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SULTAN’S RUN GOLF CLUB: 18 HALLMARK HOLES IN THE HOOSIER HILLS
By Mike May The Sultan’s Run Golf Club is one of the marvels of golf in Indiana, if not the entire Midwest. Designed by Tim Liddy, a protégé of Pete Dye, this 18-hole layout is located in the southwest Indiana community of Jasper, about a 30-minute drive from the resort town of French Lick. Years […]
LEGENDS GOLF CLUB: WHERE CHAMPIONS ARE CROWNED…AND LEGENDS ARE BORN
By Mike May If you were asked which golf course in Indiana has hosted more championship events since the early 1990s, you probably wouldn’t answer, The Legends Golf Club, but that is the correct answer. The Legends Golf Club, in Franklin, was the vision of five business partners, including former Indiana basketball coaching legend, Bobby […]
Mid South Club – The King’s Finest in the Pinehurst Area
By David Theoret The Talamore Golf Resort in Southern Pines, NC offers two of the Pinehurst’s finest golf courses, as well as, accommodations that are second to none: The New Course at Talamore and Mid South Club have received numerous accolades from such reputable publications as Golf Digest, Golf Magazine, Pinehurst Magazine and GolfLink.com. […]
Two Famous Ohioans Were Involved in Florida Golf
The Florida Historic Golf Trail chronicles the state’s rich history in the sport, listing 56 courses that have been open to the public for at least 50 years. One course that offers a most tantalizing historical perspective is Fort Myers Country Club, which dates back to 1917, plus the early membership included three American icons. […]
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 […]
10 Golf Courses at Boyne Resort Offers a Variety of Golf Options
By David Theoret Ask any golfer, who visits this part of the country to play golf, what their favorite golf course is and odds are that someone will name a course at one of the Boyne properties. After all, there are 10 great courses split between three resorts: Boyne Highlands, Boyne Mountain and Bay Harbor, […]
Branson & Big Cedar Lodge Offer Big Time Golf
By Fred Altvater Last month we saw Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf at Big Cedar Lodge, a stop on the Champions Tour, held on the Jack Nicklaus designed Top of the Rock par-three course and for the first time on the newly opened Ozarks National. Johnny Morris, billionaire owner of both Bass Pro Shops […]
Salamander Resorts Have Florida Covered Coast to Coast
By Fred Altvater Two Salamander Resorts, Hammock Beach on the Atlantic Coast and Innisbrook, home of the PGA Tour’s Valspar Championship, near Tampa, provide two luxurious resorts perfect for escaping cold winters in the north. Hammock Beach Resort The Hammock Beach Resort includes two fantastic courses, plus the beautiful Hammock Beach Hotel. They […]
A CLASSIC CREATION IN THE HOOSIER HILLS
By Mike May It might be fair to say that two of Scotland’s greatest exports are rock singer Rod Stewart and golf course architect Donald Ross. While Stewart is still entertaining audiences worldwide, Ross has since passed away, but his legacy is as alive and vibrant as ever. The hundreds of golf courses, which […]
Walk in the Footsteps of Legends at Miami Springs Golf Club
Toledo Golf Legend Frank Stranahan Won There in 1948 By Mike May When people think about Florida golf courses, the first venues that spring to mind are those seen on television every year, PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Bay Hill in Orlando, Doral in Miami, and the TPC Stadium Course near Jacksonville, but they are just four of 1,300 golf courses in Florida. The ‘forefather,’ of professional tournament golf in Florida, however, is the Miami Springs Golf & […]