A Golf Vacation in Asheville
From this vow rose the plaintive title of Wolfe’s final novel, You Can’t Go Home Again, published two years after the author’s death in 1940. Reflections on Wolfe and on my own Carolina boyhood in Greensboro came sweeping back last autumn as I made an impulsive overnight drive toward Asheville—where I had not set foot in nearly 40 years—to try and wring some solace from the last days of the golf season up in the Ridge.
The Heritage of Golf Museum, Scotland
Not just clubs but balls, books, art, and more fill this greenside collection of one man’s passion
Pete Dye’s Renovation of The Ford Field & River Club
Thirty years after The Ford Plantation course opened, Pete Dye returns to the community near Savannah to perform a major overhaul
The Top 5 Things We Love About Fall Golf
From the Northeast to the Southeast to selected regions of the Midwest and Northwest, autumn, which robes deciduous trees and shrubs in a riotous explosion of color, is the exclamation point to the golf season. On a crisp fall day with nature’s splendor on full display, golfers can experience one of those “happy-to-be-alive” moments. Foliage. […]
Aberdovey Golf Club by Train
Riding the railways across Wales to Bernard Darwin’s favorite, one finds that less has changed than might be expected since the great man’s day
The Largest Golf Club in the World: Mission Hills, China
Through six holes of the Olazabal Course at Mission Hills Shenzhen, my caddie and I pretty much had the run of the place, which is saying quite a lot. Aggressively branded by its owners as the largest golf club in the world, Mission Hills Shenzhen is also among the busiest. And with 12 separate courses, it’s probably the most diverse. In any case, it’s not the sort of place one necessarily expects to find solace.
The Top 10 Scariest Shots in Golf
Pleasurable excitement, the cornerstone of every good golf hole, is one thing. White-knuckled terror is another. Here’s our pick of the top 10 scariest shots in golf… Bethpage State Park (Black) Farmingdale, N.Y. No. 17, Par three, 207 yards On a public course with U.S. Open credentials venerated for its extreme difficulty, one hole stands out […]
The Top 10 Casino Courses in the U.S.
Here is the LINKS top 10 list of casino courses in the U.S. But surprisingly there are only three Vegas courses on our list. The others stretch from New York to Arizona. Apparently, what happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas. 10. Wynn Golf Course Las Vegas, Nev. Located on the footprint of the […]
Letter from St. Andrews: Millie Bets the Dog
In the U.K. you can “have a wee flutter” on just about anything
Top 10 Hidden Gems You’ve Yet to Discover
Do you have a little explorer in you? Every golfer should. In honor of Columbus Day on Monday, here are some great hidden gems that Columbus himself might have sailed halfway around the world to play. Cape Arundel Kennebunkport, Me. Home to a vintage Walter Travis-designed layout circa 1922, this semi-private club, situated near the […]
