Next time you’re in Scottsdale, connect with one of these golf teachers Experience Scottsdale This post originally appeared on ExperienceScottsdaleGolf.com and is re-posted with permission. Sometimes your swing gets a little off. During your last round, you couldn’t seem to keep the ball going straight. All of sudden your short game is non-existent. Look, it happens … Read more
March means golf in Nevada’s happening border town. Chris Duthie (Above: Wolf Creek Golf Club) March is a sports fan’s month of madness. College hoops tournaments are in full gear. Major League Baseball swings into spring training. And Colorado golfers go to Mesquite. Offering ideal early season weather, Mesquite is a turnkey escape. Celebrated for … Read more
The golfer and baseball fan’s guide to planning a Spring Training Trip to Scottsdale, Arizona Colorado AvidGolfer Colorado Rockies/Arizona Diamondbacks Salt River Fields at Talking Stick 7555 N Pima Rd, Scottsdale saltriverfields.com; 480-270-5000 PLAY: Seven 36-hole facilities wait within a 30-minute drive of Salt River Fields. Start three miles east with the two superbly conditioned … Read more
The difference in time zone and humidity notwithstanding, Florida’s Grapefruit League showcases some of baseball’s most storied franchises and more golf courses than any state in the country. Here’s where to tee it up during the same period (Feb. 25-March 20) as the PGA Tour’s four-event Florida Swing. Atlanta Braves Champion Stadium 700 South Victory … Read more
The golfer and baseball fan’s guide to planning a Spring Training Trip to Mesa and Tempe Colorado AvidGolfer Chicago Cubs Sloan Park 2330 W. Rio Salado Parkway, Mesa sloanpark.com; 800-THE-CUBS PLAY: Fifteen minutes east of the stadium, the highly decorated, dramatically bunkered Longbow Golf Club (pictured below), draws sloths of Cubs fans. Whirlwind, ASU Karsten and … Read more
The golfer and baseball fan’s guide to planning a Spring Training Trip to Glendale, Peoria, Surprise, and Goodyear Colorado AvidGolfer Cincinnati Reds/Cleveland Indians Goodyear Ballpark 1933 South Ballpark Way, Goodyear goodyearbp.com; 623-882-3130 PLAY: A John Fought-Tom Lehman collaboration, Verrado Golf Club cozies up near the White Tank mountains 15 minutes northwest of the ballpark. A short drive north … Read more
The Golfer’s Guide to the best courses, resorts, food and fun during Spring Training Colorado AvidGolfer Denver is a football town. The Rockies haven’t had a winning season since 2010. And this is a golf magazine. So, knowing all that, why do we produce an annual guide to Spring Training in Arizona? For one, Spring … Read more
Highlighted by a three-tiered, 450-foot pool flowing to the ocean, Chileno Bay Resort & Residences boast waves of amenities and activities. Jon Rizzi An inlet on the Sea of Cortez 11 miles north of the tip of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula, Chileno Bay got its name from the Chilean pirates who during the 16th and 17th … Read more
Montana’s renascent Yellowstone Club boasts an A-List membership, private powder and a world-class Weiskopf-designed golf course Andy Bigford Tom Weiskopf had no idea that a frustrating helicopter ride in the Montana backcountry in the fall of 1999 would dramatically shape the rest of his life. Hovering above an undulating, 13,600-acre parcel near Big Sky along … Read more
Seek Out These Five High-Value Gems Chris Duthie Pictured above: Gold Canyon’s Dinosaur Mountain course. So much has been written about the glorious golf in Phoenix. Deservedly so, considering the cream of the area’s 200-plus courses have earned “best of” and “top 100” status on numerous national rankings. That said, Phoenix’s competitive golf market dictates … Read more
