Hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. Pelican Hill Golf Club in California is one of the country’s premier golf resorts. In this week’s podcast, host Dave Berner talks to Steve Friedlander, the resort’s general manager for golf, about Pelican Hill’s recent upgrade. “What we did was shut it down two years ago, and essentially rebuilt it from the ground up,” Friedlander says. “Aside from some design changes, we redid all the irrigation to support the new Pelican Hill golf club. With the design changes we essentially re-turfed everything, except for the green.” Pelican Hill is in Newport Beach, a place Senior ... full post »

Hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. Perhaps only in Las Vegas would someone think of combining golf with beautiful women. In this week’s podcast, host Dave Berner talks to Mark Blais, director of marketing at Rio Secco Golf Club about the club’s new T-Mates program, where golfers can enjoy the caddie services of a gorgeous model during their round. “It’s essentially a forecaddie program,” Blais says. “However, the unconventional part of the program is that the caddies themselves are actually very attractive, young, enthusiastic, athletic women who act as your on-property golf concierge.” National Golf Editor Tim McDonald is fresh back ... full post »

Hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. Nike’s Sumo golf club line has been a great success. In this week’s podcast, host Dave Berner talks to National Golf Editor Tim McDonald about the new Nike Sumo hybrids. “These are square hybrids. They’re really compact, but when I swung them I just really liked the way they felt in my hands,” McDonald says. “Some of the other hybrids, I think, are just too big. I loved them right off the bat.” Senior Staff Writer Chris Baldwin is off to Hawaii for a golf trip. He talks about his expectations for ... full post »

Hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. The success of Nike’s Sumo drivers has spawned Sumo irons. In this week’s podcast, host Dave Berner talks to Equipment Editor Kiel Christianson about the strangely shaped clubs. “They are definitely game-improvement irons,” Christianson says. “And despite the fact that they look kind of chunky from the bottom, when you set up to them, they don’t look quite as flab-like from the top.” Florida is always a great winter golf destination for northern golfers. One new golf course, Old Corkscrew Golf Club near Tampa, is likely to be packing in the golf travelers this ... full post »