Tag Archives: Len Ziehm
Celebrating 50 Years: Disney World Golf Has An Interesting History Too
By Len Ziehm Disney World first opened the gates to the “Magic Kingdom,” October 1, 1971. Family vacations were forever changed. Never, in the history of man, has one mouse created an economic boom that continues to this day in Central Florida. The popular tourist destination has welcomed visitors of all age groups, backgrounds and […]
Wish I Had Known Arthur Hills Better
By Len Ziehm I wish I could say that I knew Arthur Hills better than I did. Our only in-depth meeting came in 1993, when – as a Chicago golf columnist – I was invited to the Grand Opening of The Thoroughbred in Rothbury, Michigan. Over the years as we have visited more of his […]
Len Ziehm Talks Arthur Hills Golf Trail
Golf Travel Writer Len Ziehm talks about his post-COVID Golf Travels to Georgia, Ohio, Michigan and Indiana. He says its safe to travel if you take appropriate precautions and plan ahead.
Tiger Woods Newest Golf Venture
By Len Ziehm Tiger Woods has a new golf venture, he partnered with PopStroke, a company based in Jupiter, Florida. The partnership was, announced in October, 2019 and the first PopStroke facility opened near PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie. After our initial visit, we were impressed. “It’s much more than a souped […]
Rees Jones Renovates a Family Heirloom — Coral Ridge
By Len Ziehm Robert Trent Jones Sr. was the premier golf course architect of his generation, having designed 450 courses around the world. Both of his sons, Robert Trent Jones Jr. and Rees, became prominent, and prolific, architects, as well. Rees has worked on over 230 courses world-wide, plus he has become known as ‘The Open Doctor.’’ His expertise has been used to prepare seven U.S. Open courses, nine […]
Arthur Hills Golf Trail is UP & Running!
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 […]
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 […]