In Niagara Falls, "falls view" is a marketing term that deserves a spot alongside "Tastes Great, Less Filling" or "Just Do It." Every hotel claims to have one - only it's really not that big of a deal. Getting a room with a falls view automatically jacks the price up significantly. You're better off getting your views like everyone else - for free, by walking down to the railing and staring out - and then using the money you save to play more golf.
Full Story | Past Raves Archive >>Here's a little known Canadian fact: Everyday Canadians hate to pay big bucks for golf. This means that even best-of-the-best golf courses are almost never in the $160-and-up range that you find in many U.S. golf hotspots....more»
"Dear Honey: Do you think that this Mother's Day you can forego the roses - although I promise you, they're really pretty and all - and just focus on golf stuff?"
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Myrtle Beach golfers are raving about the Waccamaw Golf Trail, which brings together a dozen of the top golf courses at the south end of the Grand Strand, Brandon Tucker writes.
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The formation of the Southern Illinois Golf Trail, which comprises courses such as Hickory Ridge, Stone Creek and Crab Orchard, has increased golf tourism in lower Illinois.
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• A new six-hole course is opening on the east coast and Dave Berner talks to architect Ian Scott-Taylor about it. Christina Ricci on her "A Girl's On-Course Survival Guide to Golf."
• Pelican Hill Golf Club in southern California is going green. Plus, PGA Professional Chuck Evans talks about the "four lines of golf," which can help ensure proper alignment.
Omni Tucson National's Catalina Course would be a good course if no PGA Tour events had ever been held here. That there have been more than 30 adds mystique.
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Don't let first impressions fool you at Puakea Golf Course or you'll miss a real beauty on Kauai, Brandon Tucker writes. On the back nine, Puakea really comes to life.
Grand Bear may not have the novelty of the Mississippi Gulf Coast's two glitzy new openings, Fallen Oak and The Preserve, but it remains a favorite of those who know Biloxi.
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Florida golf courses have taken a lot of bad-mouthing. They're too flat, too watery, too boring, critics have said. I say nay. They're boring only to the unobservant, Tim McDonald writes.
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