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1. Secrets from the World of Golf Travel: New National Golfing Society Attracts Passionate Players and Golf Course Architecture Aficionados
   From the December 2010 issue
   There are thousands of golf clubs throughout Great Britain and Ireland where members share the use of a single facility, typically in the form of an 18-hole course and clubhouse. And while most golfers keep just one club affiliation, an equal number possess membership to one or more golfing societies. These societies generally begin with an affiliation to a boarding school or university, or often through occupation, but in every case, their members share . . . keep reading
   
   
2. Casa de Campo: The Caribbean King's Teeth (and More) Still Shine
   From the February 2010 issue
   No golf destination in the Americas is currently making bigger waves than the Dominican Republic. While the locals go crazy for baseball, golf travelers find themselves going gaga over the island's expanding array of world-class courses. Indeed, if you want the best of Caribbean golf, you must go to the Dominican. The eastern reaches of the island, with Punta Cana to the north and La Romana to the south, boast some of the most . . . keep reading
   
   
3. Bermuda: Memorable Golf, Convenience and a Great New Hotel
   From the March 2011 issue
   This month's quiz: On what island can you play a private, world top-100 course created by the father of American golf course architecture? The answer, of course, is Bermuda, home to the spectacular Mid Ocean Club by Charles Blair Macdonald. We think Macdonald's gem is reason enough to visit Bermuda, but two additional eighteens--Port Royal, which has benefited from a recent $14 million upgrade . . . keep reading
   
   
4. Golf Trip Genius: Recommended for Group Golf Trips
   From the April 2012 Issue
   We love products that make golf travel easier and more convenient. Last year, before we embarked on an eight-man buddy trip to Scotland, we finally found a tool, GolfTripGenius, that drastically reduced the headaches and drudgery of setting up a trip with multiple rounds of golf. If you have ever planned a trip for several people and had to devise the competitions and player pairings, you know how complicated and time consuming a job it can be. GolfTripGenius enabled us to effortlessly organize pairings for a variety of golf . . . keep reading
   
   
5. Golf Odyssey's Platinum Places: The World's Best Golf Destinations of 2011/2012
   From the December 2011 issue
   A long list of top-100 courses or destinations with little logic to the rankings is of little help when planning trips, so we came up with a better approach for our year-end review. Since every golf traveler has different needs and tastes, we categorized the most intriguing destinations by their unique strengths to enable you to make the perfect choice for your next getaway. In honor of golf's traditions, we present 18 alphabetically arranged fantastic . . . keep reading
   
   
6. THE BEST CHARITY OUTINGS OF 2012: Part 2
   From the July 2012 Issue
   We are always on the lookout for great events that not only provide the opportunity to play great golf courses, but support worthy causes. Here are some of the very best events of 2012, all being held at private courses ranked within the country's Top-100. For more information . . . keep reading
   
   
7. THE BEST CHARITY OUTINGS OF 2012
   From the June 2012 Issue
   We are always on the lookout for great events that not only provide the opportunity to play great golf courses, but support worthy causes. Here are some of the very best events of 2012, all being held at private courses ranked within the country's Top-100. For more information . . . keep reading
   
   
8. Streamsong Resort: Two Promising Eighteens Opening in December
   From the August 2012 Issue
   Even after the recent rapid-fire opening of Cabot Links in Cape Breton Island, Trump Scotland Golf Links in Aberdeenshire, and Bandon Preserve at Bandon Dunes Resort, intrepid golf travelers can look forward to still more rousing debuts this year. The next blockbusters on the horizon are eighteens by Tom Doak and Coore-Crenshaw at Streamsong . . . keep reading
   
   
9. Las Vegas: Five Good Bets Close to the Strip
   From the November 2012 Issue
   No city in the world is as unabashedly devoted to pleasure as Las Vegas. With gambling, great restaurants, entertainment, and just about any diversion known to man, this desert oasis allows almost everyone, including golfers, to live out their fantasies. The last time we featured Las Vegas in these pages we looked at some of our favorite . . . keep reading
   
   
10. Florida Golf: New and Noteworthy in the Sunshine State
    From the January 2013 Issue
    As we turn the page to a new calendar year and move full bore into winter, the prospect of snow, ice, and frigid temperatures has us thinking fondly of any place where golf is comfortably played. Florida certainly comes to mind. While some parts of the Sunshine State see a fair share of brisk, windy, and even dreary days in January and February, there's a reason . . . keep reading
    
    
11. The Inn at Palmetto Bluff: Low-Key High Life in the Lowcountry
    From the March 2012 Issue
    About midway between Hilton Head Island and Savannah on the headwaters of the May River--the marshy landscape made famous by Pat Conroy--the posh Inn at Palmetto Bluff makes for a tranquil and romantic Lowcountry retreat. Ever since opening in 2004, the atmospheric Inn, a sister resort to Auberge du Soleil in Napa, has . . . keep reading
    
