A Golf Vacation in Cape Cod

When the Army Corps of Engineers gouged 20 million cubic yards of rock and earth from the Massachusetts towns of Bourne and Sandwich in the early 1930s, the great canal they cut became an accepted boundary between Cape Cod and the rest of the world. But lately I have stood on tee boxes at new […]

Is Melbourne the World’s Best Major City for Golf?

Five years before beginning construction on Augusta National Golf Club, Alister MacKenzie traveled to Australia and left a lasting imprint on the top courses of Melbourne, one of the best golf cities in the world

The Top 25 Golf Islands in the World

Okay, we’ll admit it. This is an audacious list. Indeed, it would be fair of you to ask, how can we possibly rate and rank the islands of the world according to their golf appeal? How can we possibly compare Amelia to Australia, Hainan to Hilton Head, Pawleys to Puerto Rico?

Top 10 Courses You Can Play In the Midwest

With the PGA Tour at Firestone in Ohio this week for the WGC Bridgestone Invitational and the PGA Championship returning to Whistling Straits in Wisconsin next week, all eyes are on the Midwest, which offers a versatile array of top-notch venues across seven states. Arcadia Bluffs Arcadia, Mich. This sprawling links-style layout, built on a […]

Highland Links, Cape Cod

At the northern tip of Cape Cod a 200-year-old lighthouse watches over America’s first true links

Top 10 Golf and Beach Combos in the U.S.

As in Europe, August is fast becoming national vacation month in America, and what better way to celebrate the end of summer than with a trip to one of the best golf and beach destinations Amelia Island, Fla. Located 30 miles northeast of Jacksonville near the Georgia state line, Amelia is the southernmost of the barrier islands […]