If you're considering playing a little golf in Las Vegas the weekend of July 4, keep in mind TPC Las Vegas' holiday promotion.From Friday through Monday, golf rates will be $60-$125 and all beverage cart items will be 30-50 percent off.For more i… more »

Out in Las Vegas, for a short time, Walters Golf has a golf vacation package deal going where you get three nights lodging at The Mirage and rounds of golf at Royal Links Golf Club and Desert Pines Golf Club for just $269 per golfer. You also get free cl… more »

If you're a golf fan and have a pulse, you know the Masters is coming up and that Tiger Woods will be back at Augusta. If you've ever played golf in Myrtle Beach, S.C., however, you know what else this time of year means:The Hootie & the Blowfish… more »

You Colorado golfers might have read the review of Raven Golf Club at Three Peaks by David R. Holland that we published last summer. Dave knows his Colorado golf, believe me. Given that, his opening line - "A lot of people preach the praises of the Raven… more »

I see where Brazil's Alexandre Rocha, the world's 711th-ranked player, is hot on the heels of Nathan Green and Michael Connell in the Honda Classic after round one on the Champion course at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. To be honest, I don't s… more »

It must be an off week on the PGA Tour because my contact at TPC Las Vegas tells me loads of tour pros have been out there perfecting their game.The list of pros seen at TPC Las Vegas:Bill LundeRickie FowlerJohn MallingerBob MayWon Jon Le… more »

Unless you're reading this post via RSS feed, you've seen our new-look TravelGolf.com site, just unveiled this week. Dating back to the mid '90s, TravelGolf.com is one of the oldest sites on the web focused on golf vacations, courses, and trip planning.… more »

Here (courtesy of our old pal Bangkok Al) is a pretty interesting take by L.A. Times columnist Bill Plaschke on the shift in the Tiger Woods saga away from questions about his [insert updated number here] adulterous affairs to questions about doping in t… more »

adidas Golf has a pretty interesting vlog/promotion going on at http://wearintheworld.adidasgolf.com/ The idea is for team members Josh Sullivan and Lindsay Knowlton to chronicle a 30-day golf trip to some of the world's most extreme golf courses, playin… more »

A release just hit my desk announcing nominees for this year's Golf Tourism Scotland's Gold Standard Awards. The nominees for Golf Course of the Year are: Ailsa Course at Turnberry Balcomie Links (Crail) Castle Stuart Golf Links (Inverness) D… more »

In this press release that just came across my desk, NBA legend and noted golf nut Charles Barkley is quoted as saying "Golf is no fun when you suck." Charles, if you're reading this (and I'm pretty sure you are), on behalf of the entire golf industry… more »

I get tons of press releases. I mean, if I had a nickle for every press release I got, I'd be able to take a year off and just travel around playing golf at PGA Tour host courses. So I have no idea why this one from Visit Scotland caught my eye. It's ent… more »

Titleist has a very cool promotion going on on their web site. While supplies last, they're giving away copies of Pete McDaniel's excellent book, "Uneven Lies: The Heroic Story of African-Americans in Golf." Click here to get yourself one. Also, check… more »

Do you want to see golf in the Olympics? The International Golf Federation is busy "lobbying the International Olympic Committee for one of two open spots on the sports calendar for 2016, and with a decision on the 2016 sports roster to be made in Octobe… more »

Allow me, dear readers, to take zero credit for this observation; reader Elliot DeBear just e-mailed it in: A recent study found the average golfer walks about 900 miles a year. Another study found golfers drink, on average, 22 gallons of alcohol a Ye… more »