5 Top U.S. Golf and Ranch Experiences
Here are some notable golf and ranch resort combinations in the U.S. that experientially extend well beyond being “ranch” in name only.
8 Top “Valley” Courses You Can Play in the U.S.
The following are some of the top courses in the United States open to the public that include “Valley” in the name.
Top 10 “Ranch” Courses in the U.S.
If you’re confused about the official name of one of the newest and most dynamic destinations in the golf world, you’re not alone. PGA Frisco is a unique public/private partnership between the PGA of America, Omni Hotels & Resorts, and the city of Frisco, Texas. The sprawling 660-acre campus is home to the new PGA […]
Reversible Courses: A Returning Golf Fad?
It’s not like they were the only thing golfers could talk about, but from June 2016 when Michigan’s The Loop opened to July 2017 when Silvies Valley Ranch in Oregon welcomed its first guests, reversible courses certainly enjoyed their moment in the spotlight. Inspired by the reverse, or “left-hand,” routing on the Old Course at […]
5 Reasons to Love The Retreat at Silvies Valley Ranch
Novel accommodations and a fun new golf “course” make now the time to explore Oregon’s eastern frontier Set within a 140,000-acre cattle ranch, The Retreat at Silvies Valley Ranch is 220 miles west of Boise Airport and 167 miles east of Bend Municipal Airport. In other words, the property set on Oregon’s eastern frontier is […]
Links Living: Silvies Valley Ranch
The future of sustainable living is as bright as the star-filled skies at this authentic Western ranch and resort If you think living off the grid has to mean moving to the wilderness, building a cabin, raising your own food, and disconnecting from the world and its luxuries, it’s time for a rethink. Silvies Valley […]
10 Courses with Back-to-Back Par Fives
Much of the time, par fives are polarizing golf holes. Some players step on the tee with confidence, expecting to be on the green in regulation, often with a makeable putt. Others tee it up feeling as if they’re miles away from the flag. Not unlike layouts with back-to-back par threes, courses that feature consecutive […]
Silvies Valley Ranch
Seneca, Ore. Have you ever wanted to go off the grid? Really, completely off the grid? Residents at The Retreat, Links & Spa at Silvies Valley Ranch know that feeling well while also experiencing a luxurious, rural ranch lifestyle and world-class amenities spread across 150,000 acres in the Oregon Frontier many miles from traffic and […]
4 Golf Resorts with Exceptional Non-Golf Amenities
There was once a time when all caliber of golf resorts—even the most exceptional ones—catered exclusively to golfers. These days, those rules no longer apply. Bucket list golf resorts may still be known first and foremost for their revered layouts, but many have supplemented their exemplary golf-focused amenities with a bevy of other offerings, some […]
Our Favorite Putting Courses
The current trend among golf resorts to add expansive putting courses to their offerings has its roots in the Home of Golf, where the St. Andrews Ladies Putting Club was created in the 1860s to give respectable ladies a place of their own to enjoy the game. Better known as “The Himalayas,” the enormous, undulating […]
