Columnist: Mike May
BLAST OFF For Great Golf In Northern Alabama
By Mike May Alabama’s Robert Trent Jones (RTJ) Golf Trail features 11 different locations spread across the state, 26 different golf courses and 468 golf holes. The best of the bunch may just be The Shoals 36 holes located in the northern section of Alabama The combination of the gently rolling terrain, clever use of […]
Q & A With Alison Metcalfe Of Tourism Ireland
By Mike May During the Masters, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Alison Metcalfe, an Executive Vice President for Tourism Ireland. Q: What is the big appeal of planning a trip to Ireland? Metcalfe: The (British) Open Championship is returning to Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland next year (2025) and […]
Did Ben Hogan Really Win Five U.S. Opens?
By Mike May As we look forward to the 2023 U.S. Open that will be held at the Los Angeles Country Club, June 15-18, we want to look back at 1953, one of the greatest seasons in major championship history. It was 70 years ago that Ben Hogan won three of golf’s four major […]
Get FIT For Golf Season
Golfers in Michigan will soon be ready to head back to the links after a long cold winter sitting on the couch watching sports and Hallmark movies. As we get a little older our bodies aren’t ready for jumping directly onto the first tee, grabbing the weapon of mass destruction and flailing away, as wildly […]
I-95: Gateway To Great Golf On The Georgia Golf Trail
By Mike May While all the major highways that lead into Georgia are dotted with great golf courses to play along The Georgia Golf Trail, the one major thoroughfare which is filled with the most venues is I-95. Bring your golf clubs for an 18-hole pitstop or two along The Georgia Golf Trail. […]
Golf’s Beloved & Beautiful Badlands of Birmingham
By Mike May One of the must-play venues on Alabama’s Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail (RTJ), is the Ridge Course at Oxmoor Valley, just outside Birmingham. It will provide a fair and thorough examination of your entire golf game and physical fitness. The Ridge was designed based on what Mother Nature provided and […]
Please Replace Your Divots: For the Health of Golf
By Mike May As a golf writer who gets a chance to play a wide variety of courses around the country, I have come to the conclusion that golf courses are true national treasures, which should be cherished and preserved. To that end, one of my goals, when I play golf, is to make sure […]
BOYNE GOLF: WHERE GOLFERS GATHER FOR GREAT GOLF & MORE
By Mike May Golfers dream about playing Pebble Beach, hope to play St. Andrews, and pray for the chance to play Augusta National. Those dreams, hopes, and prayers may never come true, but every golfer who craves a classic golf getaway should visit northern Michigan to play all Magnificent 10 courses at BOYNE Resort. Located […]
The Masters Tournament is Truly Second-To-None
By Mike May You really don’t really need to understand golf to enjoy The Masters. Whether you watch the broadcast on your television, laptop, tablet, or smart phone, there is always an element of excitement and beauty surrounding Augusta National. There are a number of newsworthy aspects of The Masters that makes it, ‘second-to-none,’ ‘ […]
BRANDON JACKSON: TOLEDO’S CADDY EXTRAORDINAIRE
By Mike May If it weren’t for golf, what would Toledo native Brandon Jackson be doing right now with his life? That’s a great question and it’s one which Jackson would rather not like to answer. Golf has given Jackson numerous opportunities in life and continues to give even more. He owes a debt of […]