I can’t wait for this weekend when the best golfers in the world compete on one of its grandest stages, Pebble Beach Golf Links. From the stunning aerial shots of Carmel and Pebble Beach to the announcers waxing poetically about the awesome surroundings to Brooks Koepka hitting bombs in to the Monterey Peninsula sky,...
Glorious Pebble Beach Celebrates Centenary By Hosting US Open
There are few venues in the world of sport as iconic as Pebble Beach Golf Links. This stunning coastal location runs alongside Carmel Bay, which is four miles long and sits on the south side of the Monterey Peninsula, around 120 miles south of San Francisco. The California beauty is one of the most famous golf courses...
Top 10 Golf Travel Trends for 2019
A strong U.S. economy, a record number of Baby Boomers retiring and golf cruise popularity are a few of the reasons 2019 will be a great one for golf travel. With more discretionary income, a trusty set of golf clubs and a passport, golf travelers are primed to travel and play golf around the...
10 Reasons I Love Italy’s Friuli Venezia Giulia Region
One of the Guru’s favorite places on the planet is Italy. I spend a month there each year. On this visit (June 2017), I took much more time exploring vineyards than golf courses in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region. Yet, whether you want to play lots of golf or drink lots of wine, I...
Fabulous Friuli Venezia Giulia in Italy
While Italy has numerous regions where La Dolce Vita (The Sweet Life) is readily available, I highly recommend the Friuli Venezia Giulia region in the northeast part of the country. I recently spent a month there and I’ll definitely return next summer. Whether it’s the boutique hotel amid the vineyards near Civedale or roaming the...