Courses and Travel

Weather or Not…Best Laid Plans Laid to Rest

Janina Jacobs

With mid-October back-to-back trips planned to two great locales, the Outer Banks of North Carolina and Big Pine Key, home... Read more »

By the time I get to Mediterra, she’ll be rising

Terry Moore

“Phoenix is a mythical sacred firebird which dies in flames and is reborn from the ashes.”–Wikipedia Unlike the Phoenix, The Club... Read more »

Olives, cattle, and golf–one course’s legal struggle with agrotourism recognition

Gabe Garcia

The story behind the creation of Trinitas Golf Club in Valley Springs, Calif. (22 miles east of Stockton) is as... Read more »

Oakland golf features unique courses at an affordable price

Gabe Garcia

In Scotland, the home of the game, public golf has been an important mainstay of community recreation.  As an outdoor,... Read more »

Ahwatukee Golf Acquires Foothills Golf Course

Scott Kauffman

Phoenix, Ariz. – Ahwatukee Golf Properties recently announced the acquisition of The Foothills Golf Club. This latest acquisition marks the... Read more »

INSIDE COMMUNIST CUBA – The Forbidden Fruits of Havana

Michael Patrick Shiels

It wasn’t just the plate of caballo – roasted horse – sitting in front of me at El Patio, an... Read more »

Thai Smiles, Golf in Thailand

James Mason

I remember as a kid picking up a copy of Golf Monthly and reading a review of the Rose Garden... Read more »

Miracle of Crystal Downs

Janina Jacobs

One of the most highly favored golf invitations comes from off the bluffs near the sleepy town of Frankfort, Michigan. ... Read more »

California’s Best Par-Three Course You Can Play – The Challenge at Monarch Dunes

Bob Fagan

Great scenery along with interesting architecture and shot values greet you on each of the twelve holes at The Challenge... Read more »

A Bear-y Merry Christmas

Janina Jacobs

When northerners anticipate Christmas, we don’t normally think of golf at the same time, except as distant memories of months past, basking in the... Read more »

The Monument Course at Troon North

Peter Kessler

I’ve had a chance to play a good number of Tom Weiskopf tracks and every one is a sheer delight... Read more »

The Boulders: Between A Rock And An Easy Place

James A. Frank

In our consumer-driven culture, the emphasis is always on new, new, new. The “what have you done for me lately”... Read more »

Mesquite Day Four: Conestoga Golf Club

Jeff Neuman

If you’ve watched the RE/MAX Long Drive championships on ESPN, you’ve caught a glimpse of the area around the Conestoga... Read more »

Mesquite and vicinity, day 3: Coral Canyon Golf Course

Jeff Neuman

The stretch of I-15 from Mesquite, Nevada, to St. George, Utah, passes through the extreme northwest corner of Arizona.  Also... Read more »

Mesquite, Nevada, Day Two: Falcon Ridge

Jeff Neuman

The Mesquite Chamber of Commerce, proud of their year-round golf facilities, would probably rather I not mention that the second... Read more »