Courses and Travel

For golfers, Sicily now offers a lot more than pizza.

Larry Olmsted

The day Verdura opens in March, it will immediately be the premier golf resort in Italy, and one of the largest and highest profile in all of Continental Europe.

Rum Punch: Breezy Caribbean Golf Courses Pack A Delicious Wallop

Jeff Wallach

Even if no man is an island that’s no reason not to visit an island for a great warm-weather golf... Read more »

Irish-ful Thinking

James A. Frank

Call this “Releases from the Department of Wishful Thinking.” Castlemartyr (above) and Dromoland Castle (below) are about as good as... Read more »

Sail Away

James A. Frank

The dolphins appeared our first morning at sea as we were cruising in the Atlantic, south from Lisbon, toward the... Read more »

Greens in the Vermont Mountains

David Gould

Ski the Green Mountains now, but don’t forget to return for golf in the springtime. Here are the landmarks and out-of-the-way spots for a golf escape.

My Name is Earl: Courses Around London Fit for Royalty

Jeff Wallach

Thirty minutes from both Heathrow Airport and Big Ben, The Grove Hotel, in Hertfordshire, imparts a modern twirl to the... Read more »

The Best Golf Vacation You’ve Never Heard of. Play Portugal by Pousada.

Larry Olmsted

Very few people know that Portugal has pousadas. That is a real shame.

My Year in Review

James A. Frank

It’s the end of December and everyone else is doing it, so why not me? And given that there are... Read more »

Wild West Equals Wonderful Golf

Larry Olmsted

not just another hidden gem, but one of my all time favorites

Classic Courses: Royal Adelaide Golf Club

Jeff Wallach

If banishment to Australia were still the common punishment for British felons, golfers in England would be embarked upon a... Read more »

Fear and Loathing (mostly fear) in St. Andrews

Jeff Wallach

The morning was cold and a cutting wind blew over the Old Course like a knee in the groin.  As... Read more »

Bravo, Rio

Jeff Wallach

Here’s today’s geography quiz: as you tee up your golf ball, you look out over yucca, creosote bushes, and other... Read more »