"Golf Shoring Up Gulf Shores"
This former hamlet on the Gulf of Mexico has grown into a family-style vacation resort area with many fine golf courses including Kiva Dunes, one of the "Top 75 Upscale Courses in the U.S." 

"Golf in Tucson: A Wild West Experience"
Tucked against the mountains, the picturesque and highly-rated Lodge at Ventana Canyon resort offers two world-class Tom Fazio desert layouts. The Mountain Course's famed third hole, the signature par 3 of only 107 yards, requires uncanny accuracy over a beautiful but treacherous Saguaro-framed arroyo.  

"Come To Baywood Greens And Be Sure To Bring Your Pruning Shears"

LONG NECK, DEL (Aug. 12, 2002) -- It is not surprising that a golf course as good as Baywood Greens would draw golfers from far and wide. Remarkable is that people visit the course who have no interest in playing it.

"Amelia: The Gateway to Fine Golf in Northeast Florida"
Amelia Island is a small (10 mile by 4 mile) barrier island just 40 minutes from downtown Jacksonville. It was settled in 1000 B.C. by the Timucuan Indians.

"Sarasota: Golf on the Gulf"
If you prefer a quieter, less crowded Florida golf-travel destination, consider Sarasota, a medium size city with a leisurely feel 50 miles south of Tampa.  

"Golf is Up to Speed in Daytona"
Drive your car on the exceptionally wide beach, visit the Daytona International Speedway, and savor several of the area's excellent daily-fee courses.

SERIES: "Feel the Magic of Golf in Orlando"
Golf has taken a permanent and strong root in Orlando, the world's amusement capital, with some of the best golf clubs, resorts, daily fee courses and schools that you'll find in the Sunshine State.  

"TPC Sawgrass: Where the Pros Play"

Host of the annual Tournament Players Championship ('The Fifth Major'), the Stadium Course is 'a famished bear on amphetamines'. Bring your 'A' game, plenty of patience and a dozen sleeves of balls."

"Atlanta's Field of Dreams"
Although a corporate capital and major gateway city, Atlanta has not been known as a major golf destination. But in a Field of Dreams in reverse, their new refrain is: 'They’re coming. Quick, let's build it!'

"Greater Atlanta's 'Peachy' Golf Resorts"
Chateau Elan & Winery and Callaway Gardens are ideal business/pleasure golf resorts. Right outside the meeting rooms' doors there is plenty to do to relax at both resorts.

"Georgia On My Mind"

A leading U.S. resort, the Cloister is a major golf and vacation destination for thousands of Americans and International vacationers. For many, it's synonymous with 'the best of the Old South'.

"Golf is Better the Second Time Around - Cloister" 

Does the "love is better the second time around" principle apply to golf destinations? Yes, if it's The Cloister. Visit the first time and you are pleasantly surprised to find the promotional material wasn’t hype. Go back again, and you remember why you wanted to go there in the first place.

"SERIES: "Ocean City: All-Seasons Family Beach Resort"
Golf came late to Ocean City's table. But in the 1990s, city leaders and businesses realized how valuable golf was to resort tourism.  Now, the greater OC area boasts no less than 17 courses that appeal to every level of player and pocketbook size.

"A Dave Pelz Clinic: Prescription for an Ailing Short Game" 
Former NASA physicist Dave Pelz, that jolly old giant regularly seen on The Golf Channel and in the pages of Golf Magazine, has one-day clinics nationwide and three day schools (at some of the country's top luxury resorts) to teach golfers everything they need to know to improve their short games.

"I Wish I Was in Dixie: Dancing Rabbit"
A Tom Fazio-Jerry Pate design located on the Choctaw Indian Reservation next to the Silverstar Resort and Casino, it's arguably the best course in Mississippi. The next Augusta National?

"Galloway National Golf Club: New Jersey’s Finest"
The site for the course fronts the bay and winds through a dense forest of mature pines mixed with hardwoods on a site where the only sounds you might hear come from the nature. It is not uncommon to see deer crossing one’s path during a round at Galloway.

SERIES: "The Pinehurst Area: Cradle of American Golf"
It’s been called "the Cradle of American Golf" because of its place in the annals of U.S. golf history. Golf in America didn’t start here but it got a good shot in the arm here. Is it any mystery, then, why there are so many golfing 'babes in these woods'?

"For a Golf Vacation and more, Here is Your Best Resort"

Tradition Stands the Test of Time
On your next trip to Myrtle Beach, put it on your schedule: Tradition. Located in the village of Litchfield Beach in the south end of the Grand Strand, this Ron Garl masterpiece offers one magnificent hole after another. Aptly named, the course is a throwback to the great courses of old.

