Golf and Wine Tasting in Napa
Welcome to the Napa Valley, 60 miles north of San Francisco, where golf and wine have found the perfect area of coexistence. Some 600 of California’s 3,754 bonded wineries are in the valley, while tucked among the Cabernets and Zinfandels—and in some instances requiring shots over or through them—are six 18-hole courses: Silverado North and South, Eagle Vines, Chardonnay, the private Napa Valley Country Club, and a muni strong enough to have been used as a qualifying site for PGA Tour events, Napa Golf Course at Kennedy Park.
Five Golf Zones to Travel in Canada
How do you define a nice neighbor? One who breaks out the 12-year-old single malt when you drop by instead of the cheap blended stuff? Or doesn’t complain when your split-level ranch becomes home to the world’s loudest garage band? No. A nice neighbor is someone who offers you your choice of tee times on more than 2,000 golf courses. Like Canada.
Two Scottish Treasures: Golf and Whisky
Scotland gave the world two sublimely intoxicating gifts—and with some care and planning, they can be enjoyed simultaneously
Quivira Golf Club, Mexico
Judging from his handiwork at Quivira, Jack is not afraid at age 74 to let his creative juices flow
Video Tour of British Open Qualifying Courses
The Top 10 Golf & Beach Combos
The beach—or at least the links land connecting the ocean to terra firma—gave birth to golf so it’s only natural that terrific combinations of the two would exist in close proximity. With summer in full swing, here are the top 10 surf and turf destinations in North America. 1. Kiawah Island, S.C. Kiawah, the 10,000-acre […]
The Top 10 Courses in the Scottish Highlands
High times in the Highlands! The Scottish Open will conclude this weekend at Royal Aberdeen, one of many splendid links that rim the shores of firths and bays in the north of Scotland. A golfer’s education is not complete until a sampling of these remote gems are explored and savored. Venerable classics dominate our list, […]
The Best Courses in the Original 13 Colonies
Because golf first took root in America in the 13 original colonies, there’s a preponderance of truly great courses on the Eastern Seaboard
The Top 10 Summer Golf Resorts in the U.S.
Summer officially starts tomorrow and, as the saying goes, the living gets easy. It can be even easier if you find yourself at a great golf resort by the beach or in the mountains with a host of other activities to get the most out of these magical months.
Omni La Costa Resort
New owners, big investment, and a golf overhaul put this Southern California stalwart back on track to greatness