Courses and Travel

Ready to Roll

David DeSmith

There are some things in life that never get old.  Traveling across the Atlantic to play links golf is one... Read more »

Golf Course Review: The Makai Golf Club, Princeville, Kauai, Hawaii

Bob Fagan

Picture serrated cliffs, crashing surf, lush greenery, and blossoming flowers amid ribbons of fairway punctuated by bright white flashed bunkering... Read more »

Return to Bonnie Scotland and the Two “Big Macs”

Anita Draycott

In March 2010, thanks to VisitScotland and the folks at the Village at Machrihanish Dunes, I had a sneak preview... Read more »

A Date With History: Getting Ready for a Scotland Pilgrimage

James A. Frank

My first boss in the magazine business hated the word “mecca.” Not the city, necessarily, but using the word to... Read more »

IN WONDERFUL WAILEA, IT’S EASY TO STAY FOREVER

Michael Patrick Shiels

The last day of a vacation is bittersweet. But what if you make it the first day of your new... Read more »

Golf Hedonism 101 at Punta Mita

Anita Draycott

TAP Beer of the Week: Ailsa Amber Ale

Tom Bedell

Ailsa Amber Ale is currently available in only one place in the world, and I’m lucky enough to be here–at... Read more »

The A List: What Would You Renovate? The A Position—and actor Bruce McGill—Offer Their Ideas For Needed Changes In Golf

James A. Frank

There’s a great deal of talk in golf right now about renovation: Donald Trump is planning to spend $150 million... Read more »

Kiwi Winners: Splurge at Cape Kidnappers and Kauri Cliffs

Anita Draycott

Maybe money can’t buy happiness, but it sure can buy some spectacular bragging rights at two of the planet’s top-rated... Read more »

Modifications to Machrihanish Dunes; Two Refurbished Hotels Open

Anthony Pioppi

There is a misnomer that the great links golf courses of the world were solely created by the hands of... Read more »

Sugarloaf Mountain–A Central Florida Ideal

Derek Duncan

[Note: This course is permanently closed.] Sugarloaf Mountain should be the model for future golf course designs in Central Florida,... Read more »

Golf spotlight turns to Fayetteville

Brad King

  (FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.) — A trio of Fayetteville’s finest golf designs — Anderson Creek, Gates Four Country Club and King’s... Read more »

Playing Hopscotch at RTJ Golf Trail’s Cambrian Ridge

Derek Duncan

Cambrian Ridge is the best and worst of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, all in one place. It’s on... Read more »

Lost Proportions at Lost Key

Derek Duncan

Hurricane Ivan cleared out most of the trees, and a good amount of ambiance, at Lost Key. In 2004 Hurricane... Read more »

Eureka! A New Golf Course Opening! In Massachusetts!

Emily Kay

Launching a new golf course is almost unheard of these days. After all, the National Golf Foundation reports that supply... Read more »