1. “The greatest natural laxative in the world.”—Fuzzy Zoeller commenting on an approaching tee time for the first hole at the Masters. 2. “We could make the greens so slick we’d have to furnish ice skates on the first tee.”– Hord Hardin, Masters chairman 1980-1991 3. “You don’t come to Augusta to find your game. You...
Top 10 Golf Travel Trends for 2017
South Africa Ladies and gentlemen, start your packing!I’m predicting 2017 will be a great golf travel year. Last week (November 14-18), the U.S. dollar was at its highest rate in 14 years so American travelers will, no doubt, take advantage of this promising turn of events. Plus, golf travel is easier than ever to...
Go To the Masters: The Ultimate Spectator Experience
I don’t care if you can’t break 120. If you’re passionate about golf on any level, you absolutely must go to the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club.Amazingly, in more than two decades of writing about golf travel, I had never been to the Masters. Suffice it to say, it was a glaring void in...
10 Masters Tournament Don’ts
Here are 10 things you absolutely shouldn’t do if you want to be an honorable fan, I mean patron: 1. Don’t refer to your fellow spectators as fans. At the Masters they’re always called “patrons”. 2. If you’re tired and want to lay down for a spell. DON’T. It’s bad manners and etiquette to...
5 Reasons Why The Masters is Bigger Than Tiger Woods
When Tiger announced his bad back would keep him out of the 2014 Masters, you would of thought some media members wanted to cancel the whole thing and just tee it up next year. Not so fast, my friends. Like most fans, I can’t celebrate my spring without a healthy dose of azaleas, Magnolia...