Hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. There are a ton of great California golf resorts, but which one is the best? In this week’s podcast, host Dave Berner talks to Senior Staff Writer Chris Baldwin, who recently ranked the best golf resorts in the Golden State for TravelGolf.com. “California almost invented the golf resort. If it didn’t invent it, it perfected it,” Baldwin says. At No. 1 “we had La Quinta Resort & Club, the big old Hollywood hangout in the Palm Springs region. The thing that gave it a slight edge over Pebble Beach is that weather ... full post »

Click here to listen. Charleston, S.C., is one of the most beautiful cities in America, and it’s got some great golf. In this week’s podcast, host Dave Berner talks to National Golf Editor Tim McDonald about the wide range of golf courses in Charleston. “There’s a variety of courses, especially when you throw Kiawah [Island] and the Wild Dunes courses out there,” McDonald says. “You could easily spend three or four days here, even a week for that matter, and have your fill of a variety of courses.” Positive thinking is one of the keys to success in many ... full post »

Hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. Business and golf have always gone well together but playing a round with a client or your boss is different than 18 holes with your drinking buddies. In this week’s podcast, host Dave Berner talks to Suzanne Woo of BizGolf Dynamics about business-golf etiquette. “The biggest distinction I make is that a business golf round is not the same as a weekend round with your buddies, and a lot of folks make that mistake,” she says. “The big difference: you lose the competitiveness, you lose some of the inappropriate jokes, you watch ... full post »

Hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. Drivers are taking on a new shape these days: square. In this week’s podcast, host Dave Berner talks to Golf Equipment Editor Kiel Christianson about the reason behind the new dimension in drivers. “The last couple of years it’s been all about shifting weight around to give a certain balance of weight in the club head,” Christianson says. “Now it’s all about Moment of Inertia, and Moment of Inertia is the resistance that the club head has to twisting on off-center hits.” The PGA Tour pros were in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. at PGA National ... full post »