Courses and Travel

A Word About Hyatt Grand Champions

Jay Stuller

I’m sitting in my Hyatt Grand Champions room in Indian Wells, lamenting that we didn’t spend more time here.  With... Read more »

Learning from Golf’s Leading Professionals in the Coachella Valley

John Strawn

Indian Wells. Indian Wells Golf Resort Anthony Holder is the Head Golf Professional at the Indian Wells Golf Resort, where... Read more »

The Mountain Course at La Quinta: Because It’s There

Jeff Wallach

There really is no way to get closer to the Santa Rosa Mountains– unless you are on belay– than playing... Read more »

Road Warriors on Razor’s Edge

Jay Stuller

Day two of the Palm Springs Golf Road Warriors invasion of the Coachella Valley – – brought to you by... Read more »

Getting The Kinks Worked Out at Two Bunch Palms

Jay Stuller

On the opposite side of Interstate 10 from Old Palm Springs is the two of Desert Hot Springs, home of... Read more »

A Classic First Road Warrior Day

Jay Stuller

Dressed for high 80’s Palm Desert heat in our ultra-light-weight AUR environmental “Aware” shirts, the Golf Road Warriors loaded up... Read more »

Mystery Valley’s Iconic Georgia Look

Derek Duncan

The design at Mystery Valley, near Stone Mountain about 20 minutes west of Atlanta, is attributed to Dick Wilson but... Read more »

Jacksonville’s Bent Creek: TPC Déclassé

Derek Duncan

Bobby Weed built Bent Creek (formerly the Golf Club of Jacksonville) while serving in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s... Read more »

Golf Road Warriors Put the Class in The Classic Club

Jeff Wallach

A big day at The Classic Club— possibly, with the exception of Ireland’s Tralee, the best Arnold Palmer-designed golf course... Read more »

Welcome to the Desert, Marriott & Tommy Bahama Style

Jay Stuller

The first night of the Golf Road Warrior incursion into the Coachella Valley brought me back together with a couple... Read more »

Bacardi Rum Punch, Borrowed Clubs, and the Bermuda Ace

Janina Jacobs

An invitation last February to play in the 2011 Bacardi National Par-3 Championship at the Fairmont Southampton found me jetting... Read more »

Golf Road Warriors Warm Up

Jeff Wallach

There’s little better than getting on a plane in cold, rainy Portland, Oregon in the morning (after a proper dose... Read more »

California Golf & Grapes – The Course at Wente Vineyards, Livermore, California

Bob Fagan

  A view of The Course at Wente Vineyards from the 7th tee with Mt. Diablo in the distance.  ... Read more »

Trinitas wins battle to stay alive

Gabe Garcia

In January, I previously covered some of the very interesting legal issues associated with the Trinitas Golf Course in Valley... Read more »

Leading Hotels of the World Introduces High-End Golf Society

Larry Olmsted

The Leading Hotels of the World (LHW) is an association of mostly independent luxury hotels and resorts that have joined... Read more »