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Courses and trips worth building an itinerary around, and the clubhouse conversation in between: gear, strategy, and the parts of the game that don't require a plane ticket.
Streamsong Resort: Three Courses on an Old Phosphate Mine, and Why That's the Point
No single architect, no bundled stay-and-play rate, and a landscape that exists because the ground used to be a Florida phosphate mine. Here's how to actually plan a Streamsong trip instead of assuming it works like Bandon or Pinehurst.
Golf Destinations · 2026-10-05
Two Things to Check Before You Post a Score From a Course You've Never Played
One decides what your handicap becomes for the day. The other decides whether the round can be posted at all. Here's the difference between the two, and how to run both checks before you reach the first tee.
Golf Talk · 2026-09-28
Bandon Dunes, Pinehurst, or St Andrews: How to Pick Your First Bucket-List Golf Trip
A lottery, a named package, and a ballot are three different booking systems wearing the same "bucket-list trip" label. Here's how they actually compare, and which one fits the trip you're planning.
Golf Destinations · 2026-09-21
Is Your Driver Still Legal? The Conforming Club and Ball Lists, Explained
The USGA and The R&A publish a running list of exactly which driver heads and golf balls are tournament-legal, and it changes every week. Here's how the list works, what happens if your equipment falls off it, and how to check your own bag in two minutes.
Golf Talk · 2026-09-14
A First Golf Trip to Myrtle Beach: How to Not Drown in 80 Courses
Myrtle Beach isn't a course problem, it's a volume problem: 80-plus public courses on one 60-mile stretch. Here's how to pick a handful instead of trying to see all of it.
Golf Destinations · 2026-09-07
What's Actually in My Golf Bag Right Now
Every club, shaft, and glove I'm carrying this season, why each one earned its spot, and what's already on the replacement list.
Golf Talk · 2026-08-31
Planning a First Ireland Golf Trip Before the 2027 Ryder Cup Pushes Prices Higher
Ireland carries a third of the world's natural links courses across 400+ clubs, and the courses worth building a first trip around are getting more expensive every year the 2027 Ryder Cup gets closer.
Golf Destinations · 2026-08-24
Course Rating and Slope, Explained
Two numbers on the scorecard, printed once for every set of tees, decide which tee box you should actually play and what your handicap becomes for the day. Here's what they mean and how to use them before your next unfamiliar course.
Golf Talk · 2026-08-17
Two Winters in Palm Springs: The Course Worth Repeating
2026 was the third year in a row the group came back to Palm Springs, my second trip there. Five courses across two visits, two repeats, and only one course ever called the favorite. Plus the miles side: what the flights, the house, and the car actually cost.
Golf Destinations · 2026-08-14
The Other Bag on a Golf Trip: Why I Switched From Two Wheels to Four
The ClubGlider handles the clubs. Everything else, the clothes, the shoes, the rain gear, rides in a rollaboard. After returning two new bags and keeping a third, here's what actually changed my mind on wheel count.
Golf Talk · 2026-08-03
Planning Your First Hilton Head Golf Trip Around Harbour Town and Sea Pines
Sea Pines' three resort courses are the frame for a first Hilton Head golf trip, and the afternoon rate gap between them is bigger than most people expect.
Golf Destinations · 2026-07-27
DFW's Golf Range: Fort Worth's City Munis to PGA Frisco's Major-Championship Build-Out
Dallas-Fort Worth isn't a golf destination, and we say that with love. Home turf still runs from a city rack-rate muni system at one edge to two Gil Hanse and Beau Welling courses gearing up to host a PGA Championship at the other.
Golf Talk · 2026-07-24
What 'Strokes Gained' Actually Measures (and Why It Beats Your Scorecard)
Strokes gained isn't about how many shots you took. It's about how many you were expected to take. Here's how the PGA Tour's four categories work, and how to borrow the idea without a shot-tracking system.
Golf Talk · 2026-07-24
Planning Your First Trip to Bandon Dunes
How Bandon's two booking windows actually work, which courses to build a trip around, and how points can cover the flight to get there.
Golf Destinations · 2026-07-10
The Sun Mountain ClubGlider Line: How to Fly With Your Clubs Without Wrecking Them (or Your Back)
Sun Mountain's ClubGlider bags solve golf travel with a leg that deploys and carries the weight for you. Here's the current lineup, what each model actually weighs, and what your airline will charge you to check it.
Golf Talk · 2026-07-10
The Old Course Ballot: Building a First Scotland Golf Trip Around It
How the daily lottery for the Old Course actually works, what to do the day you don't get picked, and how to get to Edinburgh without paying cash for the flight.
Golf Destinations · 2026-07-10
Pinehurst's Golf Packages, Decoded
Pinehurst Resort sells stay-and-play under three names that all sound alike. Here's what each one actually includes, how the No. 2 and No. 10 premiums work, and which package fits which trip.
Golf Destinations · 2026-07-10
Building a Scottsdale Golf Trip Around the WM Phoenix Open
The WM Phoenix Open gives Scottsdale a reason to book a golf trip around a fixed week. Here's the tournament, the two TPC Scottsdale courses you can actually play, and how to get there.
Golf Destinations · 2026-07-10