Courses and Travel

The A List: The Best U.S. Opens Ever

James A. Frank

When the world’s best golfers begin playing the 113th U.S. Open this week at Merion Golf Club near Philadelphia, they... Read more »

Making Merion Tough

James A. Frank

[Editor’s Note: I’m pleased to have Tim Moraghan, who spent more than two decades setting up courses for the USGA,... Read more »

The 2013 U.S. Open

James A. Frank

Nine stories on Merion and the 2013 U.S. Open, one podcast with superintendent Matt Shaffer and a Peter Kessler video... Read more »

The Scots Have a Way with Words

Anthony Pioppi

Campbeltown, Scotland is my home for the summer. I’m caddying at Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club. The majority of players I’ve... Read more »

Walker’s Point, Maine: George & Barbara Bush’s Piece of Paradise

Michael Patrick Shiels

Various members of the extended Bush Presidential family have been visiting Michigan within the last month. Former First Ladies Barbara... Read more »

Stonewall Resort: Easy to Find, Hard to Leave

Bob Fagan

  Picture the quiet ambiance of a spacious, well-appointed lodge setting situated directly on West Virginia’s second largest lake in... Read more »

Free-Wheeling in Wheeling’s Oglebay Resort

Bob Fagan

Water, bold bunkering, and dramatic elevation changes are just part of the allure at the Palmer Design Course at the... Read more »

Protected: Discover Spectacular West Virginia Resort Golf

Bob Fagan

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What a Deal! Lakeview Resort, WV

Bob Fagan

The 4th hole is a dramatic  downhill par-five that descends to cliffs still high above Lake Cheat. As with all... Read more »

Protected: Merion Golf Club, 2013 US Open Preview

Bob Fagan

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Freddie Couple’s Carolina National Golf Club, Bolivia, North Carolina

Bob Fagan

The bucolic views of the Lockwood Folly River as shown from the par-three 5th hole on the Ibis Nine make... Read more »

Cape Fear National at Brunswick Forest, Leland, North Carolina

Bob Fagan

   Plenty of sand along with lots of water and trees await you at Cape Fear. Shown here is the... Read more »

Big Cat Golf at Panther’s Run Golf Links, Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina

Bob Fagan

The 431-yard dogleg left fourth hole is one of many attractive challenges at Panther’s Run Golf Links.    Panther’s Run... Read more »

Twenty Reasons Besides Golf To Love Brunswick County, North Carolina

Bob Fagan

    Brunswick County, North Carolina is the State’s “Golf Coast” with approximately 34 golf courses, but did you know... Read more »

Play PURE Michigan Golf with Me

Janina Jacobs

Sometimes you just have to be in the right place at the right time…..and chalk up an added bonus if... Read more »