One question I often get from people who don’t know a golf club from a baseball bat is: Why do you travel around the world to play golf when you have several perfectly fine golf courses within 5 minutes of your house? I don’t want to go all philosophical on you, but the reason...
Golf Travel Guru’s Top 10 Golf Cart Rules
If you think some people are lousy golfers, wait till you see them drive a golf cart. When it comes to slow play, the golf cart, uh, I mean the clueless dolt behind the wheel, is one of the main contributors to this malady. There’s nothing worse than standing on tee box as you...
Pinehurst Resort Announces Carolina Hotel Renovation
I’ve been to Pinehurst Resort several times and one of things I love about the place is it’s unabashed dedication to tradition with a pervasive attitude towards the future. In other words, they never rest on their laurels. Never. “As we like to say, ‘It’s always Pinehurst, always better,’” says Bob DedmanJr., Pinehurst Resort’s...
Tips On Taking a Caddie
“How ’bout a wee nip, my new friend?” inquired the ruddy faced caddie as he pulled up his sweater to reveal a flask of whisky to the American at the first tee of a world famous links course in Scotland. Thanks to a frosty, late-November ocean breeze, the American was chilled with cold, stiff...
An Essential Guide to Epic 19th Holes
My taste in 19th holes is quite eclectic– ranging from sipping a single malt in Wales overlooking the ocean at a top 100 course to chugging a frosty can of beer in Florida under an oak tree at a city-owned golf course. No, this is not a definitive list, rather a compilation of some...