Bermuda Golf Travel
There’s only one country where nearly every course has an ocean view. But there’s much more to this British outpost than golf. Its pink sand beaches, proximity to the U.S. and balmy weather make the island an ideal escape for a memorable long weekend. Golf Mid Ocean Club, an expansive Golden Age beauty by […]
California Golf Travel: Ojai Valley Resort
When architect Jay Morrish came to Southern California in 1988 to renovate the classic Ojai Valley Inn golf course, he was greeted with a perplexing situation: Two of the original holes had vanished. The solution to this mystery, Morrish quickly discovered, was that the holes had been bulldozed during WWII when the U.S. Army […]
Golf Travel: Williamsburg, Virginia
History is at the heart of Williamsburg, from the restored 18th-century town that was the capital of pre-Revolutionary Virginia to the country’s second-oldest college. The history even extends to the golf—the area is home to one of the first island greens. But there’s far more to Williamsburg than the past: Lodging options like the […]
Royal St. David’s Golf Club, Wales
Beneath a 13th-century castle built to keep the Welsh in check, this rugged links has subjugated eager golfers for 110 years running. And now we plunge into a tract of truly wonderful duneland—tall and short sandhills, ridges and hillocks and hollows, rumpled fairways, hidden greens and long-legged rough, where skylarks breed and 12 varieties […]
Where to Play Golf in Munich, Post-Oktoberfest
Some lowly statistician must get forced into abstinence during Germany’s Oktoberfest—otherwise we’d have no reliable source for the eye-catching figures generated by this mother-of-all-keggers. Last year, an estimated six million liters of beer, 481,000 pieces of roast chicken and 180,000 pairs of sausages were consumed by six million international visitors over 16 days. The legendary […]
New York Golf Travel: The Otesaga Resort Hotel
Mention Cooperstown and baseball invariably springs to mind. Home to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, this charming village in upstate New York is a sacred spot to purists of the game. At the opposite end of town are a grand hotel and golf course that you might not be so aware of. But […]
The Omni Homestead, Virginia
For more than two centuries, The Omni Homestead has provided a haven for sports enthusiasts, the perfect relaxation of the most renowned mineral springs and Spa, and the finest Southern hospitality. Today, The Homestead invites guests into a timeless world of exceptional golf on three top-ranked courses, the best of Spa hydrotherapy and massage […]
Portstewart Golf Club, Northern Ireland
Portstewart, a small town in Northern Ireland, suffered from a large inferiority complex in the late 19th century. Separated by only three miles of rugged Ulster coastline from the neighboring resort town of Portrush, Portstewart had been losing ground to its more fashionable and popular rival since the early Victorian era. When it […]
