Few golf courses anywhere in the world have been so influenced by the combination of history, mythology and nature as El Cameleón, the star attraction of Mexico’s Mayan Rivieria.
Hang With Arnold Palmer at Bay Hill
November 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
In sharp contrast to the golf factories at many Florida resorts, Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club and Lodge feels more like an upscale bed and breakfast. Each guest room is decorated with memorabilia celebrating Palmer’s career. And the great man himself is in residence from October through March.
Christmas Dreams Come True in Pinehurst
November 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
As we wake up at Pinehurst Resort on Christmas morning, my wife and I joke that we hope Santa has brought us new golf swings.
An hour later, to the sound of church bells ringing in the distance, we optimistically tee off at the resort’s No. 2 course, hallowed ground for every golfer
Golf Resorts We Love: Casa de Campo
October 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Long the Caribbean’s marquee golf resort, Casa de Campo owes its success to three spectacular Pete Dye-designed courses, a high-society clientele — and the siren’s call of bikini-clad supermodel Elle Macpherson.
Tee Off in the Jamaica Open at Half Moon
October 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
A favourite stop of royalty and high society, Montego Bay’s posh Half Moon, A Rock Resort, hosts both amateurs and pros in a prestigious and fun annual championship dating from 1953.
Golfing and Gawking in Fabulous Palm Beach
October 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Florida’s famed beachfront playground of the Rockefellers, Vanderbilts and Kennedys is home to more than 165 golf courses, including several of the top resort tracks in the South.
In Praise of Predator Ridge Resort
August 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Earlier this summer, Links Magazine, an American golf publication, listed its top 10 Canadian golf resorts. Though it’s not a badly done list, as a Canadian writer who has visited virtually every leading golf property in this country, I do have a serious quibble. How could they possibly have left out British Columbia’s Predator Ridge Resort?
Kick It Like Rory at Kiawah Island
August 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Rory McIlroy’s runaway victory at the 2012 PGA Championship placed South Carolina’s Kiawah Island Golf Resort, home of the diabolically difficult Ocean Course, in the spotlight.
Golf Courses We Love: Fairmont Banff Springs
July 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Set amid majestic Rocky Mountain peaks, Alberta’s world-famous Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Course is a showcase for the genius of Stanley Thompson, Canada’s most revered golf course architect.
La Costa Resort and Spa’s $50-million Redesign
March 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment
A longtime favourite of West Coast golfers, California’s La Costa Resort and Spa is looking better than ever following a $50-million rejuvenation of a property famous as the site of 37 PGA Tour events.
