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 […]
Silvies Valley Ranch—America’s Next Reversible Course
By Tony Dear Reversible golf courses are like London buses; you wait 100 years or more for one, then two come along at once. The first of them—Tom Doak’s “The Loop” at Forest Dunes GC in Roscommon, Mich.— opened in June of last year, and attracted the almost universal acclaim you expect of any Doak […]
Where to Play Golf In Mexico
By Tony Dear According to an R&A report entitled “Golf Around the World,” there were 237 golf facilities in Mexico in 2015. With additional development focused predominantly on the Baja Peninsula, Riviera Maya, and the southern end of Riviera Nayarit around Puerto Vallarta, that number is now closer to 250. Of course, with very […]
New in Q1 2017 for TaylorMade Golf
Coming off a roller-coaster year—including a U.S. Open win—the powerhouse manufacturer unveils a full slate of new equipment What a year just past for TaylorMade. The M1 and M2 drivers, introduced early in 2016, were big hits with pros and consumers. In May, the company was put up for sale by parent Adidas. Endorser Dustin […]
Mike Clayton – A Course Architecture Name to Know
Golfers astute enough to follow Australian course architect Mike Clayton on Twitter would recently have seen images of the work he and his partners Geoff Ogilvy, Mike Cocking, and Ashley Mead—known collectively as OCCM—completed on the 14th hole at Royal Canberra. The before and after images demonstrate just what Clayton and the team are capable […]