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Reversible Courses Open at Oregon’s Silvies Valley Ranch
They took nearly eight years to build, but the Craddock and Hankins Courses are finally taking visitors. By Tony Dear Course architect Dan Hixson stands on the 16th tee of the Craddock Course at Silvies Valley Ranch in eastern Oregon, and asks the group he’s playing with how many double greens there are on the … Read more
A Golf Orgy in the Nebraska Sandhills
Ideal weather and verdant, supernatural links designs … what could be better for the vacationing golfer? Here are five bucket-list destinations that strongly suggest a club-toting trip to the Cornhusker State:
North Dakota’s Lewis & Clark Golf Trail
A 20-course exploration across the Peace Garden State brings rich history and great golf.
5 Reasons to Play East Central Wisconsin
With the 117th U.S. Open Championship coming June 12-18 to glorious Erin Hills Golf Course northwest of Milwaukee, the eyes of golf are steadfastly focused on East Central Wisconsin, proving the Badger State is so much more than beer, cheese, cranberries and football.
Fallen Oak is the Shadow Creek of the South
The difference between successful businesspeople and game-changers is almost always a matter of vision. And though the degenerative eye disease retinitis pigmentosa has affected billionaire developer Steve Wynn’s ability to see clearly for much of his adult life, it has never taken his vision. It was Wynn who foresaw the potential of the Las Vegas … Read more
Mad About the Max
Challenging golfers to think their way around a golf course, Robert Trent Jones II built risk/reward options into more than half the par 4s and par 5s on his critically acclaimed Max A. Mandel Municipal Golf Course in Laredo, Texas. The straightforward 417-yard 16th, however, is not among them. That is, unless you’re playing with … Read more
4 Reasons to Saddle Up and Go Play Austin
Golf aficionados know Austin is a premier winter vacation destination. Similar to Texas Hill Country neighbor San Antonio, Austin is highly admired for its entertainment, culture and cuisine, and perhaps even more so for a recreational billing that includes the resplendent Austin Golf Trail. What’s cool about Austin? Here are four reasons why the “Live … Read more
Northern Wyoming is Stunning
If ever there was a late-summer road trip worth taking, it’s to Wyoming’s resplendent north. Anchored by extraordinary Yellowstone National Park, the region is a full-immersion experience into the wonders of Mother Nature — and a tantalizingly opportunity to play some truly remarkable golf courses. Two destinations make this trip an all-in payoff: Sheridan, located … Read more
Minot’s Flood of Opportunity
Language, like water, flows from one place to another, giving names to places and things and changing the course of history in the process. Our state’s name derives from the “red-colored” rio colorado—named by 18th Century Spanish explorers. Another Colorado river, the Cache la Poudre, translates to hide the powder, because French trappers stashed gunpowder … Read more
