Apr
14
Lone Star State is big enough for both new and old Valero Texas Open hosts: Westin La Cantera and TPC San Antonio
Send feedback »SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS -- That big, 1,001-room hotel that sits behind the 16th green was quite the As the TPC San Antonio and JW Marriott opened up last year, it meant the Westin la Cantera had to step aside to make room at the top. I just wrote a fe… more »
Nov
19
Last-minute Myrtle Beach golfers can save money with new TeeUpTomorrow.com membership
Send feedback »This golf travel blog is always a friend to those who can help save money on green fees, and I've been made abreast of a new online, last-minute tee times program that could do just that for Myrtle Beach golfers.
TeeUpTomorrow.com.
Those who live… more »
Nov
16
A new golf blog catering to those of us wanderlusting travel golfers is up and running a couple months now, and it's a good one, so bookmark it:
Click here to check out PerryGolf's new travel blog.
PerryGolf is one of the world's largest golf pac… more »
Nov
15
The scrutiny can stop, if just for this week at least. Michelle Wie is an LPGA winner, winning the Ochoa Invitational in Mexico Sunday by two shots over Paula Creamer. Wie closed in style, going up-and-down from a bunker for birdie on the 18th hole.… more »
Nov
13
I've played about 20-plus golf courses in Ireland over two trips since 2006, and it's pretty evident the two best pockets of links golf courses are Northern Ireland and southwest Ireland's counties Kerry and Clare.
Yes, I'm slighting the northwest an… more »
Nov
10
Cities Hua Hin, Bangkok and Pattaya present three very different Thailand golf vacations
Send feedback »HUA HIN, THAILAND -- After a busy week of golf in Thailand, it's time to make the journey back home to Texas.
Our group visited three very different cities while here that all offer varying speeds of life and golf styles, one of which would probably… more »
Nov
07
BANGKOK, THAILAND -- Muang Kaew Golf Club is the closest golf course to sprawling Bangkok, a city that feels like there's no center and no end. It's a pretty urban-feeling environment in most spots, which includes a walk under a freeway and teeing off on… more »
Nov
05
PATTAYA, Thailand - Two days into our Thailand golf trip, and I'm already nervous about returning back home to the United States and the land of western prices. I can see it now: "Six bucks for lunch? Are you kidding me?" "Caddies are $60 plu… more »
Oct
30
To get myself in the Halloween spirit for the weekend I was just reading William K. Wolfrum's feature on haunted golf courses, from Willbrook Plantation in Myrtle Beach for its old plantation ruins to Trilogy at Vistancia.
I'd like to add a couple mo… more »
Oct
29
The Volvo World Match Play Championship visits Spain's newest posh resort: Finca Cortesin in the Costa Del Sol
Send feedback »It may be golf's off-season to some, but there's a pretty strong field in tow this week on the European Tour. Pros like Anthony Kim, Sergio Garcia and Retief Goosen are competing at one of the most impressive new resorts I've seen in my golf travels this… more »
Oct
28
Is golf a sport? Parker McLachlin's mid-round tweet at Frys.com Open sets debate back an era
3 feedbacks »Lets all give a special thanks to Parker McLachlin, the "groundbreaking" professional golfer who is the first to have tweeted during an actual PGA Tour competition round Sunday at the Frys.com Open at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, thus setting the "I… more »
Oct
27
Here's a bit of news I came across this week that seems to represent a growing shift in the world of private golf and country clubs: The Detroit Athletic Club and Forest Lake Country Club have entered a merger agreement which would combine the downtown a… more »
Oct
20
Machrihanish Dunes is one of Scotland's most talked about new golf courses this year. Over on our sister site ScotlandGolf.com, we've got the most thorough review of the new course to date from Special Contributor Larry Olmsted. For those who have yet t… more »
Oct
19
Reports from the European Tour this week reveal two tournaments are being added to their 2010 Race to Dubai schedule, while three existing events will be dropped.
But one of the new events that caught my eye is by no means a new tournament: The King… more »
Oct
16
After 110 years, the Road Hole on the Old Course in St. Andrews will finally be Tiger-proofed
4 feedbacks »For the first time since 1900, the Road Hole on the Old Course in St. Andrews will be lengthened.
In preparation for the 2010 Open Championship, a new tee will be built about 35 yards behind the current tee box on the famous 17th, which requires a dr… more »
Oct
14
Another 72-hole, stroke play golf event. Forgive me if I'm not giddy with excitement for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janiero, when golf will be on the menu for the first time in over a century.
True, it's no FedEx Cup format that requires M.I.… more »


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