Courses and Travel

Castle Stuart a vintage newcomer

Herb Gould

INVERNESS, Scotland—As much as we would have liked to stay on at the Strathmore B&B near Dornoch, we reluctantly checked... Read more »

French Lick Warmup at Valley Links

Need a warmup at French Lick? The short Valley Links Course and Learning Center is the place to go.

Sultan of Swing

Jeff Wallach

There are few purer, sweeter treats in golf than heading out to play what you expect to be an ordinary... Read more »

Pete Dye Course at French Lick: A Peak Experience

Brian McCallen

I’ve been privileged over the years to play many of Pete Dye’s most notable creations. The four courses built for... Read more »

Dornoch a craggy, wonderful `Old Course’

Herb Gould

DORNOCH, Scotland—As we headed north from Pitlochry to Dornoch, there was no doubt this was to be a magical day.... Read more »

The Warriors Arrive at French Lick

The Golf Road Warriors descend on the French Lick Resort in southern Indiana. An overview of the many pleasures available,... Read more »

The Ups and Downs of Pitlochry

Herb Gould

PITLOCHRY, Scotland—When Liz suggested Pitlochry as a good place to stop and break up the ride from North Berwick to... Read more »

Picking up Some Tricks at French Lick

Anita Draycott

Dr. Bob Rotella, one of America’s top performance consultants, wrote a book entitled Golf is Not a Game of Perfect.... Read more »

Chicks With Sticks Favor French Lick

Anita Draycott

  Nowhere else can you can play one course designed by the preeminent classic architect, Donald Ross, and another, just... Read more »

French Lick Resort: A Tale of Two Springs

Jeff Wallach

Charles Dickens’s novel, A Tale of Two Cities, is set in Paris and London before and after the French Revolution.... Read more »

Good Times at Black Butte Ranch

The Golf Road Warriors are all in a daze at Black Butte Ranch’s Glaze Meadow course. Jeff Wallach shows us... 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 »

Warriors Advance on Crosswater at Sunriver

Interlaced by two lazy-flowing rivers, there’s nothing lethargic about playing Crosswater at SunRiver, one of the US’s top 100 courses.... Read more »

Donald Ross Course at French Lick: An Enduring Classic

Brian McCallen

  The first round of the Golf Road Warriors – French Lick Resort extravaganza was played, fittingly, on the Donald... 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 »