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In time for Father’s Day, Prince Edward Island is a great spot for family golf getaways

Few golf destinations have the type of family-friendly atmosphere as great Prince Edward Island. For starters, the island is friendly and tight-knit. I don't know if residents ever leave. I'm not a dad yet, but I'd imagine a place like...

What’s a golf lesson worth? At Treetops Resort in northern Michigan, you can name your price

It sounds like one of those new age yoga studios or restaurants with no set price, but rather pay what you feel appropriate. At Treetops Resort in northern Michigan, that philosophy has been extended to their Rick Smith Golf Academy. The academy is&a...

The links between golf in Scotland and Canada’s Prince Edward Island

Golf courses from Myrtle Beach to Malaysia use "Scotland" as a marketing tool. Prince Edward Island's connection is a little more authentic. Maybe it's because the golf trip I was on before this was to Scotland - or perhaps it&#03...

A little victory in the fight versus the critters who steal food from our golf carts

An ongoing war is being waged between golfers and those little on-course critters that loot our golf carts for candy, keys, wallets, etc. Today, I battled a malicious crow who came after my Snickers bar. Myrtle Beach has some particularly smart squirr...

A couple Pinehurst-area golf courses in foreclosure get a second chance with new management

Two distressed golf properties in the Carolina Sandhills near Pinehurst have been turned over to the bank, but they're not closing. Foxfire Country Club and the Country Club of Whispering Pines, both 36-hole properties, were recently seized thro...

Planning a St. Andrews guaranteed Old Course tee time golf vacation for 2012 can start now

The peak summer months of the Scotland golf season haven't even hit yet, but that doesn't mean you can't start planning for 2012 already. In 2012, the Old Course Lottery will change its announcement period from 24 hours to 48 hours. It...

Planning a St. Andrews guaranteed Old Course tee time golf vacation for 2012 can start now

The peak summer months of the Scotland golf season haven't even hit yet, but that doesn't mean you can't start planning for 2012 already. In 2012, the Old Course Lottery will change its announcement period from 24 hours to 48 hours. It...

Duff Goldman puts the icing on the golf cake

Hosting a golf tournament and looking for someone who will put the icing on the cake? I was sent this sweet image of Duff Goldman, showing off his skills at the KitchenAid Fairway Club PGA Senior Championship this week at Valhalla. In 2012, the event ...

How do you actually convince golfers to ‘Tee it Forward’? You could charge by the tee box

The PGA of America and USGA have partnered up to promote their new "Tee it forward" campaign, which begs and pleads bad golfers to play from the right tee box. I don't think any PR campaign is going to change the minds of the common golf...

Kauai Marriott Resort announces new golf special to celebrate unveiling of completed Mauna nine

At long last, the Kiele Course at Kauai Lagoons Golf Club has unveiled its spectacular back nine stretchI played the coruse back in 2008, when the entire closing stretch and ocean holes were closed. I later saw it in 2010, when there were several hol&a...

Bandon Dunes Resort’s Mike Keiser hints new par 3 golf course will run $100

Reports from I have no doubt the par-3 course at Bandon Dunes will become one of the best public-access par 3s in America. When playing Bandon Trails, I always thought the dunes to the right of the first hole would have made for some good holes, I ha&a...

Orlando’s Waldorf Astoria Golf Club adds new teaching academy

One of Orlando's top luxury golf experiences, the new Waldorf Astoria Golf Club, has added a new golf academy for 2011. The new golf club boasts a Rees Jones classically-designed championship golf course, firm and fast playing conditions, and a se...