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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, […]
Pinehurst Resort Adds Historic Magnolia Inn
Pinehurst Resort Adds Historic Magnolia Inn The Pinehurst Resort has agreed to acquire The Magnolia Inn, plus the Villaggio Ristorante & Bar. The Magnolia opened in 1896, less than one year after Pinehurst was founded. It is the second-oldest hotel in the Village behind the Holly Inn, which opened its doors on New Year’s Eve in 1895. The […]
Pinehurst’s Popular Cradle Par-3 to Get an Upgrade
The Cradle the popular par-3 course at Pinehurst has rapidly become one of the favorite attractions at “The Cradle of American Golf.” Designed by Gil Hanse it opened for play in the fall of 2017. This short course with its laid-back atmosphere is about to get an upgrade. The ‘Pine Cone’ rest area above the […]
Indiana’s Perfect Golf Experience
By Mike May For most I-90, that stretches across Northern Indiana, is the quickest thoroughfare in, or out of Chicago. For Golfaholics, however, the Indiana Turnpike is the gateway to “The Perfect Golf Experience” in the Hoosier state. Beginning with the Zollner Golf Course in Angola and concluding with White Hawk Country Club, these six courses will convince any Golfaholic that this is a must-visit destination. Zollner Golf Course If a golf course’s reputation is based on what tournaments it has hosted, […]
Zoar Golf Club – A Central Ohio Favorite For Almost 50 Years
By David Theoret In the early 1970s, Jack Nicklaus was winning major tournaments and the golf industry was on the verge of a boom. The Frank family wanted to build a high-end course in Tuscarawas County to capitalize on that golf momentum. Once they raised the capital and purchased the site, near Zoar, Geoffrey Cornish […]