Courses and Travel

Drum roll, please: Top 10 Michigan Golf Stories of the Year

Terry Moore

  As is my humble custom, here’s my Top 10 Golf Stories of the Year for Michigan.  They’re not necessarily... Read more »

Ensuring a successful golf buddies trip

Terry Moore

(Onaway, MI) There are only a few essentials for a successful fall golf buddies trip in Michigan. After agreeing on... Read more »

Road trip: Day baseball and Dye’s Fowler’s Mill

Terry Moore

Recently, I took a road trip combining my life-long likes for good public golf courses and baseball. Specifically, a fellow... Read more »

Play Stoatin Brae

Terry Moore

If there is one thing I’ve learned about reviewing new golf courses, it’s not playing them too early. New courses... Read more »

Western Am returns to the Point

Terry Moore

(Benton Harbor, MI) This season has been awash in Michigan hosting notable professional golf tournaments such as the inaugural Rocket... Read more »

Monday After Royal Portrush – Lowry Triumphant – Tiger Irrelevant

Ed Travis

Rain. Fog. Sunshine. Wind. Tucked pins. Fescue. Gorse. Rough. Humpy, bumpy, firm fairways. Texas wedges. Raised greens. Gigantic runoff areas.... Read more »

TPC Cartagena at Karibana – South American Golf Course Masterpiece

Bob Fagan

From any perspective, the marriage of golf and the Caribbean doesn’t get any better than the lengthy 525-yard par-four 16th... Read more »

Q & A with Ryan Brehm, newest winner on Korn Ferry Tour

Terry Moore

Overshadowed by the unexpected and breakout win by 20-year-old Matthew Wolff at the 3M Open last Sunday was the victory... Read more »

Rocket Mortgage Classic & U.S Senior Open mark busy week

Terry Moore

This week I’ll be on the road checking out two important tournaments occurring at the same time. First, there’s the... Read more »

Looking Ahead to the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship

Tom Bedell

[This preview piece was written back in February for the Spring, 2019 issue of Minnesota Golfer.  It appears here in... Read more »

The U.S. Women’s Open is Coming to Country Club of Charleston, Here’s How to Play It

Anthony Pioppi

There is nobody alive on this earth that knows more about the Country Club of Charleston golf course than Frank... Read more »

The Needler Proves Par is Unnecessary

Anthony Pioppi

Somewhere Near Trinity, Tex. — What is immediately noticeable when you arrive at the first hole of The Needler is... Read more »

Going Cajun in Louisiana’s Audubon Country

Tom Bedell

Louisiana’s new tourism slogan, “Feed Your Soul,” seems right on the money to me, having just returned* from a southern... Read more »

Bishop Raica Relays Instant Italian Travel Tips

Michael Patrick Shiels

If you hear someone speaking Italian in Northern Michigan, chances are it is Steven Raica, the Michigan State University alumnus... Read more »