Courses and Travel

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 »

Miller Time at Silverado Resort

Bob Fagan

In a deal rumored to be between $30 and $40 million, Northern California-bred Hall of Fame Golfer Johnny Miller and... Read more »

For All My English Major Friends: Tintern Abbey

James A. Frank

As explained on my VisitWales blog, there is more to this country than golf courses. Yes, I really mean it!... Read more »

Don’t Let “Bunkergate” Stop You From Rushing to Play Whistling Straits

Larry Olmsted

  As soon as I saw the controversy swirling around Dustin Johnson’s 72nd hole penalty to knock him off the... Read more »

Portraits of Royal Porthcawl

James A. Frank

Royal Porthcawl is the big one, the course against which all others in Wales are measured. And for good reason.... Read more »

Course Review: Bandon Crossings – Another Special Bandon, Oregon Course

Bob Fagan

No doubt you have heard of the four outstanding golf courses at Bandon Dunes in Bandon, Oregon.  Well, there is... Read more »

Pennard in Pictures

James A. Frank

As noted in my blog for VisitWales about Pennard Golf Club, despite the gray rainy weather that hung around for... Read more »

Legends of the Game Open Harbor Shores

Terry Moore

(Benton Harbor, Mich.) If there was a moment that summed up the charm and the relaxed competition of the Champions... Read more »

New Zealand’s Half Dozen Best Golf Resorts

Bob Fagan

New Zealand offers some of the best lodging in the world, especially as relates to golf retreats – easily comparable... Read more »