The 2018/19 golf season is up and running and although there is some big prize money and early FedEx Cup points up for grabs this month, many of the top players give themselves a few extra weeks off as they plan their schedule to peak around the Major Championships. The four big tournaments are...
10 Amazing Quotes on the Masters
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...