Tag Archives: Len Ziehm
New Valley Tower & Bar is Open at French Lick Resort
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
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 […]
Golf Travel Notes from Len Ziehm
REYNOLDS LAKE OCONEE Few places have been making as many positive changes as the 99-hole Reynolds Lake Oconee resort, which sits midway between Atlanta and Augusta. An 18-month renovation of the resort’s premier course, the Jack Nicklaus-designed Great Waters, has been completed and a multi-million-dollar transformation of The Ritz-Carlton hotel is now in the works, […]
Mission Inn: The Perfect Place to Play Golf, Plus Relax & Unwind
Len Ziehm Mission Inn and Resort has one of the Sunshine State’s oldest courses, El Campeon, which opened for play just after WW I, in 1917. The companion course, 27-year old Las Colinas, isn’t exactly new, but is a nice complement to the older course. Even at 100 years old, El Campeon is the […]
Williamsburg Golf is on the Upswing
By Len Ziehm Historic Williamsburg, Virginia, was hit hard by the recession, which negatively impacted its golf business. Williamsburg got back in revival mode and is now offering great golf for travelers. Royal New Kent was a smash hit, when it opened in 1997. Golf Digest named this Mike Strantz design its Best New […]
Grandover Resort Offers Upscale Resort Amenities and Great Golf in North Carolina
By Len Ziehm Greensboro may feel like a small town, but it hosts the third-oldest PGA Tour event, the Wyndham Championship, where Sam Snead won eight times between 1938-1965. Originally called the Greater Greensboro Open, the tournament was played at Sedgefield Country Club, a private facility that opened in 1926, but tournament headquarters are […]
Great Reasons to Visit Lake Charles, Louisiana
By Len Ziehm Casino owned golf courses, Contraband Bayou and The Country Club at Golden Nugget garner the most attention, when golfers visit this popular gambling mecca near the Louisiana/Texas border. A couple other local courses, well known to the casino crowd, are making major upgrades. Gray Plantation has opened its new indoor academy […]