Every year, the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America honors somebody in golf with the Old Tom Morris Award. It's the GCSAA's most prestigious award, and the 2010 recipient will be Judy Rankin, a most deserving choice. Named for the old S… more »

Despite the temperature being in the mid-90s today, this really is the time of year to head to San Antonio for a little golf, which is what I'm doing this weekend. (The next two months are the best time of year in South Texas.)We recently published a… more »

I've played a lot of golf with spectacular backdrops across the country and the world, and the one thing most of them have in common is that they are pricey.Not so in the Flathead Valley of northern Montana.These really are true hidden gems, alth… more »

The test of a good golf course design is if you took away the natural scenery, which is what you almost always get in Hawaii, would it still be a good golf course? In the case of the Kings' Course at the Waikoloa Beach Resort on the Big Island of Hawa… more »

Does anybody remember something at the beginning of the year called the Kodak Challenge? Anyway, it?s been on hiatus while the top players compete for this $10 million FedExCup thing. But my guess is while we?re on the edge of our seat in anticip… more »

Not to tear anybody away from the BMW Championship this week, but there's another pretty cool event happening this weekend.I'm talking about the Walker Cup Match, the amateur version of the Ryder Cup Matches. It's the event so many legendary players… more »

Is it just me or does the PGA Tour's FedExCup playoffs still not feel like a playoff? The format is vastly improved over what it was when Tiger Woods in the first year could skip the first playoff event or when Vijay Singh only had to show up for the… more »

I've been meaning to share this story for a while, but since I told it a couple of times on my recent trip to Hawaii, I figured I would muse about it now. About 20 years ago I was playing golf at Waterwood National Resort in East Texas. Back then,… more »

If you haven't made golf plans yet for Labor Day, it might not be too late. It seems it's still a buyer's market with a lot of courses offering specials this weekend as many parts of the country start to experience fall weather.Several airlines are a… more »

If you'd like to show your support for our military personnel, here's your chance. On and around Sept. 11, golfers at more than 100 courses in 34 states will Tee It Up For The Troops during the fifth annual National Day of Golf.The event, through tou… more »