Crossing the magnificent Savannah River Bridge towards South Carolina, experienced drivers turn their gaze to the right. Looking east affords a glimpse of the leafy and flourishing downtown, while looking west provides a landscape of industrial bligh… more »

Valentine's Day is soon upon us, and let me offer a far more creative gift suggestion for the gal you love than a dozen red roses. How about a dozen yellow Bridgestone golf balls? The typical tour-level golf ball is much too firm for players with averag… more »

One of the most memorable vistas in lovely Savannah, Georgia is from the apex of the Talmadge Bridge, which arcs high above the Savannah River, connecting Georgia and South Carolina. As you head north across the bridge, the verdant fairways of the Club… more »

Let me tell a quick story about one of the classiest golf clubs in the nation -- wonderful Kinloch Golf Club, in Richmond, Virginia. I had the good fortune of visiting this superb Lester George design a few weeks ago. What was less fortunate was the wea… more »

The Wexford Plantation on Hilton Head Island has always had a unique distinction: It is the only gated community on the South Carolina resort island that offered both ocean access to pleasure boats and yachts via their lock system, and a championship-ca… more »

The southeast's weather forecast earlier this week was dire at best.  Savannah was being pelted incessantly, and gloom and doom in the form of "locally heavy flooding" was the watchword all the way up the coast. It looked like a press trip scheduled in… more »

The stock market's recent gyrations are enough to make even the most hardened financial pro seasick. One day we're in the black, the next day we're over a barrel. It's all too much, and makes you want to get the hell out of Dodge with your golf pals for… more »

True story about TRUE golf shoes:  I was wearing a pair of fairly uncomfortable, name-brand golf shoes as I pulled out of my driveway this afternoon, heading to the course.  I had these rigid-but-stylish shoes on for the third or fourth time, still attem… more »

Jack Nicklaus made his first foray into architecture at Harbour Town Golf Links in the late 60s, working as a design consultant for Pete Dye.  Decades later, his design career in full flower, Nicklaus came back to the Hilton Head area and delivered the s… more »

Reason #863 why golf is sublime: I’m virtually alone on one of the world’s most thrilling courses, Cape Kidnappers, midway down the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island, overlooking sparkling Hawke’s Bay. The 12th hole is a lengthy slightly-downhill… more »

There is no shortage of fine full-service resorts on Hilton Head Island, and for families with a wide range of interests, including golf, beach, biking and pool, the choices are many.  But many Lowcountry visitors are first and foremost golf-lovers, with… more »

Golf is a lot like Wall Street---fear vs. greed.  The fear is manifested in two factors. Anyone who has even the most modest expectations about their game—whether breaking par or breaking 120, plays with a certain amount of tension on every shot, or at l… more »

I’ve been on about 75 press or FAM (short for familiarity) trips in the past 10-12 years, but none that were as large and lavish as the recently-concluded Xona Golf Media Classic, in gorgeous Scottsdale, Arizona.  More than 100 media members from all cor… more »

There were many highlights of my recent visit to San Francisco, golf and otherwise.  One off-course adventure that was particularly memorable took place at Scala’s Bistro, on Powell Street just a block from Union Square, and adjacent to the historic Sir… more »

Generally I’m not much of a do-it-yourselfer, but for years I’ve been traveling with a Gerry-rigged club protector in my golf bag consisting of a towel—wrapped broomstick.  Not very inventive or original, but until recently, it served the purpose of prot… more »