Dec
09
My just-completed visit to Sanctuary Cap Cana, on the easternmost tip of the Dominican Republic, was sensory overload in every capacity.
The resort hotel is laid-back but luxurious, two separate structures (one in Spanish Colonial style, the other bui… more »
Oct
19
It began as an innocuous and unrelated conversation in the winter of '06. It lead to Perry Dye hiring me to conceive and execute a major book that details the incredible highlights of his dad’s unprecedented career as a golf course architect.
The bo… more »
Sep
15
Crossed an important milestone last week in Michigan's leafy Upper Peninsula. Played course no. 600 on my lifetime list - an absolutely stellar and challenging venue in the town of Iron Mountain called Timberstone, as lovely a walk in the woods as a golf… more »
Aug
05
Had the distinct pleasure of playing Oakland Hills about six weeks ago. The golf course is a wonderful combinations of roller coaster terrain, thoughtful bunkering and puzzling greens. It was plenty to handle from 6,500 yards, and the pros about to tee… more »
Jul
31
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 Yellowst… more »
Jul
11
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, modest… more »
Jun
02
When my hometown of Savannah becomes a late-spring steam bath, there is nowhere I'd rather stray to than the cool and refreshing grandeur of the great Northwest. Oregon's Bandon Dunes Resort has become one of the game’s most desirable destinations in t… more »
May
22
I had the good fortune of enjoying a wonderful golf course I’d never before seen on Georgia’s St. Simons Island not long ago. The Hampton Club was once home to Hampton Plantation, an 18th century, antebellum plantation where cotton, indigo and rice… more »
May
06
24 of the first 28 winners of the Players Championhip were also Major winners. From Jack Nicklaus in 1974, through Tiger Woods in 2001. These include a passel of current or future Hall-of-Famers named Floyd, Trevino, Norman, Price, Couples, Sutton and Lo… more »
Apr
29
I've had every nickel in the Wachovia Bank since they gave me a free toaster some eleven years ago when i opened my first account, and times are looking tough. It's not enough that their one-year stock chart resemble a ski slope. But now the world's bes… more »
Apr
17
The Tour has moved over to beautiful Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island—a welcome, mellow respite after the crucible of Augusta. Pete Dye’s Lowcountry classic will test the shot-making skills of the world’s finest players this week, and… more »
Apr
09
Spectacle though it is on television, The Masters is an event that should be experienced in person, though tickets (badges, actually) are almost as hard to come by as a date with Catherine Zeta-Jones. If you’ve never been, the wonders of Augusta Natio… more »
Apr
08
I admire and root for Tiger Woods as much as anybody, despite the fact he brushed off my photo request at the Golf Writer's Annual Dinner the year after he won his first Masters. But despite his recent otherworldly play, he's as much of a lock for this… more »
Apr
07
In honor of the best week on the annual golf calendar, we’ll briefly turn the spotlight off Pete Dye, and instead focus on The Masters. Regrettably, there wasn’t a single correct answer in last week’s contest, though there were dozens of entries.… more »
Mar
28
Time to give away another pair of Rudy Project sunglasses, as I continue to slowly bang the drum in anticipation of the release of my next book, due out this September-- PETE DYE--GOLF COURSES—FIFTY YEARS OF VISIONARY DESIGN.
All you have to do to wi… more »
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