Columnist: Z Golf Travel

Early Mornings at the Old Course Have an International Flavor

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Kieran Clark, GolfShake   The historic town of St Andrews is regarded as the spiritual home of golf. The Old Course has played an unsurpassed influence on the development of the modern game, This unique layout has been honed by nature, as well as, the careful hand of a select few, most notably Old Tom Morris. The R&A […]

North Carolina’s Outer Banks Are Perfect for Golfers & Families

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By Len Ziehm Nag’s Head Links opened for play in 1988 on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. More courses followed with, The Sound Links, The Pointe, Currituck, Carolina Club, Kilmarlic, The Pines and Scotch Hall Preserve all added by 2008. Residents and visitors to the area, which divides the Atlantic Ocean from the Currituck Sound, supported […]

Florida Historic Golf Trail’s Memorable Par 3s 

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By Mike May  Named Golden Bell, the par-3 12th is the shortest hole at Augusta National, a mere 155 yards from tee to green.  During any given round at the Masters, every player’s score can be greatly impacted by their ability to hit their tee shot over Rae’s Creek and find the 12th green.    Tiger Woods will never forget the quadruple bogey he made at No. 12, during the final round on Sunday last month.  In honor of the […]

Arthur Hills Golf Trail is UP & Running!

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By Len Ziehm   Arthur Hills designed more than 200 golf courses and renovated another 150 in his long career as a course architect. Few modern-day architects can match those numbers. Hills, now 90 years old is officially retired and spends most of his time on the east coast of Florida, but his work is […]

Forest Dunes Continues to Expand 

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By Len Ziehm    There was never a doubt that Forest Dunes had one of the very best golf courses in Michigan, if not the entire United States. Tom Weiskopf designed it in 2002 and Golf Digest named it ‘Best New Course’ in the country.   No other golf resort can keep up with the expansion Forest Dunes’ owner Lew Thompson, an Arkansas trucking magnate, has engineered over the […]

New Valley Tower & Bar is Open at French Lick Resort

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By Len Ziehm Our latest golf travel writing tour took us through several states and ended at one of our favorites stops, the French Lick Resort & Casino in southern Indiana. French Lick was not immune to pandemic restrictions. The hotel and casino were forced to close for a time, but both are now open […]

Don’t Be Afraid to Travel Even Now

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  • 4 Years ago
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The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly changed our golf travel plans in 2020. Our journeys in the past 11 years have ranged from a couple days to over a month, with all of them involving travel by car. We found that golf vacations are very much doable in the Carolinas, just as they were when the […]

THE WARREN GOLF COURSE: WAKE UP THE ECHOES OF NOTRE DAME

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By Mike May There is much more to the athletic scene at the University of Notre Dame than visiting ‘Touchdown Jesus,’ attending football games, or watching basketball games inside the Joyce Center. You will also find the Fighting Irish spirit at The Warren Golf Course, perched on the northern edge of Notre Dame’s campus. This […]

Winter Golf in Scottsdale is Plentiful, Beautiful & Affordable  

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By Jim Grosjean   Hopefully everyone is enjoying a lovely summer with golf and other outdoor activities that warm weather makes possible. The Covid-19 virus has greatly affected everyone’s lives, with one of the more minor disruptions being our normal golfing routines. Golf is back, however, and flourishing, but Old Man Winter is lurking. When […]

Sultan’s Run Golf Course – One of Indiana’s Best Golf Courses

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By The Golfin’Guy, David Theoret Dubois County in southern Indiana is home to one of the state’s top-ranked golf courses, Sultan’s Run, a true golfing masterpiece. Since the course opened in 1992, Sultan’s Run has received its fair share of accolades including Indiana Golf Course of the Year and the No 6 Course to Play […]
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