A Golf Vacation in Scottsdale

In the winter of 1888, army chaplain and Civil War hero Winfield Scott paid $1,600 for a 640-acre tract east of Phoenix in the Salt River Valley. The same year, nearly a continent away in Yonkers, just north of New York City, Scotsman John Reid established Saint Andrew’s Golf Club, generally acknowledged as the birthplace […]

Top 10 Golf Courses in Mexico You Can Play

The PGA Tour’s OHL Classic at Mayakoba concludes this weekend on the El Camaleon course along the Riviera Maya south of Cancun, one of the top resort layouts in Mexico, a country now flourishing with great golf. Here are the top 10 golf courses in Mexico that you can play… 10. CostaBaja La Paz This […]

Where to Stay & Play Golf in Jamaica

Of all the islands in the Caribbean, the one with the most character has got to be Jamaica, located just south of Cuba in the Greater Antilles. Here, amidst the wafting scents of rasta life and relaxed rhythms of reggae, the pace is decidedly slow—even by island standards. But up on Jamaica’s north shore, there’s […]

Hidden Gems: Ten Courses to Discover

By Brian McCallen   We’ve uncovered 10 of the nation’s least heralded and most under-appreciated courses. But you won’t need a wooden boat, a parchment map, or a leap of faith to tee it up at any of these hidden gems. Bandon Crossings Bandon, Ore. Pictured above and situated on the doorstep of one of […]

Dorado Beach Re-Opening

I am blissfully reclined, 30 feet up a banyan tree. A warm breeze, infused with the smoky sweetness of incense, wafts across my brow. From a hidden speaker come the soothing strains of a harp-and-flute duet, while in the distance waves break gently onto a sandy beach.