Courses and Travel

Travel Stories Changing in Internet Era

Michael Patrick Shiels

The time honored cliché of being invited to dinner…and then being forced to sit through a sleep-inducing, soporific slide show... Read more »

Day One at the PGA Championship

Terry Moore

(Haven, Wis) There’s only Michigan player in the field this week. Brian Cairns, 51, was one of only 20 PGA... Read more »

California’s Grass Valley Golf – An Idyllic Surprise

Bob Fagan

You’ll enjoy the pastoral view from the par-five opening hole at Alta Sierra. (Photo by Robert S. Fagan) Nearly everyone... Read more »

Why people go out of their way to play remote Narin & Portnoo

Herb Gould

I don’t want to say we were saving the best for last when we teed it up at the Narin... Read more »

Success at Golf

Ed Travis

For the best players in the world golf is not easy which is odd since the concept is so simple—start... Read more »

The Grain 2015 Open Championship Edition

There’s something so inherently right about the Open Championship being held at St. Andrews. Well, at least we thought so,... Read more »

A Grand Open Championship

David DeSmith

Beginning tomorrow, the 2015 Open Championship will kick off in the town that epitomizes golf: St. Andrews, Scotland. This year’s... Read more »

Which Is the Best of the Four Majors – Part Two, The US Open

Matthew Van Fossen

Which golf major is the best major? In Part 1 – The Masters, I gave high marks to Augusta for... Read more »

Rulewich true architectural force behind Robert Trent Jones Trail

James McAfee

Seeking to find a way to diversify the assets of the state’s pension fund and at the same time find... Read more »

TPC River Highlands Bunkers to be Redone

Anthony Pioppi

The home of the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship will undergo a long-needed bunker renovation beginning in the fall according to... Read more »

Sewailo G.C. great addition in Tucson

James McAfee

While the Phoenix area gets the majority of visiting golfers coming to Arizona, Tucson definitely shouldn’t be overlooked. While it... Read more »

Ireland’s Contribution to Chambers Bay: The Role of Turfgrass Consultancy

John Strawn

When the golf course architectural firm Robert Trent Jones II was commissioned to design a new golf course on the... Read more »