Courses and Travel

The Myrtle Beach World Amateur

Jamie McWilliams visits Myrtle Beach to participate in one of the largest amateur golf tournaments in the world.

Golf Pros Told to Slow Down

(April 1, 2014) Find this hard to believe? We can’t imagine why. But we do have nine more astounding “Golf... Read more »

Palos Verdes Golf Club – A Genuine Southern California Gem

Bob Fagan

My first glimpse of Palos Verdes was this view of the par-four 1oth. Reportedly A.W. Tillinghast briefly visited the Club... Read more »

Golf Course Review: Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club, Mission Viejo, California

Bob Fagan

 All the par-threes at Arroyo Trabuco require both sage club selection and good execution, but none more so than the... Read more »

Clear Creek Is The Clear Choice – A Great New Golf Club in the Sierra

Bob Fagan

As you can see from above, The Club at Clear Creek Tahoe occupies some heavenly Sierra Nevada territory adjacent to... Read more »

Naples National: urbane and eloquent

Terry Moore

(Naples, Fla.) Before playing the impressive Naples National Golf Club recently, I accidentally came up with a new criteria for... Read more »

Poppy Hills Reborn As Poppy Hills II

Bob Fagan

Poppy Hills re-establishes itself in the menu of outstanding Monterey area golf courses. (Photo courtesy of Poppy Hills and Joann... Read more »

Hartford Turns to PGA to Run Golf Courses

Anthony Pioppi

In a move that has left many in the Connecticut  golf world a bit baffled, the city of Hartford has... Read more »

The Florida Swing

In our debut issue of The Grain, Jeffrey Thoreson tours four of Florida’s best resorts–Reunion, Innisbrook, Grand Cypress and Bay... Read more »

Protected: 18th Green At The Old Course at St. Andrews – Buried Lies

Bob Fagan

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Design Your Best MacKenzie-Style Par-3

Janina Jacobs

Have you ever played some poorly-designed golf hole and thought, ‘Wow, I could do better than this!’? Here’s your chance:... Read more »

Breaking news: Eisenhower Tree to be replaced by Obama Tree

David DeSmith

It was widely reported today that the famed “Eisenhower Tree,” which faithfully guarded the left side of the 17th fairway... Read more »