Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Hawaii
For half a center, this resort on Hawaii’s Big Island has led the way
The Latest Lightweight Golf Carry Bags
Golf carry bags keep getting lighter without losing the convenience of multiple pockets, pop-out legs, shoulder-saving strap systems, and a wide choice of colors. Here’s a bagful of the latest offerings. Sun Mountain Two 5 This bag cuts its weight to only 2.5 pounds by using carbon-fiber legs, strong yet light plastic, and tough but […]
48 Hours in San Diego
If you’re looking to combine oceanfront golf with the excitement of a big city, there is no better destination than Phil Mickelson’s hometown. With year-round great weather, miles of beaches, and noteworthy attractions like the world-renown San Diego Zoo, there’s plenty for non-golfers to do, too.
Are Today’s Pro Golfers the Best Ever? Maybe Not…
Today’s best players are very good. The best players of decades ago were better. They had to be.
It’s Time to Take Action on Slow Play
Recently I played in a stroke-play club competition. My group of three happened to draw the first starting time on the Old Course: 7 a.m. None of us played particularly well, but when we walked off the 18th green, the big red clock on the side of the R&A clubhouse said 9:55. Granted, my two […]
Preparing for the U.S. Open: Chambers Bay
This month the U.S. Open comes to Chambers Bay, a venue unlike anything our National Championship has ever seen.
Turtle Bay, Oahu
More than 40 miles and the Ko’olau Mountains separate the “fabled North Shore” of Oahu from the crowds and craziness of Honolulu and Waikiki. The far end of Hawaii’s most populous island is a tropical world unto itself, what National Geographic calls “one of the Earth’s most awesome places.” The North Shore is cozy, quaint, […]
Philadelphia Cricket Club, Wissahickon Course
For golf courses, Philadelphia is best known for Merion and Pine Valley (the latter being much more Philly than Jersey, despite its address), plus Aronimink, Gulph Mills, Huntingdon Valley, and a bunch of others. The city also produced its own “school” of architects, five locals—native or adopted—who had a huge impact on golf in early […]
The Abaco Club, Bahamas
The Bahamas is suddenly a hotbed of Caribbean golf activity, with the opening of the mammoth Baha Mar resort, but also news that the much more intimate Abaco Club on Great Abaco Island has been sold. The 10-year-old private sporting club was recently acquired by Southworth Development, which owns and operates private clubs and […]
Desert Forest Golf Club
Just because a golf course is in the desert doesn’t mean it has to be a giant sandbox. Desert Forest, about 30 miles north of downtown Phoenix, looks nothing like the “target golf” courses that visitors equate with the Southwest. Although only 67 of its 165 total acres are turf, Desert Forest is grass from […]