Courses and Travel

St. Andrews Links Trust to Take Over Bookings of Old Course, Could Bring Down Prices

Anthony Pioppi

After more than 20 years, the Old Course Experience will no longer be the commercial booking agent for the Old... Read more »

Concession Residences Has Banner Sales Year

Scott Kauffman

By Scott Kauffman The Concession Residences, a 1,200-acre, low-density luxury community in southwest Florida, reported a banner sales year today... Read more »

What is the Best of the Four Majors – Part Three The PGA Championship

Matthew Van Fossen

I jumped over the Open Championship on the calendar to do the PGA Championship. This is part three (previous posts:... Read more »

Northern Michigan’s Grand Traverse Resort — a Delightful Year-Round Destination

Susan Bairley

First off, I have to unabashedly admit that I really like Grand Traverse Resort and Spa in Acme, Michigan. It’s... Read more »

Falling for Myrtle

Tom Bedell

[According to an app on my phone, winter is still 38 days, nine hours, 13 minutes and 30 seconds and... Read more »

The Travel Issue 2015

Our 2015 Travel Edition of The Grain is now available. Ports of call this year include the Caribbean, Ireland, Lake... Read more »

THE REST OF THE STORY

Brad King

Spanning four regions that offer outstanding sporting endeavors, history and plenty of entertaining nightlife, the new “Mountains to Midlands” golf... Read more »

TURNING DREAMS INTO REALITY

Brad King

Golfers who have not yet secured a tee time to play the Old Course at St. Andrews in 2016 can... Read more »

TPC River Highlands Undergoes Bunker Redo

Anthony Pioppi

The home of the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship will have a distinctively different look when the tournament sets up shop... Read more »

INSIDER KNOWLEDGE

Brad King

The experts at Golfbreaks.com offer their most time-tested tips for booking an international golf trip, including the 2016 Open Championship... Read more »

Michigan’s Island Resort on its Way to Great with $8 Million Expansion

Susan Bairley

You’ve heard the expression, ‘Put your money where your mouth is,’ as a challenge to the big talker who follows... Read more »

An Omni Top Five

Tom Bedell

[Oct. 22, 2015]–An announcement rolled in a couple of days ago that anyone staying at any one of the eleven*... Read more »

On the Road and in Your Head

Tom Bedell

As a journalist frequently reporting on golf travel I’ve stocked up on my share of frequent flier miles. But I... Read more »

Hold the Open Championship in Australia!

Tom Bedell

This piece first appeared, in somewhat different form, as “A Convenient Truth: The Open Championship Should Be Held in Australia”... Read more »

The Grain 2015 Presidents Cup Edition

The newest edition of The Grain is here to help ease your frustration while trying to figure out where and... Read more »