HALF MOON BAY, Calif. -- Golf facilities are really in the entertainment business. No matter how good a golf course is, it's only one component of the experience. Find a golf resort that combines all the elements, and you've got a winner. At Half Moon… more »

The weather forecast this Thursday calls for a high temperature in Las Vegas to be just 86 degrees with a low in the 60s. Now granted, there's also a day when it's supposed to be 100, but the triple-digit heat is pretty much gone in Las Vegas, which mean… more »

I'm sure you've heard this one before: In Texas, there are two seasons ? football and spring football. Well, that's certainly been true in the 35 years I've lived in this state, and there are no signs that's changing anytime soon. Golf is pretty popula… more »

Relatively speaking, the PGA Tour's decision to modify the rule that disqualified Jim Furyk from the Barclays PGA Tour playoff event last week came in lightening speed. Usually these sorts of things have to be mulled over in committee meetings, debated t… more »

Having played 19 of the top 20 courses on Golf.com's recently released top public golf courses in Texas, I feel compelled to share my observations on the list. Two Barton Creek Resort courses top the list, the Fazio Canyons course and the Fazio Foothil… more »

If you've never been to the Gulf Shores, Ala., area to play golf, you've been missing out. And now that fall is approaching and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has been capped, the timing couldn't be better for traveling to the Gulf Coast for a golf trip… more »

It's been a hot summer in Texas, but as fall and football season approach, temperatures should start cooling down a bit. And fall in San Antonio is the perfect time to play golf. San Antonio is one of the fastest growing golf destinations in the countr… more »

Sometimes the nicest surprises in golf come after the round, not during it. Tierra Verde Golf Club in Arlington, Texas, is an excellent municipal golf course, but the dining experience in the clubhouse grill takes it to a whole new level. Tuesday, afte… more »

GRAPEVINE, Texas -- Well before Martin Kaymer's crazy victory at the PGA championship, we played a little survival golf of our own Sunday at the Grapevine Golf Course in Grapevine Texas in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. It was survival in the sense t… more »

If you're traveling to Orlando for a conference or even a family vacation, here's a deal that can get you to the golf course for a day, providing a break from business or Mickey Mouse. It's called the Time Out for Golf Package, and it's being offered at… more »

Today the golf location was TimberStone Golf Course at Pine Mountain in Iron Mountain, Mich., on the Upper Peninsula. The setting was the 215-yard downhill par-3 17th. The shot heard 'round the UP came from our host, and my cart partner, Chris Mazzoni.… more »

HARRIS, Mich. -- If you showed the average person a map of the United States and pointed to a strangely shaped land mass between Lake Michigan and Lake Superior, my guess is that most people would figure it's Canada or Wisconsin. But it's actually a part… more »

There have been many casualties of the Gulf oil disaster, including tourism. The offshoot of that, of course, is golf, and it has been affected in a big way in places like Gulf Shores, Ala., and the coasts of northern Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana.… more »

So if you think the Old White Course at the historic Greenbrier Resort can be had after watching Stuart Appleby's 59 last week on the PGA Tour, here's your chance. The White Sulphur Springs, West Va., resort is offering packages that include The Old Whit… more »

In a somewhat unique ? and perhaps pampered ? program, the Nicklaus Academy at DragonRidge Country Club in Henderson, Nev., near Las Vegas is offering "Women's Only Experience" lesson packages. This is a program geared entirely for women, from the way… more »