Scotland’s Best Hotels for Golfers
There was a time, not so long ago, when the usual hotel experiences in Scotland were something one tolerated rather than embraced. Too often, it seemed like you were staying at something more like grandma’s house than a modern hotel. Fortunately, that era has gone the way of the gutta percha. Today, you’ll find excellent […]
5 Destinations for the Truly Intrepid Golfer
Many of us have dreams that someday—some glorious, tantalizing, reach-out-and-touch-it day—we’ll be able to take our clubs to some far-off place where the language, money, scenery, food, and beer might be different, but where golf is still the greatest game of all. Here are five countries for intrepid travelers to visit that, contrary to all […]
Dutch Masterpieces: The Best Golf in the Netherlands
Linksland, heathland, parkland—the Netherlands has it all Most Americans who venture across the pond to play golf get no farther than the British Isles, whose famed links courses are like Homer’s sirens calling mariners thither. But it’s time people discovered the Netherlands, home to many of Europe’s finest courses. Holland has always been a fun […]
The Best New Mexico Golf
Black Mesa Golf Club, Baxter Spann’s tremendously stimulating high-desert layout 25 miles north of the delightful city of Santa Fe, turned 18 earlier this year. Spann, who tries to go back for a game every year, says it is undoubtedly the finest site he ever worked on and the “most dramatic, fun, and beautiful course” […]
Great Beer and Public Golf Combinations in New England
New England serves up a heady combination of craft breweries and exceptional public golf While rummaging around in his father’s attic almost 40 years ago, Jim Koch uncovered the recipe for his great-great-grandfather’s eponymous Louis Koch Lager, which sparked the onset of craft brewing in New England. Within a year, Koch had incorporated The Boston […]
An Insider’s Guide to Destination Kohler
The village of Kohler, Wis., will take its place front and center within the golfing world when the Ryder Cup is brought into town and, over three days of competition, two dozen of the world’s best players (along with an exuberant group of fans) will experience one of the sporting world’s most passionate international events. […]
Why the Time is Now for Golfers to Visit Hawaii
As U.S. golf travel picks up steam again, no destination is in greater need of a shot in the arm than the Hawaiian Islands. Given its dependence on tourism, Hawaii saw its 2020 play plummet by 33 percent, missing out on the nationwide golf boom. It wasn’t until last October that the State of Hawaii […]
Top 10 Golf Experiences in Puerto Rico
The name Puerto Rico, Spanish for “rich port,” couldn’t be more accurate. Puerto Rico is an island blessed with an abundance of riches. If you’ve never been there, you may think of it as just another sunny destination somewhere in the Caribbean. But it offers so much more than beaches, palm fronds, and tropical drinks. […]
A Perfect Public Golf Trip Around Houston
The land may be flat in Houston, but the golf is surprisingly diverse on a host of courses found from city center to suburban sprawl.
The Best Public Golf in California
Ranking the states for the quality of their golf is a subjective business, though it’s clear some are better than others. Florida, Michigan, New York, Hawaii, Arizona, South Carolina, Wisconsin, and even Ohio all get high marks, and another ever-present in the conversation is California whose course count almost reaches 1,000, and which boasts an impressive number of layouts […]
