Courses and Travel

Greg Norman, Lorena Ochoa Form Design Partnership

Scott Kauffman

West Palm Beach, Fla. – Hall of Famer golfer Greg Norman and recently retired LPGA star Lorena Ochoa announced Oct.... Read more »

The Sea Remains the Same: The “Old” Ocean Hammock

Derek Duncan

The Ocean Course at Hammock Beach Resort, originally called just Ocean Hammock, surprised a lot of people when it opened in... Read more »

Raveneaux Country Club Hires New General Manager

Scott Kauffman

Spring, Tex. – Sage Golf Group Worldwide recently appointed Chris Freeman as the new General Manager at Raveneaux Country Club.... Read more »

Speed Kills (Or Can Hurt, Anyway)

Tom Harack

The recent Ryder Cup competition evinced the debate, now familiar, about the speed of the putting surfaces on the Twenty... Read more »

Golf Course Review: Kiva Dunes, Gulf Shores, Alabama

Bob Fagan

This 1995 Jerry Pate design remains one of his best designs as well as one of the premier layouts in... Read more »

Golf Amid Nature’s Splendor in Costa Rica

Eco-tourism, where visitors get to experience nature in its most pristine state, remains the No. 1 reason to visit the... Read more »

Tomes for the Holiday: Three Great New Golf Books

James A. Frank

New golf books usually hit the shelves either in time for Father’s Day or Christmas. Given that the days are... Read more »

Private Club at Mediterra to Expand Amenities

Scott Kauffman

(Naples, Fla.) – The Club at Mediterra recently announced  it would be expanding its facilities.  After a much publicized and... Read more »

Google Pioneer Buys into Dove Mountain Ritz-Carlton

Scott Kauffman

(Marana, Ariz.) — An investment by Google pioneer Ray Sidney in The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain  has eliminated... Read more »

Guangzhou Golf Show: A Reflection

John Strawn

Shenzhen, China The China Golf Show in Guangzhou concluded on October 16th after a three day run.  A competing industry... Read more »

Rocco’s Remarkable Turnaround

David Barrett

What transpired on the 17th hole at CordeValle in the Frys.com Classic on Sunday was one of the most dramatic—and... Read more »

Trail Crew

Jay Stuller

In early December for the past eight years, several of my pals and I head down to Arizona, for the... Read more »

Who’s Calling the Shots in Texas?

Ken Van Vechten

Everybody was wearing burnt orange and speaking a strange language of “hookers and whores,” or so it sounded to my... Read more »

Complete Guide to Kohler, Part 4: The Golf

Larry Olmsted

  This is the final installment about Destination Kohler, one of the world’s greatest golf resorts. I’ve covered the food,... Read more »

Autumn in Westchester

Derek Duncan

Ah, fall in the Northeast. The unparalleled and sudden flourish of color; the almost imperceptible downshift in mood and speed;... Read more »