Click here to hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. In this week’s podcast, host Dave Berner talks to WorldGolf.com’s Mike Bailey about great off-season golf in Arizona. “Greens fees are definitely on the higher end, but I think there are some bargains now,” Bailey says. “If you look hard enough, I think you can find something right now.” Golf can be tough on the back. Dr. Chris Garner, a Myrtle Beach-area chiropractor (www.grandstrandchiropractic.com), gives a few tips for keeping your back healthy. “Golf can be a very strenuous sport to the body, in particular to the spine,” Garner says. “I give ... full post »

Click here to hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. In this week’s podcast, host Dave Berner talks to PGA Hall of Fame member Gary Wiren, director of instruction for Donald Trump Golf Properties and founder of Golf Around the World, about perfecting your golf grip. “Why do people slice more than people hook?” asks Wiren. “Well, first of all, it starts with the grip. Ben Hogan said it: ‘Good golf starts with a good grip.’” Phil Yagoda, founder of Ian’s Friends Foundation, talks about the foundation’s work with the PGA Tour to raise money for pediatric tumor research. Mike Bailey ... full post »

Click here to hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. In this week’s podcast, host Dave Berner talks to Tim Hurja of PalmSpringsGolfCentral.com about great deals on winter golf trips to Palm Springs and San Diego. “We’re going right into our peak season,” Hurja says. “This is the time when we see all the snowbirds coming down. With everything going on in the economy, I’m seeing so many specials going on right now.” TravelGolf.com’s Kiel Christianson talks about Buffalo Creek Golf Club in Rockwall, Texas, just outside Dallas. “I haven’t played a lot of Texas golf courses,” Christianson says. “This is one I ... full post »

Click here to hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. In this week’s podcast, host Dave Berner talks to Tim Hurja of HawaiiGolfCentral.com about holiday golf in Hawaii. “Hawaii really takes off starting right at the holidays,” Hurja says. “We’ve got a couple specials going right now on Oahu.” The economy is in trouble, but you can still golf in the Gulf Coast region of the Southeast if you’re on a budget, says TravelGolf.com’s Tom Spousta. In “Biloxi and over near the Gulf Shores of Alabama, there are some great deals,” he says. Plus, WorldGolf.com’s Mike Bailey talks about professional golf’s silly season. “It’s pure ... full post »

Click here to hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week. In this week’s podcast, host Dave Berner talks to TravelGolf.com’s Tom Spousta about why the financial crisis has made now the time to join a swish private golf club. “Down in Naples (Fla.), there are several high-end clubs – clubs you couldn’t even get past the gate five or eight years ago – are now considering, at least part of the week, opening their courses to public play,” Spousta says. “It’s a matter of these courses can no longer bank on the baby-boomer retirees becoming a full-paying dues member any more.” TravelGolf.com’s ... full post »