Courses and Travel

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 »

Join the world’s oldest course on the cheap!

Larry Olmsted

Age is not the course’s only claim to fame: it also hosted golf’s first Major, the Open Championship, six times.

The Other Down Under

James A. Frank

With two world-class courses opening in the last ten years, New Zealand has jumped headfirst into the ranks of the... Read more »

Under the Tucson Sun

James A. Frank

Forget the Old West—there’s always much new to do in Arizona’s second city To the untrained eye, change seems to... Read more »

The Promising Land

James A. Frank

The only golf course in Israel has just undergone a renovation by an American master. The result is heavenly. In... Read more »