Hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. Every golfer knows what it’s like to be in a period when, well, you’re just playing like garbage. In this week’s podcast, host Dave Berner talks to National Golf Editor Tim McDonald about the difficulty of pulling out of a golf slump. “You ask around and get all these conflicting opinions from people,” McDonald says. “Some of the pros say, ‘Oh, just play through it, don’t worry about it, it’ll come back to you.’ Other ones say, ‘You know, go back to the basics.’ There’s just all these different things that people ... full post »

Hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. Golf course architect Ron Garl is known for his unique designs in exotic locations, and he joins host Dave Berner to talk about some of his new courses that will be opening soon, as well as some interesting new projects he has going in China and Thailand, among other places. “The one that’s furthers along is a project near Shanghai, China,” said Garl of his new course, Nine Dragons. “It’s an oceanfront site, it’s a phenomenal piece of property, it has great beaches. It has cliffs along the ocean. It has mountains along the ... full post »

Hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. Few feelings compare to that of nailing a hole in one on the golf course. In this week’s podcast, host Dave Berner talks to WorldGolf.com’s Bill Wolfrum about several aces making news lately. “ESPN has been hitting this [story] kind of hard lately, which is weird, but it’s a lady who’s been talking about how she’s gotten six holes in one over the last six months or something. She’s really been out of control,” Wolfrum says. “Now they’re trying to figure out if that’s true, if she’s not making this up.” What ... full post »

Hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. Tim McDonald talks to host Dave Berner about his recent trip to Kiawah Island, S.C. “The Sanctuary Hotel (at Kiawah Island Golf Resort) is probably the most beautiful place I’ve ever stayed,” says McDonald. “The hotel itself, it looks like something out of the 1800s … like something from ‘Gone with the Wind.’” Also, Chris Baldwin talks about Southern California, and how golf and surfing are now starting to be packaged together. “It’s almost like the new trend, there are even golf packages now in San Diego where you golf in the afternoon and surf in ... full post »

Hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. What if you could play golf with hickory shafts that don’t compromise on modern performance? Kerim Kfuri, president of Sweet Wood Golf Company, a high-end luxury golf company tells host Dave Berner about their clubs that use products from back in the day, but have performance that keeps up with modern equipment. “We look to reinstill some of the old world style and diligent craftsmanship into our products,” Kfuri says. Author Joe Redden Tigan on “Waggle,” his new book that looks at four golfing friends nearing their 40s who are reaching crossroads of their lives ... full post »