    
12. Harbour Town and the Sea Pines Resort: Hilton Head's Original Playground Charts a New Course
    From the June 2010 issue
    With its iconic lighthouse standing sentinel over the closing hole and its 40-year history as host venue of The Heritage Classic, held annually the week following The Masters, Harbour Town is among the best-known golf courses in America. It is also the siren song that draws many a golf enthusiast to The Sea Pines Resort, Hilton Head's pioneering planned, eco-sensitive resort community. Sea Pines Plantation was created . . . keep reading
    
    
13. Punta Cana: New Additions Make This Seaside Golf Paradise Even More Appealing
    From the October 2010 issue
    On the eastern shores of the Dominican Republic, Punta Cana, a popular beach haven famed for its all-inclusive resorts, has recently emerged as a fantastic golf destination. More golf courses are in the works, but Punta Cana now rates as the best getaway for golf in the Caribbean thanks to its collection of seaside eighteens. A rousing foursome showcases the design talents of Jack Nicklaus, Tom Fazio, Nick Faldo and . . . keep reading
    
    
14. Golf Odyssey's Platinum Places: The World's Best Golf Destinations of 2012/2013
    From the December 2012 issue
    A long list of top-100 courses or destinations with little logic to the rankings is of little help when planning trips, so we came up with a better approach for our year-end review. Since every golf traveler has different needs and tastes, we categorized the most intriguing destinations by their unique strengths to enable you to make the perfect choice for your next getaway. In honor of golf's traditions, we present 18 alphabetically arranged fantastic foursomes. Congratulations to our winners. Best US Resorts for Golf The American Club Resort, WI . . . keep reading
    
    
15. FINDING THE SILVER LINING IN IRELAND'S FISCAL CLOUD
    From the March 2012 Issue
    As the banking and sovereign debt crisis continues to rock euro-zone countries, the Emerald Isle, Europe's most popular golf destination, has become a (relative) travel bargain. Hotel rates and green fees, already in decline due to the tourism slump of the last few years, promise to be . . . keep reading
    
    
16. Rio Grande, Puerto Rico: America's Caribbean Island Stages a Comeback
    From the February 2009 issue
    Once upon a time, Puerto Rico's place in the golf world was defined by the career of Chi Chi Rodriguez and Lawrence Rockefeller's Dorado Beach Golf Resort, home to four Robert Trent Jones, Sr. golf courses. Alas, the march of time proved harsh, as Chi Chi lost his putting stroke (rendering his patented toreador dance mere comic relief), and the Hyatt Dorado Beach Resort, located on the island's northern shores west of San Juan, went into steady decline, finally closing in 2006. Although the Dorado Beach golf courses remained open, they were eclipsed long ago by bolder Caribbean creations (foremost, the Dominican Republic's Teeth of the Dog). Meanwhile, none of the newer golf resorts on the island's northeast and eastern shores--Rio Mar with its Ocean and River courses, . . . keep reading
    
    
17. The Best Charity Outings This Spring
    From the April 2013 Issue
    We are always on the lookout for great events that not only provide the opportunity to play great golf courses, but support worthy causes. Here are some of the very best events this spring, all being held at private courses ranked within the country's top-100. For more information, contact the sponsoring organizations listed below. A portion of the cost may be tax-deductible. Act fast, space is limited. . . . keep reading
    
    
18. Baker's Bay: Super-Exclusive Playground in the Bahamas
    From November 2012 Issue
    A year ago, the Occupy Movement protesters brought the slogan, "We are the 99 percent" into the lexicon, drawing a contrast between themselves and the wealth and income of the top one percent of the US population. This review of Baker's Bay, an ultra-exclusive development on the northernmost of the Bahamas' Abaco Islands, is probably most relevant to . . . keep reading
    
    
19. Idaho's Iconic Coeur d'Alene Resort: Forecaddies, plus the celestial From Floating Golf to Flashy Circling Raven Golf Club
    From the July 2006 issue
    Whether proper credit goes to a par three with a floating green or the breathtaking beauty and tranquil pace of life around Lake Coeur d'Alene, the North Idaho panhandle stands out as one of the Northwest's finest golf destinations. In addition to the incredibly photogenic and player-friendly Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course, the region is also home to Circling Raven Golf Club, one of the West's best new public courses, and Black Rock Country Club, a spectacular Jim Engh eighteen honored by Golf Digest as the best new private course of 2003. . . . keep reading
    
    
20. The American Club Gets a Facelift: Is It America's Best Overall Golf Resort?
    From the May 2012 Issue
    Every year, the American Club Resort contends with the likes of Bandon Dunes, Kiawah, Pebble Beach, and Pinehurst for top honors among America's golf resorts. Not bad for a resort that didn't even plan to offer golf when it first opened. Now, other than at Bandon Dunes, you won't find a single property with a stronger 72 holes of golf. . . . keep reading
    
    

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