"Charleston: Fairways Take on History"
Walking down the 12th fairway of the fabled Ocean Course at Kiawah, having just scorched one into the canal, I'm thinking... 'Monty shot 22 under here?'

"Golf is Better the Second Time Around - Hilton Head"
Does the "love is better the second time around" principle apply to golf destinations? Yes, if it's Hilton Head. Visit the first time and you are pleasantly surprised to find the promotional material wasn’t hype. Go back again, and you remember why you wanted to go there in the first place.

"Hilton Head Island: A Golfer's Paradise"
Ah. Hilton Head in early December. The crowds were down, the temps were up in the 80's, and I was...where else?... playing golf. Heaven on Earth? You bet!

"The Beaufort Archipelago: South Carolina's Seaside Jewel"
Fast losing its status as South Carolina's best kept secret, the Beaufort area is home to family-oriented Fripp Island Resort and a number of private & semi-private courses.

SERIES: "Myrtle Beach's Best of the Beach"
Watching golf course openings on the Grand Strand is a little like monitoring the GDP. The pace of growth may vary, but the trend is always up. 124 in 2000, with several more scheduled for 2001. What to play? You can be confident that if you play these gems you are on the right track.

Grande Dunes, Farmstead, Meadowlands, Myrtlewood
With over 120 courses to choose from, finding fun and interesting places to play golf in Myrtle Beach that are just right for the uninitiated visitor can be quite daunting. Not to worry. Grande Dunes, Farmstead, Meadowlands and Myrtlewood (two courses) are at the top of this reviewer’s recommended list. Owned and/or managed by Burroughs & Chapin Golf Management, they are among the most interesting and best conditioned courses on the Grand Strand.

"2004 DuPont World Amateur - Everybody Wins"
Paula Morton, a 49-year-old business manager with a 16-hdcp from Greenbrier, Tenn., sank a 25-ft putt and won a Centex luxury villa at Barefoot Resort valued at $130,000. Jeannette Fenner of Sturgis, Mich., carrying a 13 handicap, won the championship and took home the crystal blue trophy and a free pass to next year’s World Am.

"DuPont World Amateur is one Heck of a Golf Tournament"
Take 5,000 golfers from all over the world, invite them to the Grand Strand, organize them in flights according to their handicaps, put them on 75 different golf courses, let them compete for $400,000 in prizes over four days (plus the championship round on the fifth day), throw in a gala 19th hole with great food and exhibits, and you have the largest and arguably the most enjoyable amateur golf tournament in the world.

"Puts Richmond Golf on the Map"
Standing on the tee box of the 9th hole at Kinloch Golf Club 12 miles northwest of Richmond, Va., golfers can be easily distracted by the vista. The 9th is a majestic, panoramic 556-yard dogleg right. A stream, whose banks are populated with sedges and other marsh grasses, splits the rolling fairway and meanders the entire length of the hole. The right fairway is bordered right by a hardwood forest and a bluff.

"Kingsmill: Superior Golf in an Historical Setting"
Golfers will love Pete Dye’s River Course, site of the PGA Tour’s Michelob Championship. Golfers who also love American history will have their imaginations fired as they walk over ground trod by Colonial settlers and soldiers of the American Revolution and Civil War.

"Virginia Home Away from Home"
Reminiscent of the finest country estates in Europe, Keswick Hall is one of the world's top small golf resorts. All skill levels can enjoy the challenging superbly conditioned Arnold Palmer redesigned course.

"For a Golf Vacation and more, Here is Your Best Resort"

"Some Capital Venues in Washington, DC"

There are a lot of courses in the Washington, DC, metro area, but only a few top the leaderboard. They include a fabulous new course (opened July 1, 2003) designed by a former lead architect for Gary Player who is now on his own and two courses by Arthur Hills and Tom Fazio whose wonderfully challenging and aesthetic work graces a northern Virginia private club that is open to membership inquiries. Read on, and make your next stay in Washington a capital one.

INTERNATIONAL GOLF RESORTS & COURSES

"Casa's Teeth Penetrate Golfers' Souls"
Ranked #23 in the world by Golf Magazine, Pete Dye's Teeth of the Dog course at the upscale-yet-affordable Caribbean resort Casa de Campo features seven scenic ocean holes.

SERIES: Ireland Golf: Why Irish Eyes are Smiling
A breathtakingly scenic country, Ireland's best golf course designer is nature herself. Having played a few spectacular Irish courses, I see 'Why Irish Eyes are Smiling'. So will you.

"Scotland: Links to the Past"
Serious golfers should not pass up a chance to play St. Andrews Old Course, golf's 'veritable holy temple'. Host to the 1999 British Open, Carnoustie has one of the world's five toughest finishing holes. Turnberry's Ailsa Course may be the most beautiful links course in all of Scotland.