Must-Play Courses in Mexico
Cinco de Mayo isn’t really celebrated in Mexico. But that hasn’t stopped beer companies from using it as an excuse to launch promotions and sell six-packs. Pretty much everywhere outside Mexico, May 5th is the recognized date to celebrate Mexican culture, cuisine, music—and beer. The world should add golf to that list. Golf came late […]
The Enduring Legacy of Bobby Jones
No matter how or when you tune into this year’s Masters, you’re going to hear someone wax lyrical about the legacy of Robert Tyre Jones Jr.—Bobby Jones. Augusta National was his course—his dream realized in the Georgia pines. The course and club still bear his signature almost everywhere you look. And the way the Masters […]
Top 10 Golf Experiences in Puerto Rico
The name Puerto Rico, Spanish for “rich port,” couldn’t be more accurate. Puerto Rico is an island blessed with an abundance of riches. If you’ve never been there, you may think of it as just another sunny destination somewhere in the Caribbean. But it offers so much more than beaches, palm fronds, and tropical drinks. […]
St. Patrick’s Links – Tom Doak’s New Design in Ireland
The northwest of Ireland is getting a new course this summer—one with a name that’s easy to remember. St. Patrick’s Links will be Tom Doak’s first creation on the Emerald Isle, and it’s likely to spur even more visits to this underappreciated part of the links golf world. Doak’s par-72, 6,826-yard course will be the […]
10 Remote Courses That Are Worth the Trip
When Mike Keiser created Bandon Dunes on the windswept coast of Oregon, it involved a leap of faith. It wasn’t so much a matter of “Build it and they will come,” but of, “If you build it and it’s really good, they will come.” And come, they have. Keiser and Canadian development partner Ben Cowan-Dewar […]
Top New Drivers in 2021
The PGA Merchandise Show was an online affair this year, but club manufacturers still divulged plenty of share-worthy information about their latest offerings. And if there’s one thing that characterizes 2021’s crop of drivers, it’s variety. The days of one-size-fits-all drivers ended years ago, but club makers have gone to even greater lengths this year […]
How to Choose the Best Golf and Ski Community for You
Love to golf and love to ski? Quite a few communities will satisfy both those passions. Here’s how to choose the best one for you. “The mountains are calling, and I must go.” So said John Muir, the Scottish-American naturalist and founder of the Sierra Club. Muir spoke of mountains as “recreational playgrounds for the […]
What Does the Future of Golf Travel Look Like?
The Covid-19 pandemic threw a monkey wrench into a lot of people’s golf travel plans. Golf may have attracted new players to local courses—people looking for ways to recreate in a safe, physically distanced way. And domestic golf resorts within driving distance of population centers may have benefited from fewer people traveling overseas to play. […]
Golf’s Top 10 Selfie Spots
Golfers have lots of ways of remembering their favorite rounds. Some purchase shirts or caps from their trips to top courses. For others, it’s logo balls or scorecards. But nothing captures the special moments of a round better than photos. And in the age of the selfie, grabbing a snapshot of yourself and your friends […]
Guide to the Best of Los Cabos
You’ve heard about the golf in Los Cabos, and maybe even seen photos of the courses that hug the sun-kissed beaches there. But you’re probably wondering: Is it worth the time and expense to travel to the tip of Baja California Sur? The answer is an unequivocal si! Seventy-five years ago, Americans made tracks to […]
