Courses and Travel

When Red Goes Green: Golf in Vietnam

James A. Frank

Surprise: The country and the golf are much more exciting, fun, and charming than you’d expect! Dalat Palace Golf Course... Read more »

Desert Flower

James A. Frank

The newest longest course on the PGA Tour is one even amateurs will love “Do you think they will like... Read more »

The Most Surprising New Course I Played This Year: The Abaco Club

Jeff Wallach

Living in Oregon, the Caribbean is not exactly an easy place to get to, but earlier this year, when I... Read more »

A Conversation with David McLay Kidd

John Strawn

Second in a Series David McLay Kidd’s first golf course design project, Bandon Dunes on the Oregon coast, was a... Read more »

Just Deserts: Where to Play in a Dry Heat

Jeff Wallach

The desert is hot and full of sharp things like cacti, yuccas, pyramids, scorpions, and Las Vegas.  But it’s also... Read more »

Shhh! Canada’s Secret Golf Destination

Jeff Wallach

The response of my friends in Portland, Oregon when I told them I was headed for Kelowna, in British Columbia’s... Read more »

The most beautiful hole in Mexico. And Maybe the world?

Larry Olmsted

Nicklaus saw something he had not seen in over 300 courses he’s designed: a small offshore island...

Portland, Oregon: Blazing the New Oregon Trail—Of Great Golf

Jeff Wallach

If I were smart I wouldn’t tell you anything about my hometown of Portland, Oregon.  I would not mention that... Read more »

Miacomet shows common touch in rarefied setting

Tom Harack

A reliable, familiar destination is a wholly understandable impulse in choosing a golf experience, especially when time, and perhaps money,... Read more »

What’s Teeing Up in the Golf Business

Scott Kauffman

Scott Kauffman’s Global Golf and Leisure Real Estate Report Vol. 1, No. 2   When real estate lawyer Jimmy Crawford started... Read more »

Dye Designs Debuts Hondurans Pristine Bay Project

Scott Kauffman

  Miami, Fla. – Golf fans around the world had their eyes set on Florida’s classic Doral Resort and Spa... Read more »