Hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. The Buckeye state isn’t known as one of the nation’s top golf areas, but Ohio boasts some golf courses that are excellent and have great prices. In this week’s podcast, host Dave Berner talks to T.R. Massey, a blogger for TravelGolf.com and editor of Golf Styles Ohio Magazine, about Ohio’s under-appreciated golf scene. “Ohio has a hidden wealth of golf courses that, because the state has almost no resorts, people around the country don’t know the resource that’s here,” Massey says. “Ohio has the fifth most golf courses in the United States. ... full post »

Hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. New Mexico may not get much attention as a golf state, but it probably should. In this week’s podcast, host Dave Berner talks to Derek Gutierrez, head professional of Twin Warriors Golf Club, about great golf in New Mexico. “In the last five to seven years, better facilities and golf courses are being built, and we’re starting to garner some attention,” Gutierrez says. “We have what’s called Golf on the Santa Fe Trail, which is eight courses along the Santa Fe Trail corridor, upper end, daily-fee resort golf courses.” Pay much attention ... full post »

Hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. Northern Ireland not on your short list of hot golf vacation destinations? It should be. In this week’s podcast, host Dave Berner talks to Brandon Tucker, who recently returned from a trip to Northern Ireland, about the great golf options there, including the magnificent Royal County Down. “That’s quite a golf course. It’s visually just incredible,” Tucker says. “It’s a very demanding test. You’re going to get beat up on a few holes, as I did, but there are some spectacular holes there.” Known as The Wedge Guy, Terry Koehler talks about ... full post »

Hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. What if a dead body was found in a bunker at Augusta National before The Masters? That’s the premise of author James Y. Bartlett’s new novel, Death in a Green Jacket. In this week’s podcast, host Dave Berner talks to Bartlett about the fourth book in a series that follows the adventures of Pete Hacker, a former PGA Tour player turned golf writer. “He’s had various and sundry adventures in the previous three books, and in this one a body is discovered in a bunker at Augusta National about three weeks ... full post »

Hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. The Hootie & the Blowfish Monday After the Masters Celebrity Pro/Am Charity Golf Tournament in Myrtle Beach has become a tradition over the years. In this week’s podcast, host Dave Berner talks to Darius Rucker, front man of the world’s most golf-loving band. “This is our 14th year doing it. We started it out really small. It was a way to make some money to help junior golf and to help some charities around Columbia and around South Carolina,” Rucker says. “It just started to grow, and it kept growing. And we ... full post »