Shenendoah Golf Course at Turning Stone
Why don’t more golf instructors design courses? Teachers understand how real golfers play, which should make them good at building to complement our games. But I can name only one prominent teaching pro who is also an architect: Rick Smith. As a teacher, Smith has worked with countless amateurs as well as Tour pros including […]
We-Ko-Pa Golf Club and Resort
The Cholla course at We-Ko-Pa celebrates 15 years with a renovation that puts it back on par with its sister course
Frugal Golfer: Atlantic City
Good golf and a choice of hotels (even casinos) allow you to actually save money in Atlantic City
The Top 10 Casino Courses in the U.S.
Here is the LINKS top 10 list of casino courses in the U.S. But surprisingly there are only three Vegas courses on our list. The others stretch from New York to Arizona. Apparently, what happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas. 10. Wynn Golf Course Las Vegas, Nev. Located on the footprint of the […]
Risk Reward Holes: Casino Golf Courses
Barona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino Barona Creek Golf Club Lakeside, Calif. Best gambling hole: No. 14, par 4, 316 yards “A short tight fairway, with a mountainous natural reserve to the right. Most of the time it’s downwind, so it’s appealing. I’ve taken everything from a 2 to a 9. That’s what makes […]
Lake of Isles Golf Resort, Connecticut
Given its location in southeast Connecticut, along the densely populated New York City-Boston corridor, the opening of the Foxwoods Resort Casino nearly 20 years ago wasn’t much of a gamble. In fact, it’s just minutes off I-95, so there was no hassle at all to taking the exit and making a slight detour. Neither was the opening of […]
Journey Golf Course, Pechanga Resort & Casino, California
Combining a great golf resort and wine tasting in California usually meant Napa or Santa Barbara, but since the Journey at Pechanga opened in August, you can add Temecula, located in an inland valley between Los Angeles and San Diego and home to 22 wineries, into the mix. The six-year old Pechanga Resort & Casino is the […]
