Courses and Travel

Golf Course Review: Shannon Lake Golf Club, West Kelowna, British Columbia

Bob Fagan

  The 423-yard downhill 8th hole capitalizes on the beautiful mountain backdrop that is ever present at Shannon Lake.  ... Read more »

Golf Course Review: Sunset Ranch Golf & Country Club, Kelowna, British Columbia

Bob Fagan

  Talk about tight holes, the 14th is as narrow as it looks in this photograph.  Scotty Creek is immediately... Read more »

Golf Course Review: Predator Ridge, Vernon, British Columbia

Bob Fagan

  Above are the 17th and 18th holes of The Ridge Course on the left and the 10th hole of... Read more »

Golf Course Review: Okanagan Golf Club (Quail & Bear), Kelowna, British Columbia

Bob Fagan

  The approach to the par-four 8th green at the Quail Course in one of my favorites at Okanagan.  ... Read more »

The Leatherstocking Golf Course, an Enjoyable Devereux Emmet Classic

John Torsiello

While Rory McIlroy got all the credit at the recently concluded U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club, and deservedly so,... Read more »

Congressional Was Soft, Not the USGA

David Barrett

Has the USGA gone soft? No, that was just the greens at Congressional. Believe it or not, the philosophy on... Read more »

The Golf is Golden at Napa Valley’s Silverado

Jay Stuller

There are plenty of attractions that draw nearly 5 million visitors to the Napa Valley each year, with quality wineries... Read more »

Elvis is Gone, But Shadow Creeks Remains the King of Vegas Golf

Ken Van Vechten

Tiger is out ahead of me, or so I was told during the limo ride to the course this morning.... Read more »

The Best Course in Hawaii Strikes Back

Larry Olmsted

While golf magazines will typically pick Kauai’s Prince Course, Lanai’s Manele Bay, or Maui’s Plantation Course as number one in... Read more »

Martis Camp: For The Family That Wants To Play Together

James A. Frank

One perk of this job is the occasional opportunity to be admitted inside the velvet ropes and experience life at... Read more »

The USGA: Kinder and Gentler at Congressional

Janina Jacobs

For years, the U.S. Open has been the most envied, aspired to, yet oft-dreaded event on the golf scene.  We... Read more »

Can Kiawah Island Stop Slow Play?

Larry Olmsted

Slow play is not just annoying, it is killing golf. Yet another National Golf Foundation report full of bad news... Read more »

Innisbrook offers 72 holes of golf

James McAfee

Even golfers staying up to a week at the Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club, located north of Tampa, should never... Read more »

Fyre Lake: A heartland course with a lot of heart

Herb Gould

  It takes bold thinking to debut an upscale new golf course and housing development in this economic climate—even if... Read more »

How Mike Davis Tweaked Congressional for the Open

David Barrett

USGA executive director Mike Davis lives and breathes course set-up, and for that reason his stamp has been all over... Read more »