Courses and Travel

Two Takes on Oktoberfest – On and Off the Course

Larry Olmsted

  UPDATED For 2011: Thinking about going? Check out my new post on the Ultimate VIP Oktoberfest Trip! 200 years... Read more »

Catskills Region Offers History, Inspiration, Golf

Tom Harack

Perhaps because the most prominent chapter in the Catskills’ story is the agreeably schlock era of resorts favored by working-class... Read more »

Course Review: The Links at Divi Aruba Golf Course, Aruba

Bob Fagan

The Links at Divi Aruba Golf Course is the secondary golf option in Aruba (after Tierra del Sol) and a... Read more »

Overheated about “Fast and Firm” Golf

Terry Moore

“This has been great weather for cornfields–not golf courses.” “Morning sunshine to a green is like a nutritious breakfast.” “Over-watering helps... Read more »

From Course to Course, High Plains Drifting

Timothy Nolan

The first and second at The Sand Hills Club On America’s High Plains, towns announce themselves as clusters of silvery... Read more »

The Future of Family Friendly Golf

John Strawn

  Vicki Martz, a member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects, was Vice President and Senior Golf Course... Read more »

Course Review: Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course – A Heavenly Gem

Bob Fagan

In the world in general, and also in the world of golf, there are special places.  What I mean by... Read more »

The World’s Top Golf Book?

Larry Olmsted

Maybe, maybe not. But even though it is brand new, just released, I will go out on a limb and... Read more »

Course Review: Callippe Preserve Golf Club, Pleasanton, CA

Bob Fagan

As I write this, I am inclined to fit the description of a person who does not want to let... Read more »

Most Expensive Golf Book Ever

Larry Olmsted

Why go on a deluxe trip to play the very best courses of Scotland, the birthplace of golf, with a... Read more »

Best Nine Golf Courses in Las Vegas: Locals Rule

Jeff Wallach

Every story about Las Vegas should feature a blackjack dealer named Dino who’s built like a bull terrier and growls... Read more »

Requiem for Borrego Ranch: A Desert Resort Even the Martian Rover Couldn’t Find

David Gould

The view flying into most major airports is of thickening subdivisions and boulevards colliding below. But it’s different on the... Read more »