Courses and Travel

Irish Dreams: Family Links Meet Golf Links

The Island Club: annually ranked among the Top 10 in Ireland

“I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.” —W.B. Yeats Here’s a... Read more »

Feed The Ball Podcast — Jim Engh

The par-5 12th at The Creek Club in Georgia, with a decision to make off the tee. (photo: reynoldslakeoconee.com)

Derek Duncan

In our debut episode of the Feed the Ball podcast, I speak with golf course architect Jim Engh about the concept of... Read more »

Breaking Mold: The Breakers Rees Jones Course

The par-4 13th green is like many at The Breakers Rees Jones Course, hanging out over water and testing how courageous you're feeling.

Derek Duncan

Outside of his courses in New York, maybe, Rees Jones is probably better known for his work renovating and prepping courses for... Read more »

The Raven at Sandestin — Nevermore, Though Never Less

The tough par-3 4th is the first of six diverse and quite interesting one-shot holes at The Raven. (photo: sandestinraven.com)

Derek Duncan

When The Raven course at this mega-resort opened in the late 1990’s it was meant to signal that northwest Florida finally... Read more »

The Life of the Venetian Gondoliere

Michael Patrick Shiels

The precise line in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” is: “Water, water everywhere nor any... Read more »

Gaylord Golf Mecca: ‘Still the One’ at 30

Susan Bairley

Remember the rockin’ 70s tune, ‘Still the One’ by Orleans? Today, that song resonates as the perfect anthem for the... Read more »

Bringing the Sticks–Golf in Birmingham

Shoal Creek sets the standard of excellence in Birmingham, at least in the eyes of many.

Derek Duncan

Birmingham and Atlanta have a lot in common. They’re both largish, ethnically diverse cities landlocked in the Deep South, with... Read more »

Something old, something new: Preserve at Oak Meadows hits its target

Herb Gould

It was an intriguing undertaking from the very beginning: Take 27 holes of classic parkland golf that had grown long... Read more »

High Aspirations at Chateau Elan Legends

The clean shaping around the 9th green is typical of the presentation throughout The Legends Course at Chateau Elan.

Derek Duncan

Most people in the North Georgia/metro Atlanta area are quite familiar with Chateau Elan, a popular wedding/conference destination with pleasant golf... Read more »

Golf Course Review: Grand Lake Golf Course, Grand Lake, Colorado

Bob Fagan

Bigger hitters can have a go at the gorgeous par-five 18th green in two! (Photo by Robert S. Fagan) Dick... Read more »

Grand Junction – “Colorado As You Were Promised!”

Bob Fagan

The Colorado National Monument is simply spectacular and only minutes from anywhere in Grand Junction! (Photo by Robert S. Fagan)... Read more »

Course Review: Tiara Rado – Fun Muni Golf In Grand Junction, Colorado

Bob Fagan

Magnificent vistas may distract you at the Tiara Rado Golf Course in Grand Junction, Colorado. Shown above is the drivable... Read more »

Raynor Redux: Black Creek Club

The par-3 3rd is Silva's rendition of the "Short" hole. You can see Black Creek's fine natural setting and backdrop, as well as the distracting housing component.

Derek Duncan

Years before the opening of Old MacDonald, Bandon Dunes’ reimagining of the famous holes Charles MacDonald created at National Golf Links of... Read more »