SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - It wasn't about the golf. And that's what made seeing the spectacle that is the 16th hole at the Waste Management Phoenix Open so cool. Let's face it. Golf's traditions - staying quiet while a player hits and when he does golf-cl… more »

I'm in Scottsdale at the moment, but all the dreary wet weather outside my window at home has me dreaming of golf. No not Hawaii or Palm Springs or even Scottsdale. I’m talking about Ireland. I really shouldn’t equate rain with Irish golf. My overs… more »

This past weekend, I was teased endlessly by a travel-writing colleague for performing a fine-dining no-no during my last visit to a Ritz-Carlton restaurant. I guess asking for a to-go box is taboo. Who knew? It was for my awesome buffalo meat entr… more »

During a recent four-day trip to Jacksonville, Fla., I only had about an hour to give myself a quick tour of historic St. Augustine. I'm glad I did. I knew I didn't have time to visit the World Golf Village just up the road, so I stuck with wanderin… more »

You might not care a lick about The Champions Tour in 2012, but I do. The Champions Tour kicks off this week, beginning on the Big Island of Hawaii at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai (Jan. 16-22), with the first full-field event com… more »

When I was in Las Vegas last fall, I was either on the golf course or in a casino hotel, gambling or eating. There was little time to do much else during my short four-day trip. this story. The latest thrill comes at speeds of 150 miles per h… more »

Welcome back, Royal Portrush. I really, really hope you can stick around in the tournament spotlight awhile. The magical links in Northern Ireland will host the 2012 Irish Open, a European Tour event that has been too often vanquished to Irish p… more »

I remember getting a press release several years ago from the Bonita Bay Group representing TwinEagles Club in Naples. The release talked about how excited TwinEagles was to be the only club in Florida with a Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player design. Sc… more »

No higher ranking course has more skeletons in the closet than Forest Dunes Golf Club in Roscommon, Michigan. Forest Dunes has had more owners and operators than I can count (or recall) in just over a decade, but none of them have made the place succ… more »

I'll be the first to admit I'm not big on New Year's resolutions. I haven't done one in years, maybe decades. But with my golf game (read here) and my life (I'm turning 40) at a crossroads, I think it's probably time to get a little more serious abo… more »

Here's the third and final installment of my annual golf travel awards for 2011. The first one covered the golf (read here), the second one the resorts (read here) and this one, the restaurants. It's been a strange year for me when it comes to food… more »

Here is part II of my 2011 golf travel awards, focusing mainly on golf resorts (read the first story here). I slept on two five-star pillows - The Grand Del Mar Golf Resort in San Diego and The Wynn Las Vegas - but there were dozens of memorable golf re… more »

If any year surpasses the highlights I experienced on the golf course in 2011, I'll have lived a charmed golf life. I've written the same sentiment the past three years in this very column, my annual year in review piece, but I can't help but wonder i… more »

The thing I love about Sunice gear is the attention to detail. Sunice, a Canadian company that has been creating all-weather golf and ski apparel since 1976, just gets it better than most manufacturers. Of course, all the major parts of my Sunice Ty… more »

My 7-year-old daughter woke my wife and I up last night with a sore tummy. Why do you need to know? Because it stirred me from the most vivid golf dream I can ever remember. The dream got me to thinking: Am I chasing golf balls every night in R.… more »