Oct
25
SAN ANTONIO -- Monday was a special day in Texas golf. After years of dormancy, the Texas Golf of Hall of Fame came back to life with a new class of nine inductees at San Antonio Country Club. Generally, I lean to the side of those who believe we have… more »
Oct
21
Last week, I went through a golf physical assessment at the Titleist Performance Institute at PGA National Resort & Spa. They use a bunch of high-tech stuff and some not-so high tech tests to figure out if you can get your body parts in the right p… more »
Oct
18
It seems I need to rethink my strategy of traveling by air with golf clubs. For the past year or so, I've been checking one bag ? my golf clubs ? and carrying on another small bag. My thinking has been that by checking one bag and perhaps including an ex… more »
Oct
15
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- If you're obsessed with golf, you'd be hard-pressed to beat PGA National Resort & Spa, the home of the PGA Tour's Honda Classic. Not only does it have terrific golf courses all in one location, but there are two top-flight… more »
Oct
12
Rhodes Ranch Golf Club is calling all potential Carl Spacklers and Judge Smails for its Halloween "Beat the Pro" Caddyshack Edition of a two-person scramble on Oct. 31. Contestants are encouraged to wear costumes if they want to get into the spirit of… more »
Oct
07
Traveling to Kauai this week confirmed what I already knew: all the Hawaii islands are unique. Known as the Garden Isle, Kauai lives up to its nickname with magnificent flowering trees and vegetation everywhere, and the golf courses reflect that. Here… more »
Oct
05
For the past six months, guests at the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa have been traveling to other locations on the island to play their golf, but that will all change in December as the Poipu Bay Golf Course, former home of the PGA Grand Slam of Gol… more »
Oct
01
HONOLULU -- Watching the Ryder Cup from Hawaii, well, is somewhat weird. I turned it on last night around 10 p.m. here and checked out the rain-soaked matches for an hour or two until the weather delay. When I awoke, it was still live as they had changed… more »
Sep
30
Turtle Bay Resort in Hawaii offers a nice alternative to lugging golf clubs halfway around the world
Send feedback »KAHUKU, Hawaii -- These days, more and more golfers are opting to rent clubs rather than pay the hefty airline bag fees that accompany bringing your clubs to travel destinations. The problem with that, of course, can be when you play multiple rounds, you… more »
Sep
26
If you're thinking of traveling to Las Vegas Oct.21-24 for the PGA Tour's Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, you might want to schedule a little golf for yourself while you're there. After all, late October is the perfect time to s… more »
Sep
23
As part of a celebration to reopen the Texas Golf Hall of Fame and induct its first class since 1996, the Hall's new home, located at Brackenridge Park Golf Course in San Antonio, will display golf's greatest trophies for most of the of October. Starti… more »
Sep
20
It's autumn soon, which is prime time to check out golf in regions that feature four seasons. One of the best areas of the country to experience the turning of the leaves late into the fall is North Carolina, and the state provides a variety of terrains,… more »
Sep
16
PERDIDO KEY, Fla. ? Nobody likes losing golf balls, but at Lost Key Golf Club on the Gulf Coast near the Alabama-Florida border, at least you have the satisfaction of knowing that when they are retrieved, they are going to a good cause. As it turns out… more »
Sep
14
GULF SHORES, Ala. -- It's been no secret that this year's Gulf oil spill hasn't exactly been kind to tourism on the Gulf Coast, but by most accounts things are getting back to normal around here. True, the beaches aren't as crowded as they have been in… more »
Sep
11
This spring, I visited the TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., and got to play both the Players Stadium Course and Valley Course. Enjoyable, of course, but to tell the truth, it wasn't exactly the best time of year to play both of those courses. T… more »
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