Golf Travel
Thursday, April 30, 2009 Focus On: Eagle MountainHurry, this place won't be such a hidden gem for long Nestled in the foothills of the McDowell Mountains, Eagle Mountain Golf Club and the Inn at Eagle Mountain offer an intimate getaway just eight miles from downtown Scottsdale. Smaller in size than other Phoenix-area resorts (Eagle Mountain is more of a retreat than a resort), its 42 “mini suites” are terraced onto a hillside and offer postcard views of the golf course and valley far below. |
Thursday, March 5, 2009 Focus on Pinehurst, Southern Pines & Aberdeen The Home of American Golf. |
Monday, March 2, 2009 Focus On: Pinehurst, Southern Pines & Aberdeen In these challenging economic times, quality counts more than ever, and when it comes to playing golf it’s hard to beat the quality (and quantity) of the Pinehurst-Southern Pines-Aberdeen golf courses. |
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Close To HomeTop Destinations You Can Visit By Car During the fall and winter months, a handful of warm-weather destinations attract avid golfers, retirees and professional golf tours. |
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Focus On: Hawaii's Kohala CoastThe Jewel of Hawaii's Big Island There are six islands in Hawaii that vacationers can visit and choosing one can be confusing for those who haven’t been to the Polynesian paradise before. |
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 Focus On: Greater PhoenixThe home of desert golf With more than 100 golf courses, the Phoenix-Scottsdale area has enough variety to satisfy golfers of all skill levels and budgets. |
Monday, July 28, 2008 Focus On: The Pinehurst AreaThe Home of American Golf It’s easy to confuse the Pinehurst area with Pinehurst Resort. After all, Pinehurst Resort is home to one of the world’s most famous courses (No. 2) and hosts numerous USGA championships (including the U.S. Open). |
Monday, July 28, 2008 ScotlandHow to make the most of a short stay in Scotland. If you go to Scotland, everyone will later ask if you played the Old Course at St. Andrews (standrews.org.uk, 01334-466666), and for good reason: It’s golf’s most famous course and a surreal experience to play. So if you’ve never been there, be sure to book it. |
Monday, June 30, 2008 Discover Golf MexicoGreat golf South of the Border Twenty-Six Million Americans play golf, and many of them travel each year to tee it up, but only about 500,000 of them do so in Mexico. This troubled Carlos Kviat, the President of Discover Golf Mexico, a new website (www.discovergolfmexico.com) devoted to making travel south of the border efficient and worry-free. “We [Kviat and founders Marcelino Barrenechea and Luis Velazquez] detected the five most important destinations that attract the most international golfers.” In doing so, Kviat created what he calls the “first premier Mexican golf tour operator.” |
Saturday, May 31, 2008 Florida: Reunion ResortFour living legends make this Florida resort a must-visit When Jack Nicklaus’ Tradition Course opened at Reunion Resort in late 2006, it joined two other championship courses designed by living legends. Arnold Palmer’s Legacy Course and Tom Watson’s Independence Course were already on site and had received critical acclaim, not to mention the honor of hosting the annual Ginn Open, one of only a handful of LPGA tournaments televised on network TV. |
Saturday, May 31, 2008 Hawaii's "Garden Isle" Is Pure ParadiseA glimpse at the best golf on the island of Kauai Towering above the island of Kauai is one of the wettest places on earth, Mt. Wai’ale’ale. It’s the island’s second tallest mountain peak, and with 460 inches of annual rainfall, boasts lush rain forests, vibrant flowers and waterfalls that cascade down Kauai’s steep mountain cliffs. It’s a beautiful thing to behold,especially when you’re miles away on a dry golf course. |
