The Big Kahuna Makes His Return: Mauna Kea Golf Course
Gary Player stood on the tee, hitting balls into the Pacific. Wimp. I make the green on my first… Read more »
Courses and Travel
If the Scenery Equals the Golf, the Name is Kauai
I’m certain Hawaiians have several thousand words for “green,” because everything here is green. Everything. Except for all the stuff… Read more »
A Good Walk Enhanced: Four Great 19th Holes
Golf is a day spent in a round of strenuous idleness. Well, Mr. Wordsworth, that’s exactly why the best rounds… Read more »
California Desert an A-List Getaway Destination … Again
About the time cool was invented, the Rat Pack was lounging poolside, martini in hand, in Palm Springs. Cool never… Read more »
Elvis is Gone, But Shadow Creeks Remains the King of Vegas Golf
Tiger is out ahead of me, or so I was told during the limo ride to the course this morning…. Read more »
A High-Handicapper in Deane Beman’s Court: TPC Sawgrass
“Get in there, have a go at it. Phil did.” Nothing like a caddy dispensing reasoned guidance. And go I… Read more »
Give Portland a Look for Upper-Shelf Oregon Golf
Oregon could be the richest per-capita golf state in the Union. And while Bandon and the center-of-the-state courses get most… Read more »
TPC Las Vegas Still Going Strong 15 Years Later
TPC Las Vegas is a great introduction to desert-style golf, stepping in with a refinement that just wouldn’t play at… Read more »
Another Reason Why Golf Rocks: You Can’t Post Up at the Garden
Golf. There aren’t a lot of fans hitting backstrokes at Wimbledon or getting put into the wall by Kyle Busch… Read more »
Golf Peaks in the Cascades
Crosswater—designer Bob Cupp’s cuddly-raucous romp through the high desert pines and meadows of Central Oregon. For those, like me, who… Read more »
