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Lake Charles, Louisiana Always Bounces Back
By Jim Grosjean Lake Charles, in the southwestern corner of Louisiana has had a difficult couple of years. Since August, 2020 the city has suffered through two hurricanes, a devastating flood, and a shocking deep freeze. The property damage has been massive, almost inconceivable. Add a pandemic to the mix and you might expect […]
Riverby Hills & Eagles Landing: Two Great Courses in Toledo
As people are finding that golf is the perfect way to exercise and spend quality time outdoors, Eagles Landing in Oregon and Riverby Hills in Waterville are two public courses that are easy to reach in Northwest Ohio. Historic Riverby Hills across the river from Waterville was used to test Willys Jeeps before being sent […]
Florida’s World Woods to Become Cabot Citrus Farms
By Len Ziehm Thirty years ago, World Woods was one of the hottest golf properties in Florida. It featured two Tom Fazio-designed courses, Pine Barrens and Rolling Oaks, that opened on April 1, 1993. In addition, the Japanese owner, Yukihisa Inoue, had plans for much more. “The previous owner wanted this to be a destination golf […]
Fort Lauderdale Area Has Plenty of Options for Daily Fee Golfers
By Dave Theoret With cooler weather about to descend on Ohio, Golfaholics may want to consider heading to the Florida’s Southeastern coast. Fort Lauderdale has 24 miles of white sandy beaches with sparkling turquoise water, palm trees gently swaying in the ocean breezes and a plethora of wonderful public golf courses. Deer Creek Golf […]
Hilton Head Golf Island’s Perfect 4-Day Itinerary
Golfers offered choices of 26 Courses, Spacious Lodging and World-Class Dining Getting from Ohio to Hilton Head has never been easier with direct flights to the “Golf Island” available from Columbus, Cleveland and Cincinnati. Year-round, one-stop flights are offered on a variety of airlines into both SAV and the very convenient Hilton Head Island Airport (HHH). With 26 courses spread over […]
Swim, or Golf? The Baths Let’s You Decide
By Len Ziehm Have you ever wanted to go for a swim in the middle of your round? Well, now you can at the new Baths short course at Blackwolf Run, in Kohler, Wisconsin. Golfers can take a cooling dip, or look for long-lost golf balls, on their new 10-hole par-3 course. Longtime Pete […]
Mystical Golf Resort Offers Two Different Golf Experiences
Myrtle Beach has long been a popular golf destination for Buckeyes seeking warmer climes, sun drenched beaches and verdant golf courses. The area boasts over 100 courses, but none more Magical than the Wizard and Man-O-War at the Mystical Resort. Claude Pardue previously owned two courses prior to building these two 18-hole championship courses in […]
Affordable (Public) Golf in Orlando
By Fred Altvater During our annual trip to Florida in January, we had the opportunity to play three public golf courses, in the Orlando area and thoroughly enjoyed each one. Dubsdread Winter Park is a bustling suburb just north of downtown Orlando and the home of Rollins College. We found two wonderful historic courses […]
Enjoy Breakfast & Golf Along The Florida Historic Golf Trail
By Mike May Everyone knows breakfast is the most important meal of the day and it is doubly so if you are going out for a round of golf. There is no better place to break your morning fast by dining at one of many restaurants that appear along the Florida Historic Golf Trail. There […]
Perfect Foursome in Michigan’s UP
By Fred Altvater Michigan’s UP is not just for fishing, hunting, hiking and boating. It is also the home of the ‘Perfect Foursome’ of golf courses with a little casino action thrown in for good measure. This ‘Perfect Foursome’ of golf courses is comprised of Timberstone, at Pine Mountain Resort, Marquette Golf Club’s Greywalls, […]