Katharine Dyson - Special contributor
Katharine Dyson is a golf and travel writer for several national publications as well as guidebook author and radio commentator. Her journeys have taken her around the world playing courses and finding unique places to stay. She is a member of the Golf Writers Association of America, Metropolitan Golf Writers of America; Golf Travel Writers Organization and Society of American Travel Writers.
LPGA and PGA Championships highlight top quality golf in central New York's Finger Lakes region
This year marks the first time both the PGA and LPGA Championships are being held in the same city in the same year -- historic Pittsford, N.Y., just outside Rochester. That underlines the often-underrated high quality of golf courses in central New York's Finger Lakes region. While you may never get to play Oak Hill or Locust Hill, there are several fine golf courses available to everyone -- and at a good price. Katharine Dyson has more on golf in the Finger Lakes region.
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Simply select where you want to play, find a tee time deal, and golf now!
Dates: April 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
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