the left, bunkers galore, and a very undulating,... Read more »

Next Stop for the U.S. Open: Chambers Bay

As part of our U.S. Open coverage, Jeff Wallach casts an eye up the northwest coast of Washington State to... Read more »

The Donald Ross Course at French Lick

Tough enough for modern players, the enduring mystery is how old timey players managed to get around the French Lick... Read more »

Pro Golf Swings Through Michigan

Michael Patrick Shiels

  Some of the most seasoned, innovative sun-seeking travelers from around the world have been making their way into Michigan,... Read more »

The Man Who Made Pinehurst, Donald Ross

We have Donald Ross covered pretty well in our new U.S. Open issue of The Grain. Aside from looking at... Read more »

Course Review: Riverdale Country Club, Bangkok, Thailand

Bob Fagan

  There is lots of movement to the terrain thanks to massive earthmoving in the construction of the attractive Riverdale... Read more »

Green, Blue, and White – Thai Country Club, Bangkok, Thailand

Bob Fagan

  The beautiful clubhouse at Thai Country Club is just one of its many excellent amenities. (Photo by Robert S.... Read more »

Slingshot Golf Thailand Style – Bangpra Golf Club

Bob Fagan

    Usually at the Bangpra Golf Club the caddies guard your equipment from the monkeys, but this golfer borrowed... Read more »

World’s Best Undiscovered Golf Destination 2014 – Danang, Vietnam

Bob Fagan

The very challenging, but short par-four 9th at the Laguna Lang Co Golf Club is but one of only two... Read more »

Get Your MOTO Running

Tom Bedell

[November 23, 2024]–I only recently learned that Eddie McKenzie died back in March. I’m sorry to say I still have... Read more »

The Resurrections Of Clear Creek & Schaffer’s Mill

Jay Stuller

I have a friend who is an aficionado of golf course architecture, rates them for a major magazine and grows... Read more »

Preparing For Golf in Thailand

Bob Fagan

Many courses, but not all, feature the tropical cut-and-fill (lakes and mounds) look that you might also find in Florida.... Read more »