Unfortunately, there always seems to be one or two grumps who just can’t seem to fully appreciate different cultures, customs, cuisine and golf courses. Most of the courses in the British Isles are naturally beautiful, stay true to the local terrain and don’t possess the well-manicured look of U.S. courses. There’s always one wise...
Golf News You Need to Know December 2012
THE GOLF TRAVEL GURU scours the Web to find golf news you can’t afford to miss: The King at PNC Father/Son Tourney Top 10 Golf Travel Trends 2013 Donald Trump is bullish on golf… Tom Watson and Tiger: No Bromance Here Top 5 PGA Tour Moments of 2012 “It’s not easy being Tiger”–Hank Haney...
Scotland’s Machrihanish Dunes A Must Play and Stay
Hole No. 6 A visually stunning and challenging links course on the Kintyre Peninsula on the extreme west coast of Scotland, Machrihanish Dunes, designed by David Mclay Kidd, has been a hit with golfers and course ranking wonks since it debuted in May 2009. Kidd amazingly altered only seven of the 259 acres on...
The Old Course Ballot Changes to 48 Hours Ahead
Here’s a heads up for Old Course lovers: The ballot for tee times on the world famous Old Course will be changing to being drawn two days ahead from January 2012. The ballot has been drawn one day ahead for many years but St Andrews Links Trust, which manages the seven public courses in...