5 Reasons to Love The Retreat at Silvies Valley Ranch

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Novel accommodations and a fun new golf “course” make now the time to explore Oregon’s eastern frontier Set within a 140,000-acre cattle ranch, The Retreat at Silvies Valley Ranch is 220 miles west of Boise Airport and 167 miles east of Bend Municipal Airport. In other words, the property set on Oregon’s eastern frontier is […]

The Leeds Triangle: England’s Underrated Golf Destination

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With the world of golf shifting its attention to the northwest of England as the Open Championship returned to Royal Liverpool for the 13th time in the club’s 154-year history, many visitors from the U.S. likely secured tee times at Open venues Royal Birkdale (30 miles north) and Royal Lytham and St. Annes (65 miles […]

PGA Tour Q&A: Last Round of Your Life

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As avid golfers, we’ve often asked ourselves—and our friends—this question: What course would you play if you knew your next round of golf was your last? We chatted with a bunch of PGA Tour players on the range at the Travelers Championship and asked them that same thing. A few, including 2016 PGA Championship winner […]

6 Lesser-Known Links on England’s Lancashire Coast

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Come for the three Open Championship venues on England’s Lancashire coast, but stay for six lesser-known links There are nine courses currently on the R&A’s Open rota, and three of them—including Royal Liverpool, the venue for this year’s 151st championship—are within an hour-and-a-half’s drive of one another amidst a glorious stretch of linksland between Liverpool […]

Royal Liverpool (Hoylake): Flat Out Great

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Despite, or perhaps because of, its lackluster landscape, Royal Liverpool—better known as Hoylake—can still be counted on to provide a bumpy and exciting Open Championship By the time the opening tee shot is struck at the 151st Open Championship, avid golfers who have consumed every preview they can find will have grown weary of reading […]

6 Great Public Golf Courses Around Cleveland

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A beguiling blend of value-oriented classic tracks and modern marvels makes for a surprisingly strong golf destination For decades, Cleveland took its knocks from comedians and talk show hosts. These days, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, an NBA Championship, and a vibrant downtown have helped shed some of the insults. With its Midwestern […]

How Bobby Jones Won His First U.S. Open a Century Ago

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When it comes to figuring out how Bobby Jones won his first United States Open Championship a century ago this year—in July of 1923—one would benefit in reviewing what a 56-year-old Jones said about his greatest golfing weakness during several interviews with sports reporters and a few of his golfing articles penned on the subject. […]