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Golf’s sternest tests come to Pinehurst— and this page. Jon Rizzi | Colorado AvidGolfer This month, for the first time in history, one facility—North Carolina’s Pinehurst No. 2—will host both the U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open. England’s Justin Rose and South Korea’s Inbee Park will defend their respective championships on the Donald Ross masterpiece … Read more
Follow the LPGA Tour to Kingsmill Resort Chris Duthie | Photos © By Chris Duthie There’s no denying the remarkable pleasures of returning to tried-and-true favorites, which is what the LPGA Tour will do in just a few weeks when it heads east to Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. Williamsburg’s singular splendors—golf, festivals, winemaking, top-ranked theme parks, … Read more
North Dakota’s 19-course golf trail has been 200 years in the making. Denny Dressman On a late January afternoon in North Dakota, the temperature had barely climbed into double digits. Dozens of ice fishing huts dotted Lake Sakakawea where U.S. 83 crosses the recreational body of water created by Garrison Dam. Pickup trucks parked alongside … Read more
Seven Reasons Why Western Golf is Sinfully Special Chris Duthie | The Broadmoor and La Quinta Resort & Club Photos © Chris Duthie Golf and spa are ideally matched pursuits, a detail not lost on premier vacation properties. Worldwide, resort getaways increasingly cater to travelers who crave this heavenly twosome. For a sampling of the … Read more
Take a Chip & Sip Vacation to the Blue Ridge Mountains Chris Duthie | Photos © By Chris Duthie Besides searching for the perfect swing, avid golfers also quest for the ideal vacation. A golfer’s Holy Grail is not just a spike-tightening collection of fairways and greens, no sir. What makes the experience truly worthy … Read more
A new Tom Doak course doubles the allure of Nebraska’s magical Dismal River Club. Jon Rizzi | Photos: Dismal River Never regret anything that made you smile. So said Mark Twain—and one of the prominent signs at Nebraska’s Dismal River Club. You haven’t even slid a tee into the sandy soil and you’re already smiling … Read more
PGA Tour heads to Texas this week Chris Duthie | Photos © By Chris Duthie Coloradoans love to tease our Texan neighbors. It’s probably because Lone Star folk take so much pleasure in bending ears about piddling stuff: father-son presidencies, NBA world championships, Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson, Willie Nelson. Irritating contrivances if you ask me. … Read more
The Robert Trent Jones Trail has 468 of them, but the southern part of this blossoming golf destination is about much more Tony Dear It might be considered heresy in a state that has become synonymous with Robert Trent Jones to say that the tiniest part of me wishes that for the rest of my … Read more
What’s the difference between the two? Chris Duthie | Photos © By Chris Duthie Heeding the architectural nuances of “desert” and “target” golf can be the difference between a casual afternoon on the links or a harrowing, three-sleeve root canal. Here are the basics: Desert designs generally offer players generous tee-ball landing areas, with approaches … Read more
Carlsbad’s Park Hyatt Aviara Resort sets the bar high Jon Rizzi | Colorado AvidGolfer Alive with botanical and avian bounty, Carlsbad’s Park Hyatt Aviara Resort also provides a serene sanctuary for golfers and their guests. Like the men and women carrying binoculars, cameras and tripods along the verdant trails between Batiquitos Lagoon and Aviara Golf … Read more
