Hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. A new six-hole golf course is opening on the east coast this spring. In this week’s podcast, host Dave Berner talks to architect Ian Scott-Taylor about the genesis of the course. “It was a project done by a company called the McKee Group, who are a housing development company,” Scott-Taylor says. “They had bought a property that had a design for a nine-hole golf course. They asked me to go in and have a look at it. When I saw it, I thought, ‘this is a shooting gallery.’ There was no way they ... full post »

Hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. The Golf Channel’s “The Big Break” reality show has been a huge hit. In this week’s podcast, host Dave Berner talks to contestant Elizabeth Stuart about her role on the show. “I’m basically laid back. I’m out there to have a good time, I don’t want to cause any drama,” Stuart says. “I basically tell it how it is though. If you do something dumb, or you deserve to get made fun of, I’ll probably do that - but in a good way, you know.” TravelGolf.com’s Tim McDonald gives the skinny on golf in Branson, ... full post »

Hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. In this week’s podcast, host Dave Berner talks to Pam Swensen, CEO of the Executive Women’s Golf Association. “We’ve been around since 1991, and we got started because 28 women went to attend a golf clinic,” Swensen says. “These women came together and thought. ‘this is a great idea. Yes, I should be using golf to build relationships and to make deals on the golf course’ - and it mushroomed!” Brandon Tucker talks about the great golf on the Waccamaw Golf Trail in Myrtle Beach, S.C. “I’ve played probably 40 or 50 golf courses in Myrtle ... full post »

Hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. Golf is blossoming in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia. In this week’s podcast, host Dave Berner talks to TravelGolf.com’s Brandon Tucker about the developing golf scene there that he calls “the Iron Curtain Golf Trail.” What all these countries “kind of share is that golf was dormant all during the Cold War. So these are all raw, developing countries in terms of their golf,” Tucker says. “I know that when you think Europe golf, you think Scotland and Ireland and the rest of the UK – and then you also think Spain and ... full post »

Hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. Is Tiger’s temper a problem? In this week’s podcast, host Dave Berner talks to Brandon Tucker about the recent controversy surrounding Woods’ verbal attack of a photographer at Doral. “I wrote a blog following the Doral incident,” Tucker says. “I wasn’t so mad that he went off on the photographer, but that Tuesday, I believe, he was interviewed by ESPN and they gave him every chance in the world to apologize, or even recognize that he might have been able to handle it in a little classier way, and that’s what really disturbed me. ... full post »

Hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. In this week’s podcast, host Dave Berner talks to TravelGolf.com’s Brandon Tucker about the great golf courses on Kauai, Hawaii, including Poipu Bay Golf Course. “I think a lot of people who think of Hawaii, they might group all the islands together, but once you go over there you realize just how different the islands are,” Tucker says. “Kauai is one of the smaller islands … and the golf is great.” National Golf Editor Tim McDonald is getting geared up for a golf trip to Sweden. “What I’d like to do is get a variety [of ... full post »

Hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. In this week’s podcast, host Dave Berner talks to National Golf Editor Tim McDonald about music and golf, including the University of Georgia Golf Course, in Athens, Ga. “It’s known as the Boston of the Southeast,” McDonald says. “You can find almost any kind of music here.” Senior Writer Chris Baldwin talks about his recent tour of the Blue Shark Golf Club and other Bahamas golf courses. “They have like 700 islands scattered around, and there are only 30 golf courses in all the islands. So the golf is not a huge thing yet; it’s still ... full post »

Hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. Baseball’s spring training is a great time to catch your favorite ball players, but it’s also a golf opportunity. In this week’s podcast, Senior Staff Writer Chris Baldwin tells host Dave Berner it might be best to skip the baseball and head straight to the golf course. “I’m all for the idea of spring training - you know, some sunshine, beer and baseball,” Baldwin says. “But I think you might want to skip the baseball part of it. I’m a big baseball fan, but I think spring training itself is an overrated experience.” National ... full post »

Hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. In this week’s podcast, host Dave Berner talks to Steve Forrest, with Arthur Hills/Steve Forrest and Associates golf course design firm, about the company’s new project in Russia. “It’s called Forest Hills Golf Club. It’s about 45 minutes north of Moscow,” he says. “Golf is kind of a rare bird in Russia at this point. It’s still a game for the very rich in Moscow.” Golf writer Brandon Tucker reviews Under Armour golf apparel. “It’s a relatively new brand. I think it came out four or five years ago,” Tucker says. “They started out making those ... full post »

Hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. In this week’s podcast, host Dave Berner talks to Darrin Helfrick, golf general manager at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa, about a new package that will get you close to the PGA Tour action when the resort hosts the World Golf Championships – CA Championship 2008 later this month. “It’s a golf package we’ve created over our PGA Tour event,” Helfrick says. “It includes a room, breakfast each day, and a round of golf on two of the courses we have open during tournament week. It also includes tickets to the event.” PGA instructor ... full post »

Hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. In this week’s podcast, host Dave Berner talks to National Golf Editor Tim McDonald about golf in Pensacola, Florida. “There are some coastal courses,” McDonald says. “In fact, Lost Key Golf Club is a beautiful course. It’s one of Arnold Palmer’s designs. It’s got a kind of raw quality to it.” Senior Staff Writer Chris Baldwin praises PGA Tour Honda Classic host course PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. “I think it’s one of the more underrated courses on the tour, and one of the most fun you can play if you’re a regular ... full post »

Hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. In the 100th edition of the TravelGolf.com This Week podcast, host Dave Berner talks to PGA instructor Chuck Evans about 3-D instruction. “It’s another application in the form of teaching. A lot of teachers, including myself, have used video for a long time,” Evans says. “And the video can show you several things. But what it can’t show you … is the amount of what the body is doing in a golf swing.” Understanding the patterns of your body’s movement in the golf swing will help you efficiently improve your golf fitness, says Dr. Greg ... full post »

Hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. Think Disney World in Orlando is all about Mickey? Think again. The resort also has four excellent golf courses. In this week’s podcast, host Dave Berner talks to Brandon Tucker about golf at Disney World. “The four courses there are actually quite good,” Tucker says. “There are four championship courses, two of which host a PGA Tour event. And they stack up with the great golf resorts in America.” The Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa has a new golf vacation package for men. General Manager Andrew Stegen talks about “Stogies and Sticks.” “It’s a three-night, four-day ... full post »

Hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. In this week’s podcast, host Dave Berner talks to Senior Staff Writer Chris Baldwin about recent changes at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am celebrity golf tournament which kicks off this week. “This year, only three of the top 10 players are playing,” Baldwin says. “It seems like a lot of these players don’t want to play with the celebrities any more. They feel like they’re celebrities in their own right.” In part two of his conversation about the 2008 PGA Merchandise Show, Brandon Tucker reveals a few more of the excellent golf gadgets ... full post »

Hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. In this week’s podcast, Equipment Editor Kiel Christianson talks to host Dave Berner about PowerBuilt’s new FZ-1 line, which has Fuzzy Zoeller as an endorser and looks to bring PowerBuilt back to its glory days. “They’re trying to bring back some of those glory days, their new Citation FZ-1 Driver 460cc is one of the big-head drivers, they’re very nice looking clubs” Christianson said. “They’re so new they’re not even on the PowerBuilt Web site yet.” Golf writer Mike Bailey talks about golf in Las Vegas, including his round at Rio Secco Golf Club. “They’re doing ... full post »