Courses and Travel

Clear Creek Is The Clear Choice – A Great New Golf Club in the Sierra

Bob Fagan

As you can see from above, The Club at Clear Creek Tahoe occupies some heavenly Sierra Nevada territory adjacent to... Read more »

Naples National: urbane and eloquent

Terry Moore

(Naples, Fla.) Before playing the impressive Naples National Golf Club recently, I accidentally came up with a new criteria for... Read more »

Poppy Hills Reborn As Poppy Hills II

Bob Fagan

Poppy Hills re-establishes itself in the menu of outstanding Monterey area golf courses. (Photo courtesy of Poppy Hills and Joann... Read more »

Hit the Finest Fairways in Riviera Nayarit

Anita Draycott

Guaranteed sunshine, lush green mountains, a turquoise sea and enough margaritas to stave off scurvy are a few of the... Read more »

Hartford Turns to PGA to Run Golf Courses

Anthony Pioppi

In a move that has left many in the Connecticut  golf world a bit baffled, the city of Hartford has... Read more »

The Florida Swing

In our debut issue of The Grain, Jeffrey Thoreson tours four of Florida’s best resorts–Reunion, Innisbrook, Grand Cypress and Bay... Read more »

Thai One On

Anita Draycott

Pars, Parties and Ping Pong in Phuket Last May I was invited, along with golf tour operators and journalists from... Read more »

Protected: 18th Green At The Old Course at St. Andrews – Buried Lies

Bob Fagan

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Design Your Best MacKenzie-Style Par-3

Janina Jacobs

Have you ever played some poorly-designed golf hole and thought, ‘Wow, I could do better than this!’? Here’s your chance:... Read more »

McCrory Touts North Carolina Golf

Brad King

North Carolina Governor addresses annual meeting of Carolinas PGA Section, tells golf professionals he believes the Tar Heel State could... Read more »

Breaking news: Eisenhower Tree to be replaced by Obama Tree

David DeSmith

It was widely reported today that the famed “Eisenhower Tree,” which faithfully guarded the left side of the 17th fairway... Read more »

Trump’s Doonbeg gambit

David DeSmith

It’s official. Team Trump has confirmed its purchase of Doonbeg. Are Irish eyes a-smilin’? Well some of them certainly are.... Read more »

Costa Rica Golf Adventures helps golfers plan trips

James McAfee

If you are planning a golf vacation in Costa Rica, I can guarantee you from personal experience your best bet... Read more »

Notah Begay-Ty Butler Collaboration at Sewailo Golf Club

Notah Begay and Ty Butler put their talents together to plant some “Beautiful flowers” at the Sewailo Golf Club in... Read more »

Anguilla golf sparkles in Caribbean

Herb Gould

Like the island it sits on, Anguilla’s only golf course is a quiet gentle beauty. Standing on the teebox of... Read more »