Columnist: Travel
Sage Run at Island Resort & Casino to Open Next Year
By: Fred Altvater While most people are thinking about snowmobiling or skiing in Michigan’s U.P, winter may be the perfect time to plan a golf trip to the Upper Peninsula. There are several great golf courses across the Mackinac Bridge, in the land of the Yooper. Mike Devries received numerous accolades for his design at […]
Beauty Meets Challenge at Bryan Park’s Players Course
By: David Theoret Anyone, who plays golf in the Greensboro, North Carolina, is familiar with Bryan Park. This 36-hole facility is home to two stellar courses, the Champions and the Players. The latter is an 18-hole championship course designed by George Cobb in 1974 and redesigned by Rees Jones in 1988. From the back tees, […]
Escape the Cold Weather at Sarasota’s University Park Country Club
By: David Theoret If you are looking for a golf escape from the harsh northern winters, you may want to consider University Park Country Club in Sarasota, Florida. University Park offers 27 holes of championship golf that will test even the best of players. Each layout was designed by Ron Garl and can be […]
England’s Atlantic Links: An Irresistible Golf Destination
This is a condensed version of the original article written by Mike May. The complete article can be read at: http://back9blog.com/ One specific golf destination in the southwest of England worth putting on the top of your ‘bucket list’ is the group of six championship links golf courses known as the Atlantic Links. This grouping, […]
Treetops Resort Set the Standard for Michigan Golf Resorts
Treetops early days provide an interesting story in how northern Michigan came to be recognized as the golfing mecca it has become. It began, when Harry Melling, who owned a successful automotive parts manufacturing business in Jackson, Michigan, purchased the property in 1983. He loved northern Michigan, and was looking for a new challenge, when […]
The Scott Family Has Been Serving Golfers for Over 50 Years at Gull Lake View Resort
In 1962, when Darl Scott was refused an increase in salary at the golf course he had been serving as head greenskeeper, he decided to build his own course. He had been working on building a motel on a site not far from where he worked and he saw an opportunity to build nine holes […]