Courses and Travel

Ballyliffin May Never Be the Same . . .

Jeff Wallach

The A Position.com’s Golf Road Warriors– Jeff Wallach, Hal Phillips, Tom Harack, and Peter Kessler– converge on Dublin on Tuesday... Read more »

There’s better way to set pin locations

James McAfee

There may have been times where you might have walked off a green and asked, ”What crazy person put the pin... Read more »

McIlroy Sandwiches Time Between Opens at Ballyliffin

David DeSmith

To celebrate Open Championship week, I thought I’d post a few profiles of some of my favorite links courses in... Read more »

Royal Dornoch Wears the Crown

David DeSmith

To celebrate Open Championship week, I thought I’d post a profile each day between now and Sunday of one of... Read more »

Edgewood Revisited II: When holes turn around

Hal Phillips

[This piece is from July 12, 2011. See more of Hal’s writing at his website, Small-Batch Journalism & Comment] Yep, just three... Read more »

Nike Lunar Control Golf Shoe: Old-World Style Mixed With Next-Generation Performance

James A. Frank

I found it slightly ironic that Nike would launch its new men’s golf shoe, called Lunar Control (Limited Edition), just... Read more »

Contrasting Golf Models Reflect Game’s Dilemma

Tom Harack

Last week saw a one-two punch that seemed to encapsulate both the hand wringing over the decline in golf participation... Read more »

Tobacco Road: Frustration and Exhilaration

Bob Cullen

Returning after an absence of several years to the first tee at Tobacco Road, I felt an unusual mixture of... Read more »

Ike and the French Lick Maneuver

Tom Bedell

Back before the 2008 Presidential election I took what was supposed to be a quick in and out trip to... Read more »

A Love Affair with Rhode Island’s Newport National GC

John Torsiello

You’ll be hard-pressed to find a better conditioned and more visually stunning public golf course in southern New England than... Read more »

Edgewood GC: Recalling a Course Blotted Out by Progress

Hal Phillips

[This piece is from July 8, 2011. See more of Hal’s writing at his website, Small-Batch Journalism & Comment] The recent Travelers... Read more »

The World’s Best Unknown Course – Carne Golf Links, Bellmullet, Ireland

Bob Fagan

Looking back down the eight hole at the fantastic Carne Golf Links – in my opinion it’s the “World’s Best... Read more »

Golf Course Review: Tobiano Golf Course, Kamloops, British Columbia

Bob Fagan

  Holes 11, 12, 13, and 16 at Tobiano convey the rugged high desert ranch lands and gorgeous views. There... Read more »

Eat Play Love: The Search for Gracious Leisure at CordeValle

Jay Stuller

First light comes early only a week after the summer solstice.  In a secluded Northern California valley, where hillsides are... Read more »

Brora Golf Club: My Favorite Course in Baaa-ritain

Jeff Wallach

  The farther I can get from the obvious trophy courses when visiting Scotland, the more authentic my visits always... Read more »