Click here to listen! Host Dave Berner has Executive Editor Mark Nessmith chatting about Nairn, a little town in the Scottish Highlands he says makes a great base for a golf trip to that part of Scotland. You’ve got some solid tracks in the Nairn area (Nairn Dunbar Golf Club, Nairn Golf Club and Cawdor Castle Golf Course), plus it’s an easy drive to Inverness and even Royal Dornoch, Nessmith says. Is your 6-iron really a 6-iron? Senior writer (and inveterate golf gear junkie) Kiel Christianson brings out some stats which show that club manufacturers are de-lofting their irons. “Companies are trying to ... full post »

Click here to listen! Host Dave Berner hears from Phil Mickelson as Lefty looks ahead to the season’s remaining majors. Phil says he probably won’t be using two drivers at the U.S. Open. “I don’t anticipate having that second driver for added length, that really moves it out there for another 20 yards. I’ll probably only use the shorter driver.” As for the PGA Championship, Mickelson has fond memories of Medinah Country Club. “Chicago has got some incredible golf courses and the thing that I love about playing my first major championship at Medinah was how strait forward and difficult a test ... full post »

Click here to listen. On the latest TravelGolf.com This Week podcast, host Dave Berner brings in experts to talk about everything from great courses in Ireland, New York and Pennsylvania, to getting free lessons this month, to the secrets of a beverage cart girl. In Ireland, great golf can be found in unfamiliar places, as National Golf Editor Tim McDonald tells us about Ireland’s hidden secrets in Part I of this interview. “There’s a lot of courses that you just stumble on to if you drive around the country,” McDonald says. “There’s always something to see over there.” Golf for Beginners hosts Stacy and ... full post »

Click here to listen. On the latest TravelGolf.com This Week podcast, Ron Mon rates two of the golf destinations in the Norther U.S., Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Oregon and the American Club in Kohler, Wis. Bud Taylor, director of golf at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla., talks about the noted daily-fee facility’s 10th anniversary. Not resting on their laurels, the PGA of America has announced a complete overhaul of the North, South and Dye Courses, the clubhouse and more. “It’s an exciting time for us. We’ve had 10 years of excellence and history and we’re just ... full post »

Click here to listen. This week’s edition of the TravelGolf.com This Week podcast has host Dave Berner talking to a wide variety of golf experts. Award-winning golf-course designer Ron Garl talked about the promising rebound of golf in the Hurricane Katrina-ravaged New Orleans area. “The city is really back to normal with being able to get workers, but the real problem is the housing shortage for the people,” said Garl. “The good news is they’re ready for golfers and looking for golfers to come down,” said Garl. Robert Lewis talks about “extreme golf,” which he describes as playing golf in areas you wouldn’t think ... full post »