Masters via Helicopter, Staying at Champions Retreat
Have your Masters Tournaments badges, but still need a place to stay in Augusta? How about a helicopter from a nearby city? And for accommodation, a 5-star golf club. Champions Retreat, a club in Augusta, Ga. has partnered with EvoLux, a helicopter ride-share company, to bring in groups via air from Atlanta, Charlotte, and Greenville, […]
Vidanta Puerto Peñasco – The Best Golf Course You’ve Never Heard Of?
Puerto Peñasco. Ever hear of it? Unless you live in Arizona or Southern California, it’s unlikely that you know this beach town—also called Rocky Point—located at the top of the Gulf of California, which separates the Baja Peninsula from the Mexican mainland. There is no commercial airport nearby, meaning you have to drive and deal […]
George Peper: Mental Case
A widely held theory claims that one’s golf game—like one’s personality—is heavily influenced by one’s earliest experiences, the first years of development. As evidence, consider the shotmaking genius of Seve Ballesteros, born of a childhood swatting rocks with a makeshift 3-iron along the beach in Pedrena, Spain; or Sam Snead’s balanced yet powerful swing, a […]
Silloth on Solway – An English Golf Gem
By Nick Edmund Americans traveling to Britain will typically head for London and Stratford to gain their “culture fix,” then journey to Scotland to sample the scenery. Such an itinerary is understandable, but it excludes a visit to arguably the most beautiful area of the entire British Isles, the English Lake District, a mountainous region […]
Where to Play Golf, Gamble, and more in Lake Charles, Louisiana
No matter how well traveled the Frugal Golfer thinks he is, chances are he has yet to visit Lake Charles, La., an industrial center and gaming destination, a three-hour drive due west of New Orleans, with a handful of courses worth traveling some distance to play. But since it is fairly new to the […]
First Peek: Mossy Oak Golf Club
Gil Hanse wowed the world last summer with his Olympic course. But since Rio isn’t exactly around the corner, it’s good news that Hanse recently unveiled another exciting example of minimalist design that’s easier to get to. Not a lot easier, but easier. Located in West Point, in north-central Mississippi, Mossy Oak is across the […]
Philadelphia Cricket Club, Wissahickon Renovation
When A.W. Tillinghast died, he requested that his ashes be spread “where he loved life the most”—along the Wissahickon Creek, a stream that winds through one of his finest designs, the Wissahickon Course at Philadelphia Cricket Club. Wissahickon is the most famous of Philly Cricket’s three courses. It opened in 1922, at the peak of […]
March Madness: Golf Edition
Has your bracket already been reduced to confetti in the NCAA basketball tournament? Have no fear, because golf has got you covered. Last night the bracket for the World Golf Championships – Dell Match Play were released, getting everything set up for golf’s edition of March Madness. Unlike in basketball’s version though, there will be […]
Marc Leishman Rides 50 Foot Eagle Putt To API Win
Marc Leishman won the Arnold Palmer Invitational Sunday. How he won it though, would make even Arnie proud. Heading to the 16th hole a shot back of the lead, Leishman was kind of an afterthought considering Kevin Kisner and Charley Hoffman, the two 54-hole leaders had been duking it out all day. Throw in the […]
The Best Scottish Local Gems
By Graylyn Loomis When you make the bucket-list journey to Scotland, it’s only natural that you’d want to play the most well-known courses. You want to see the Open Championship venues and walk in the footsteps of the game’s great players. We get it! But, it is also our job to educate you on where else […]
