There’s an expression that’s become common in Jackson, Wyoming over the last couple of decades. The billionaires are pushing the millionaires out of town. The incredibly rustic terrain, the soaring drama of the Tetons, the accessibility to Yellowstone National Park, the world-class skiing, climbing and fishing in an hard-to-get-to location have combined to make Jackson one of the most sought-after, and consequently priciest locales in the west. The golf scene is also getting richer by the day, and the unquestioned heavyweight is the remarkably attractive, meticulously conditioned Snake River Sporting Club, about a dozen-odd miles south of town, hard ...

Played a very worthwhile muni, in the downtrodden Catskill Mountains of New York, of all places, that was an extremely pleasant surprise. Tarry Brae in the village of Loch Sheldrake is well-conditioned, with lots of interesting elevation changes, modestly priced, uncrowded, and an excellent option for a half-day’s worth of golf entertainment. And here’s a better option if you have the profound misfortune of booking a cottage at the generically-named “Guest House” in the nearby burgh of Livingston Manor. Sleep on a park bench instead. ...