GOLF/TRAVEL ARTICLES
Outside of Pinehurst, NC Golf Thrives
Never mind the eight courses at Pinehurst resort, including famed #2, a three-time U.S. Open host venue. Disregard that there are dozens of additional...
Golfing Gulf Shores
Only one notion will generally come to mind when traveling golfers hear the word “Alabama.” Their thoughts are immediately drawn to the world famous...
How to Get On At Private Golf Courses
This space has always been dedicated to the traveling golfer, those who have the time and inclination to stroll the Emerald Aisle, grab a...
Barefoot In Myrtle Beach
At its apex, Myrtle Beach had more than one hundred and twenty golf courses in operation. Now there are a little more than ninety,...
“I’m In A Wisconsin State of Mind”
What’s the best state for golf in America? A question that always fosters great debate. Hard to beat the Northeast, especially New York and New Jersey....
US Open (To All Golfers)
Although the perception of golf as an elitist game is slowly dissipating, that long-held view by the general public is partially the fault of...
Attacking The Blue Monster
Now it's known as Trump National—Doral. But back in 1962, when it was originally founded, the Doral Resort earned its name by combining the...
Singing the Praises of St. George
St. George, Utah, about three hundred miles due south of Salt Lake City, located straight down Interstate 15, has morphed from a sleepy little...
Hole out in the Hawkeye State
There might be a few individuals who are more knowledgeable about the golf scene in Iowa than J.D. Turner, but it would be a...
Rock Chalk Golf
Despite serving as the birthplace of both Amelia Earhart and Dwight D. Eisenhower, very likely the person most associated with the state of Kansas...
A Deeper Dive into Streamsong Black
Gil Hanse’s hits just keep on comin’… Whether it’s via Twitter, Instagram, Morning Drive or at an airport bar, I’m always happy to answer viewer...
Golf to Dye For
While Pete Dye’s influence as an architect is felt around the nation and well beyond our borders, it’s arguable that his work around the...
Off the Tee in Big D
If you’re not one of the nearly 28 million people who reside there, you might not agree with the statement, ‘It’s Better in Texas.” However...
Can’t Miss New Mexico
Not long ago, one of the major golf mags did an admittedly subjective, rather whimsical listing of the ‘Golfiest’ states. New Mexico was mired...
The Daily Double
Salt Lake City offers some of the most diverse recreation options in the nation. Most famous for its world-class skiing, the area has also...
Rocking The Cradle
Even through the thickest set of his iconic round-rimmed glasses, the great Donald Ross would’ve had a hard time recognizing his favorite of an...
Reflections on the Year in Golf
Having toured 23 states, four countries on three continents, it has been another year of stories on short courses, sustainability, municipals, makeovers and effective...
Bountiful Big Sky
Montana is known as Big Sky Country, and if you take in the expansive landscape on any given day, views for dozens of miles...
Rock the Cape
Cape Cod is one of the nation’s most beloved summertime destinations. Just an hour-and-change from Boston, (barring traffic, which can be considerable, depending on...
Broaden Your Horizons
There are a surfeit of reasons to visit lovely Colorado Springs, just sixty-odd miles south of Denver, on the Front Range of the Rockies....
Minneapolis
One of my first journeys as a travel reporter was in 2007 and it was to The Land of 10,000 Lakes. I went to...
