Courses and Travel

Golf Course Review: Knollwood Country Club, Granada Hills, California

The first hole at Knollwood is easily the toughest there and one of the most demanding par-fours in the region.... Read more »

Golf In Morocco: You Will Adore Mogador

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James Mason

Standing on the tee of this stunning open hole you know you’re in for a great day! Everything feels... Read more »

Casa de Campo – The Best Gets Even Better!

On its 40th birthday, Teeth of the Dog remains the highest ranked course ever built in the Caribbean.

Larry Olmsted

It’s hard to believe it’s been 40 years, but that is exactly how long Teeth of the Dog, the most... Read more »

GOLF DIGEST LIST IS SHORTSIGHTED – SO-CALLED “RATERS” OUT OF TOUCH

Michael Patrick Shiels

I am sorry but Golf Digest has gone too far. Or, is the problem that they have not gone far... Read more »

Autumn Golf on Cape Cod a Sweet Experience

John Torsiello

When our daughter was young we always headed to Cape Cod during the summer for a week or more of... Read more »

The Golf Capital of America: The Road to Bandon Dunes

John Strawn

In its November, 2011 issue, Golf Digest finally gets around to recognizing that Oregon’s Bandon Dunes is the “Number One Golf... Read more »

King Pacific Lodge: Canada’s top resort

Anita Draycott

“You ain’t headed for a fishing shack,” quipped actor-director Kevin Costner, a regular visitor to King Pacific Lodge on Princess... Read more »

The A List: Course Architect Tom Doak Joins Writers at The A Position in Scaring Up Golf’s Tricks and Treats

James A. Frank

Forget the M&Ms and Mars Bars. For golfers at Halloween—or any time of year—it’s the game itself that provides a... Read more »

North America’s Best Secret Golf Destination – Prince Edward Island

Bob Fagan

The Links at Crowbush Cove is but one of many outstanding golf experiences that await at Prince Edward... Read more »

Boston golf tourney to honor ex-Red Sox manager Terry Francona

Terry Francona skippered the Red Sox to two World Series championships in his eight years in Boston

Emily Kay

Wednesday’s Boston Globe charges that ex-Red Sox skipper Terry Francona had a drug addiction that contributed to his team’s hideous... Read more »

San Antonio Courses Endure Drought; Still Offer Great Golf

The Westin La Cantera has two courses, The Resort and The Palmer.

Jay Stuller

Hell came to Texas in 2011 and despite Governor Rick Perry’s futile pray-for-rain intervention, much of the Lone Star State... Read more »

The Implications of Charles Mann’s New Book, 1493, for Golf’s Future in China

The Original Chinese Golfer? The Ming Emperor Xuande, 15th Century.

John Strawn

Charles Mann’s observations about China’s role in the forging of the modern world in his brilliant new book, 1493: Uncovering... Read more »

VISIT ITALY…IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, AT EPIC PELICAN HILL RESORT

Pelican Hill's Pool in a Roman coliseum is high above the canyons fronting the Pacific below. Photo Credit: Harrison Shiels

Michael Patrick Shiels

The presence of water always calms and comforts me, so I was in heaven. Sipping ice cold spring water from... Read more »

High Hampton: Tight, Soggy and Shaggy

Putting on the 11th green at High Hampton

Bob Cullen

There is a difference between a golf resort and a hotel with a golf course. That difference, alas, is easy... Read more »

The Kintyre Express: Linking the great links courses of Ireland, Ayrshire and Kintyre

David DeSmith

This story involves golf, a boat, and some of the best links golf courses in the world. It’s a long... Read more »