http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/mike-bailey The Accidental Golfer (AKA Mike Bailey) has spent nearly 20 years writing about the game that has brought him unbridled joy and temporary bouts of insanity. en-US http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/mike-bailey/2013/05/20/venturi-represented-an-era-in Tue, 21 May 2013 00:14:00 +0000 Mike General 9643@http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/ Nothing against Nick Faldo (I really do find him entertaining), but it really hit home this weekend how much I miss the Ken Venturis of the world. Venturi died this past weekend, just a month or so after another legendary TV sports personality, Pat Sum… http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/mike-bailey/2013/05/20/venturi-represented-an-era-in#comments http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/mike-bailey?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=9643 http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/mike-bailey/2013/05/17/a-travelin-golfer-s-5 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:53:00 +0000 Mike General 9641@http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/ My chief complaint when I return home from a golf trip is that it takes forever for get my clubs at baggage claim in Terminal C at Bush Intercontinental at Houston. It's not so bad if I don't fly United because in terminals A and B, golf clubs come out… http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/mike-bailey/2013/05/17/a-travelin-golfer-s-5#comments http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/mike-bailey?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=9641 http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/mike-bailey/2013/05/12/chicago-loves-lake-geneva-wisconsin Sun, 12 May 2013 16:16:00 +0000 Mike General 9637@http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/ The Brute at Grand Geneva (Mike Bailey/TravelGolf) LAKE GENEVA, Wisc. -- Although it's closer to Milwaukee, the Lake Geneva area is known as Chicago's playground. About an hour and a half north of the Windy City, Lake Geneva was founded by the Chica… http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/mike-bailey/2013/05/12/chicago-loves-lake-geneva-wisconsin#comments http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/mike-bailey?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=9637 http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/mike-bailey/2013/05/09/got-time-for-nine-check Fri, 10 May 2013 04:05:00 +0000 Mike General 9636@http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/ Lake Lawn Golf Course (Mike Bailey/TravelGolf) DELAVAN, Wisc. -- One of the chief complaints about golf is that it takes too long to play. In other words, four hours or more on the course -- plus getting there and back -- eats up a lot of your day.… http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/mike-bailey/2013/05/09/got-time-for-nine-check#comments http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/mike-bailey?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=9636 http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/mike-bailey/2013/05/05/new-york-living-early-american Sun, 05 May 2013 22:55:00 +0000 Mike General 9632@http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/ NYLO South Side in Dallas (Mike Bailey/TravelGolf) DALLAS -- There are lots of wonderful resorts and hotels in this country, and many of them are unique, but until recently, I've never run across anything like the NYLO South Side in Dallas. I only g… http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/mike-bailey/2013/05/05/new-york-living-early-american#comments http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/mike-bailey?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=9632 http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/mike-bailey/2013/04/29/golf-on-the-atlantic-ocean Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:57:00 +0000 Mike General 9629@http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/ Lighthouse Sound Golf Club (Mike Bailey/TravelGolf) The comparison is a natural one. How does the Ocean City, Md., area, which includes southern Delaware, compare to Myrtle Beach? I thought they would be similar -- and they are in some respects -- b… http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/mike-bailey/2013/04/29/golf-on-the-atlantic-ocean#comments http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/mike-bailey?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=9629 http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/mike-bailey/2013/04/25/fairmont-kea-lani-k-333 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 01:56:00 +0000 Mike General 9627@http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/ Besides the golf, one of the things I enjoy the most about going to Hawaii is the cuisine. It's some of the most unique -- and often healthiest -- I come across on my travels and my recent trip to Maui was no exception. On this trip, we tried to mix… http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/mike-bailey/2013/04/25/fairmont-kea-lani-k-333#comments http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/mike-bailey?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=9627 http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/mike-bailey/2013/04/23/colonial-crowne-plaza-invitational-a Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:50:00 +0000 Mike General 9625@http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/ A perfect day at Colonial Country Club (Mike Bailey/TravelGolf) FT. WORTH, Texas -- The Crowne Plaza Invitational is still a month a day, but on Monday it was center stage at venerable Colonial Country Club. It was media day, which means we got to p… http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/mike-bailey/2013/04/23/colonial-crowne-plaza-invitational-a#comments http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/mike-bailey?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=9625