Top 10 Best Courses for the Money
This Labor Day, working men (and women) can take comfort in the fact that great golf need not cost a great deal, and that fantastic values with green fees below $65 are available from West Virginia to Oregon. Annbriar Golf Course Waterloo, Ill. Situated in southern Illinois on the outskirts of St. Louis, this Michael […]
The Top 25 Golf Islands in the World
Okay, we’ll admit it. This is an audacious list. Indeed, it would be fair of you to ask, how can we possibly rate and rank the islands of the world according to their golf appeal? How can we possibly compare Amelia to Australia, Hainan to Hilton Head, Pawleys to Puerto Rico?
Top 10 College Courses
With classes beginning at many universities across the country next week, it’s time for our annual ranking of the best college courses in the country. Did your alma mater make the cut? 10. Warren Golf Course University of Notre Dame PAR: 71 YARDAGE: 7,020 ARCHITECTS: Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw YEAR OPENED: 2000 NOTABLE ALUMNI: Joe […]
Top 10 Courses You Can Play In the Midwest
With the PGA Tour at Firestone in Ohio this week for the WGC Bridgestone Invitational and the PGA Championship returning to Whistling Straits in Wisconsin next week, all eyes are on the Midwest, which offers a versatile array of top-notch venues across seven states. Arcadia Bluffs Arcadia, Mich. This sprawling links-style layout, built on a […]
Top 10 Golf and Beach Combos in the U.S.
As in Europe, August is fast becoming national vacation month in America, and what better way to celebrate the end of summer than with a trip to one of the best golf and beach destinations Amelia Island, Fla. Located 30 miles northeast of Jacksonville near the Georgia state line, Amelia is the southernmost of the barrier islands […]
Top 10 Courses in Canada You Can Play
From British Columbia in the west to Newfoundland in the (far) east, our neighbors to the north, who are conducting their national championship this week at Glen Abbey outside Toronto, offer an array of resort and daily-fee courses where the scenery is a match for the challenge. 10. Eagles Nest Maple, Ontario Fashioned from an old […]
My Top 10 | Larry the Cable Guy
By Garrett Johnston Daniel Lawrence Whitney—better known as Larry the Cable Guy—has become famous for performing on stage, screen, television, and record, and for his slogan, “Git-R- Done.” Despite his stage name, he never worked for a cable company. Given his adopted persona, it should be no surprise that he’s a big fan of PGA […]
My Top 10 | Roger Clemens
By Garrett Johnston Roger Clemens was the ultimate power pitcher, his 4,672 career strikeouts ranking third all-time. Rocket’s career spanned 24 seasons from 1984 through 2007 and includes a record-setting seven Cy Young Awards, 11 All-Star Game appearances, two World Series championships, and a lifetime record 354-184. He got his first set of clubs from […]
The Top 10 Old Courses You Can Play in the U.S.
Last week, the PGA Tour played the Old White TPC, which dates to 1914. Next week it will be the Old Course at St. Andrews—circa 1600-something. With all this attention on classics, here are 10 other “golden oldies” worth your trip back in time. Van Cortlandt Golf Course Bronx, N.Y. The first public course in […]
10 Golf Courses for Independence Day
The Fourth of July is all about fireworks, parades, and cookouts, but for civic-minded golfers, it’s a great time to honor our nation’s birth at a star-spangled course with ties to the Revolutionary War Baker Hill Newbury, N.H. The “Live Free or Die” state’s top track is Baker Hill, a private club with a rugged […]
