Frugal Golfer: Niagara Falls
By Chris Wagner Mention Niagara Falls and the first thoughts that come to mind are wonder-of-the-world waterfalls, heavenly honeymoon hotels, and rainbows appearing magically in the mist. For golfers, the Niagara Falls areas on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border hold an unexpected treat, a flood of fine courses that are a barrel of fun. […]
What Happens in Vegas… Should Include Golf
There are countless ways to do a weekend in Las Vegas. At the poker table, slot machines, nightclubs, big-name shows, whatever you like. Let me offer one more: golf. Coming from the East Coast, I found golf in Nevada a completely new experience. The stark contrast between emerald green grass and rocky brown desert is […]
Top 10 Golf Courses: Missouri
Home to the 2018 PGA Championship, Missouri is not often thought of as a golf-rich state. However, the “Show-Me State” is a sleeper when in the golf course conversation. The St. Louis suburbs alone possess a number of fine places to play, including Bellerive, where Brooks Koepka captured his third career major championship. The […]
A Favorable Lie: Courses with Rooms
Terry Lundgren, retired Executive Chairman of Macy’s Inc., estimates he has stayed in the Ben Hogan Room at Riviera Country Club about 60 times. A member of the Pacific Palisades, Calif., club for 10 years, the former executive has roots in Southern California and used to visit Los Angeles regularly on business. Instead of staying […]
Scotland’s Bench Strength – The Local Gems You Should Know
By Graylyn Loomis Every golfer can name at least a few of Scotland’s famous courses. Classic layouts like the Old Course at St. Andrews, Carnoustie, and Muirfield touch everyone who plays the game, whether or not you’ve crossed the pond and enjoyed them. But there’s much more to Scottish golf than the Open Championship […]
The Perfect First-Time Trip to Ireland
By Erik Matuszewski As I walked off the 18th green at the famed Waterville Links along one of the most westernmost parts of Ireland, a mist in the gray sky and a brisk breeze coming off Ballinskelligs Bay just beyond the tall dunes, an inescapable thought ran through my mind: how could I have […]
The 5 Most Underrated Golf States
By Adam Schupak Underrated. By definition it means to underestimate, play down, sell short—you get the drift. For a golf course, or in this case the entire collective layouts of a state to be termed underrated, it’s a bit like being considered The Best Player Never to Win a Major—is it a compliment or […]
The Best Pete Dye Golf Courses You Can Play
It’s fair to say Pete Dye will be revered as long as golf is played. Here are a few of his greatest designs that are open to the public.
Kiawah Island Golf Resort Expands into the Future
Thirty years ago, when I was editor of GOLF Magazine, we began recognizing America’s premier golf resorts with the presentation of a very limited number of gold medals. Among the first recipients was South Carolina’s Kiawah Island Resort, then just a dozen years old and sporting a pair of golf courses by Tom Fazio and […]
Frugal Golfer: Outer Banks, N.C.
By Mike Purkey If the Outer Banks of North Carolina seems out of the way, it’s because it is. This 200-mile chain of barrier islands on the Atlantic Ocean is the most remote strip of civilization in the eastern U.S. You don’t happen by the Outer Banks by accident; getting there takes a bit […]
