Welcome to Johnny’s Place: Big Cedar Lodge
Big Cedar Lodge is a combination sporting club, museum, and nature preserve with golf. Owner Johnny Morris sums it up as a “wilderness resort,” but it might be better described as Johnny’s playground, filled with examples of his passions that he wants to share with the world. Staying at Big Cedar also feels like visiting […]
The Masters Par 3 Contest
Matt Wallace is 1-for-1 at Augusta National. The 28-year-old from England has played in one competition at the home of the Masters, and won it. Of course, Wallace didn’t win the Masters (not yet anyway) but the Par 3 Contest which precedes the main event. The debutant won in a playoff at the third extra […]
Links Living: Querencia
The Sea of Cortez, between the long arm of Baja California and Mexico’s mainland, is ideal for swimming, snorkeling, sailing, sport fishing, and surfing. Overlooking the sea and tucked into rugged desert mountains about 20 miles north of Cabo San Lucas at the tip of the Baja sits the private golf and beach community Querencia. […]
Tom Fazio’s Own: Forest Creek Golf Club
By Ian Critser Tom Fazio has designed and built hundreds of golf courses throughout his distinguished career, but now only one can claim the world-renowned architect as a part owner. Forest Creek in Pinehurst, North Carolina now holds that unique honor. Fazio has partnered with two other Forest Creek members to form Colony 9, an […]
Renovations at The Landings Club, Savannah
Everything about The Landings Club seems larger than life. Located just 12 miles south of historic Savannah on a 6,500-acre barrier island, this private residential club offers its members six golf courses, two deep-water marinas, 33 tennis courts, five restaurants with exceptional cuisine, five swimming pools, an innovative fitness and wellness center, 30 miles of […]
Governor’s Land at Two Rivers
Member owned and managed, and home to a highly heralded Tom Fazio-designed course, Governor’s Land at Two Rivers is as ideal a private community as you will find anywhere. Bordered by more than four miles of river in culturally rich Williamsburg, Va., this premier private golf and waterfront country club offers a fun, active lifestyle […]
Explore 12,000 Years of History at Dataw Island
Early Indians came to Dataw Island nearly 10,000 years ago, the first visitors to this 870-acre hideaway along the marshes of the Intracoastal Waterway. And although some of the island has been developed, the current natives’ commitment to preserving its natural beauty means things haven’t changed all that much. The residents also keep active. Two […]
Southern Comfortable: The Virginian Golf Club
By James A. Frank At The Virginian, the atmosphere is relaxed, the surroundings are majestic, and the quality of life at its highest. You can tell a lot about a golf club from its driving range. Not just the obvious things like attention to detail, what the maintenance practices are, and if the players are […]
Does the Golf Course Architect Matter?
Ted Vassallo, a retired civil engineer from Vermont, says the identity of the golf course architect wasn’t a major factor when he and wife Jan were deciding which of the seven communities at The Cliffs to move into. “We originally intended building a house up in the mountains at Glassy, which has a Tom Jackson […]
Desert Golf: Tom Fazio’s Estancia Club
By George Peper When it comes to courses on a dinner menu, dessert may be the favorite, but among golf courses, the one-s variety—desert—is surely the least palatable. Scan the top 100 rankings and you’ll find only one or two. There are exceptions, however, and at the top of the list is Tom Fazio’s […]
