http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/tim.mcdonald TravelGolf.com blogger Tim McDonald on golf in Florida, Hilton Head, Myrtle Beach and PGA and LPGA tours. en-US-utf8 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/tim.mcdonald/2008/10/29/sour_economy_means_cutback_on_new_golf_c Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:28:53 +0000 Tim McDonald General 7112@http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/ For a while there, it was hard to keep up with all the new golf courses. Golf course development was running wild, just like new houses.Not now, of course. Golf course developers are cutting back on building new courses and focusing on renovating old… http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/tim.mcdonald/2008/10/29/sour_economy_means_cutback_on_new_golf_c#comments http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/tim.mcdonald?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=7112 http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/tim.mcdonald/2008/10/29/phil_mickelson_admits_he_s_seriously_con Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:57:48 +0000 Tim McDonald General 7111@http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/ I'm hardly the only one to make the prediction that more American golfers will become European golfers, and now Phil Mickelson has given us more ammunition.Mickelson told AFP he hopes the Singapore Open becomes part of the European Tour."... If i… http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/tim.mcdonald/2008/10/29/phil_mickelson_admits_he_s_seriously_con#comments http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/tim.mcdonald?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=7111 http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/tim.mcdonald/2008/10/29/chris_baldwin_s_dream_lover_justin_timbe Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:39:42 +0000 Tim McDonald General 7110@http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/ When did major golf manufacturers start signing deals with celebrities? I know that as soon as this is posted, some celebrity-lover like Chris Baldwin will point out several such deals, but it still seems stupid to me. Callaway recently announced i… http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/tim.mcdonald/2008/10/29/chris_baldwin_s_dream_lover_justin_timbe#comments http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/tim.mcdonald?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=7110 http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/tim.mcdonald/2008/10/29/sun_mountain_comes_out_with_new_versions Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:34:42 +0000 Tim McDonald General 7109@http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/ I rarely hawk golf equipment on this site, but here's something that actually lives up to its billing. The Club Glider from Sun Mountain is the best golf/travel bag I've ever used. It has fold-out legs that start roughly in the middle of the bag, and… http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/tim.mcdonald/2008/10/29/sun_mountain_comes_out_with_new_versions#comments http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/tim.mcdonald?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=7109 http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/tim.mcdonald/2008/10/26/mangrove_bay_an_excellent_muni_in_st_pet Mon, 27 Oct 2008 02:09:03 +0000 Tim McDonald General 7101@http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/ As my legions of readers know, I'm always on the lookout for good, cheap golf courses for the masses, and those are often municipal courses. Mangrove Bay Golf Course is one of those munis nobody seems to ever bad-mouth. It's been around since for… http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/tim.mcdonald/2008/10/26/mangrove_bay_an_excellent_muni_in_st_pet#comments http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/tim.mcdonald?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=7101 http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/tim.mcdonald/2008/10/23/hey_i_m_in_st_petersburg_where_s_the_wor Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:32:13 +0000 Tim McDonald General 7094@http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/ ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Either I'm going deaf, blind or senile – maybe all three - but for the life of me I can't find any evidence the World Series is being played here. Granted, I'm playing golf during the day, but I'm also doing a lot of driving a… http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/tim.mcdonald/2008/10/23/hey_i_m_in_st_petersburg_where_s_the_wor#comments http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/tim.mcdonald?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=7094 http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/tim.mcdonald/2008/10/22/tiger_woods_i_ll_be_ready_for_the_master Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:47:17 +0000 Tim McDonald General 7088@http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/ Tiger Woods says he expects it will be two full years before his injured ligament is fully healed, but also says he thinks he'll be ready for the Masters next year, though not at full speed, obviously. "I'll have six months off from surgery," Woods to… http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/tim.mcdonald/2008/10/22/tiger_woods_i_ll_be_ready_for_the_master#comments http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/tim.mcdonald?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=7088 http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/tim.mcdonald/2008/10/22/belleview_biltmore_golf_club_unearths_do Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:37:32 +0000 Tim McDonald General 7086@http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/ I love playing Donald Ross courses, especially those that have gone to lengths to maintain the integrity of his original design. The Belleview Biltmore Golf Club in Clearwater is such a course. Ross designed the layout back in the Roaring twenties, 19… http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/tim.mcdonald/2008/10/22/belleview_biltmore_golf_club_unearths_do#comments http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/tim.mcdonald?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=7086