Frugal Golfer: Hilton Head

By Graylyn Loomis With 24 courses and an annual PGA Tour event, it’s safe to say that Hilton Head Island is synonymous with golf. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be synonymous with costly. With a little searching and smart planning, the frugal golfer will find courses, accommodations, and dining options at every price point. Many […]

The Perfect Golf Trip to Pensacola, Florida

By George Peper Far away from the “other” Florida, you can find the ideal combination of good golf, good food, and great prices Pensacola is one of the thousands of U.S. towns named after its Native American settlers. It’s also a lilting, fun sort of word, a word that trips off the tongue, impossible to […]

Frugal Golfer: Prince Edward Island

By George Peper It’s Myrtle Beach with a maple leaf. With more than two dozen golf courses, all within 45 minutes of one another and charging green fees under $100, Prince Edward Island is the Frugal Golfer’s Canadian oasis. Due east of Maine, just north of Nova Scotia, Canada’s smallest province (about twice the size […]

Where to Play Golf, Gamble, and more in Lake Charles, Louisiana

  No matter how well traveled the Frugal Golfer thinks he is, chances are he has yet to visit Lake Charles, La., an industrial center and gaming destination, a three-hour drive due west of New Orleans, with a handful of courses worth traveling some distance to play. But since it is fairly new to the […]