……And Now the Rest of the Story……              ……..Hidden Gems just north of Tampa Bay When golfers turn their thoughts to golf in the Tampa area, the first properties that generally come to mind are Innisbrook Resort with its fabled Copperhead Course, home to the PGA Tours Valspar Championship and Saddlebrook Resort with its two Arnold Palmer designed courses.  Both Innisbrook and particularly Saddlebrook I have stayed at many many times and loved every minute. This time around, you might say I went Resort-less.  Staying at a very cozy Hyatt Place ..read more

Southwest Michigan! In a State that has over 650 golf courses, more than it’s share of Top 100 courses, destinations within the State that are identified as America’s Summer Golf Capital and Gaylord Golf Mecca that it would be challenging for another region to make an impression.  Wrong! Enter, the one and only, Jack Nicklaus, it seems like just yesterday that Harbor Shores a Jack Nicklaus Signature design graced the shores of Lake Michigan and put Benton Harbor on the golf map.  That was over 10 years ago.  Fast forward to the summer of 2021 and what could be the last ever Nick ..read more

You are about to enter a small part of the “Lost Sierra.” You often see the names Reno and Tahoe together in advertising, promotions and in identifying the area.  It’s not that each area can’t stand on its own.  After all, with Lake Tahoe you have a majestic freshwater playground at 6,225 feet  in the Sierra Nevada Mountains straddling the Nevada / California border.   With Reno, the tag line says it all, the “The Biggest Little City in the World.” The Biggest Little City in the World When it comes to Stay & Play golf, in my humble opinion, Reno is the place to S ..read more

One of the most unique and impressive Jack Nicklaus Signature Courses Two great minds, Lt. Col Dan Rooney with a vision and the other Jack Nicklaus who turned Rooney’s vision into a reality! More than just a golf club, this monument just off the shores of Lake Michigan, in Grand Haven, commemorates the birthplace of the Folds of Honor, with a Nicklaus Signature Course, pays tribute to those who have served and sacrificed for the United States.  The Folds of Honor is a foundation that provides educational scholarships to spouses and children of America’s deceased or disabled service member ..read more

And So Much More – Alabama Fits The Bill Every golfer knows a straight shot is the simplest, most risk-free choice. So, it is with golf destinations. With mostly interstate travel and direct flights into both state and regional airports, Alabama fits the bill with great value golf and year ‘round golfing weather. The state is a varied landscape with mountain lakes in the north, open plains in the center of the state and the beautiful, coastal waters in the south. The unrivaled, original golf trail spans the length of it and the seaside destination of Coastal Alabama marks the end of the road ..read more

Come On, Let’s Play “Let’s Play” is what they say at Experience Florida’s Sports Coast.  You might not be able to find Florida’s Sports Coast on a map simply because it is a tourism district, and tourism districts in my mind don’t get their “just rewards”.  Read on and you will know exactly where it is and all that there is to do! If you are a golfer, paddler, fisherman, beachgoer or just a toe dipper, there is a good chance that you have been to the Sport’s Coast.   This region, on the Gulf of Mexico is located about 35 miles of Tampa, 90 miles east of Orlando and 75 miles ..read more

Because Everybody Needs a Good Wingman Hot Launch 523 continues to lead industry in Game-Improvement designs for distinct player types and expanding custom fitting to every golfer. Tour Edge, the pound for pound industry leader in performance and innovation, introduces their new Hot Launch 523 Series of golf clubs that will be available at retail starting November 1, 2022.The 523 series is the 7th iteration of the best-selling Hot Launch line. Each iteration has raised the standard of excellence for mid-tier price point golf clubs in the golf industry. The 523 Series offers two distinct range ..read more

The Gold Course at Golden Horseshoe Golf Club and Williamsburg National Golf Club It is part of the makeup of one of the greatest golf destinations along the Eastern Seaboard of the USA. Destination Williamsburg, Virginia, with two world renowned golf resorts that have more accolades between than you can shake a golf club at!  Kingsmill Resort is one that we have covered a few months back. Click here if you missed it. Come Play Where the Pros Play | Traveling Golfer Back in Time The other Colonial Williamsburg Resorts is home to #43 of America’s Greatest Public Golf Courses, The Gold Co ..read more

Nemacolin, if this place doesn’t blow you away nothing will. How a hunting lodge, a French chateau and a Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired boutique hotel all work in unison is difficult to imagine, but the three styles come together at Nemacolin in the sweet harmony of a world-class resort where champagne wishes and caviar dreams just might come true. Nemacolin is a no-detail-overlooked luxury, where the belief that nothing is impossible when it comes to providing guests with the ultimate resort experience exudes from the executive wing to the valet staff. The family owned resort can’t match the ped ..read more

A STOP YOU WON’T SOON FORGET First off you need to know that there are only 7 such treasures in North America.  One of them Royal New Kent Golf Club is about 20 minutes east of Richmond.  Very accessible, great value considering that it has received the highest honor a golf course can receive by being named to Golf Digest’s “100 Greatest Courses” list. Odds are if you have been migrating from north to south along I-95 to some of the more well-known golf destinations in North and South Carolina, Georgia or Florida, you have passed Richmond many times without giving a thought to stoppi ..read more