Courses and Travel

Authentic Ireland Trip Offers Scenery And Serenity

Michael Patrick Shiels

St. Patrick, by legend, drove the snakes from Ireland, but St. Patrick’s Day drives American tourists to the Emerald Isle.... Read more »

Palo Alto’s Uplifting Baylands Renovation

Jay Stuller

After nearly six years of starts, stops, delays and typical regulatory bureaucracy around environmentally sensitive land, the transformation of the... Read more »

Innisbrook Resort Keeps Rolling Along, With Momentum

Tom Bedell

[Mar. 18, 2019–With the PGA Tour 2019 Valspar Championship rolling into Palm Harbor, Florida this weekend, thought I’d roll out... Read more »

Local Music Adds Flavor to International Travel

Michael Patrick Shiels

More than a snapshot or a forkful of food, traditional local music provokes an authentic “sense of place” at travel... Read more »

There’s a lot of golf in Bradenton & Sarasota: Here’s a guide to some of it.

Herb Gould

I’m a bigger fan of Florida golf weather than Florida golf. I like to hit the ball low; they like... Read more »

Feed The Ball Podcast — Dr. Michael Hurdzan

Derek Duncan

Dr. Michael Hurdzan was on golf’s center stage the summer of 2017 during the U.S. Open, contested at Erin Hills, the giant,... Read more »

Feed the Ball Podcast — Kris Spence

Derek Duncan

Do you love Donald Ross and the idea of experiencing accurate expressions of his designs? Then this podcast is for you. Architect Kris... Read more »

Feed The Ball Podcast: Robert Trent Jones II

Derek Duncan

Feed the Ball Nobody’s roots stretch deeper into the field of golf architecture than Robert Trent Jones II’s. Oldest son... Read more »

Where Can You Go and What Will You Do This Year?

Michael Patrick Shiels

It’s a destination dilemma. Where could you go? And, realistically depending on your time and budget…where can you go? Three-out-of-four Michiganders are planning to... Read more »

Travel In Style, All Over the World

Michael Patrick Shiels

Glamour rolls into Michigan in a week for the annual North American International Auto Show – a glitzy glide over... Read more »

Reflecting On a Truly Memorable Trip in 2017

Michael Patrick Shiels

Last year, on Christmas Day, I was scheduled to board an afternoon Delta flight for a long-planned holiday trip to... Read more »

Estrella del Mar listened when President spoke

James McAfee

While not getting the attention as one of the top golfing destinations down south in Mexico, don’t overlook Mazatlan, known... Read more »

Feed the Ball Podcast – Mark Love

Derek Duncan

Following the economic crash of 2008, Love Golf Design, founded by brothers Mark Love and Davis Love III, decided to... Read more »

In Kauai, Play Wailua And Eat At JO2

Bob Fagan

JO2 is an unexpected treat to complement a wonderful day of golf in Kauai and is only a few miles... Read more »

Feed the Ball Podcast: Steve Smyers

Derek Duncan

Old Memorial Few living architects are better than Steve Smyers at combining an understanding of golf shots and strategy with holes that possess... Read more »