DORNOCH, SCOTLAND -- I'm spectacularly horrible at adjusting to time trans-Atlantic zone changes, especially when I'm sitting back with the riff-raff in coach on the way across the Atlantic. So, no surprise to me, I couldn't get more than about two h… more »

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY -- After teeing up on the sun soaked fairways beside emerald water in the Dominican Republic, I'm off to Scotland, where the sea is dark and my bermuda shorts need not make the trip. I'd be lying if I said I didn't favor the latter… more »

Regular contributor to our golf network, Larry Olmsted has joined up with the people at Forbes to launch a new travel blog. Most recently, he's been filing regular dispatches for our Golf Course Realty site. Larry tells it like it is, and I'm especia… more »

Summertime is right around the corner, which means its time to point your golf bag north towards some of the world's great summer golf destinations. Prince Edward Island is one of the many fine golf hotspots in Canada. With May upon us, it's official… more »

PUNTA CANA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC -- With 72 hours under my belt in the Domincan Republic, I wouldn't call myself an expert. But here are some observations after my maiden voyage. - Compared to some of the more Americanized Caribbean islands, Dominican… more »

The Airline Reporter is reporting a few new rules have been passed by the government in commercial air travelMy favorite rule is that now, if your checked bags don't show up when you do, your bag fee is refunded. Now that we're about two years into m… more »

The best architect worth traveling for? That's a question with about two or three dozen possible answers. To see who Mike Bailey and I picked and why, click here for the Punch Shots article on Golf Channel. My pick was hardly a decisive one. I to… more »

Angel Park Golf Club in Las Vegas is offering its early morning tee times to those who pledge to play 18 holes in a cool 3 hours, 45 minutes. With two 18-hole courses, one course will be set aside for the speed golf promotion and the other course will allow a more leisurely pace." more »

Whenever I'm in northern Michigan for golf, I keep hearing about an "oversupply" of golf courses. Yet, it seems like whenever a golf course's ownership folds, like King's Challenge turned Manitou Passage or True North, someone usually steps in to scoop i… more »

On Monday I pointed out ten observation and quibbles about the new Golf Digest 2011-2012 Top 100 Public Golf Course Rankings. Now I'm back with five courses you didn't see in the rankings that I think are more deserving than some of the courses that… more »

I'm not a panelist anywhere, I just write a hundred or so course reviews a year: - Pinehurst No. 2 is 8th - though this must be their pre-renovation design. I'll be curious how far it creeps up as the media visit the course this year and next. Shadow… more »

AUGUSTA, GEORGIA -- I came out on the short end of the gene pool lottery. Yes, I'm one of those guys who get bad hangovers. So when I was asked if I wanted to try out a new product that will cure hangovers called, creatively, Hangovers Suck, I jumped… more »

I've had the pleasure of meeting golf, food & lifestyle writer Ken Van Vecthen a few times on my travels (He even makes a cameo, shooting some guns in this Sun Valley Resort video). While I probably wouldn't take a swing tip of his (sorry Ken), I… more »

Boyne Resorts have added a ninth golf course to their stable: Hidden River Golf & Casting Club in Brutus. Boyne, the big gorilla of Michigan golf resorts, features four-course Boyne Highlands Resort, as well as 27-hole Bay Harbor Golf Club, nearb… more »