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My Must-See Golf Destinations
I’m going to be honest: I’m not a well-traveled golfer. I’ve played at a lot of nice courses over the years, thanks to high school, college, and summer tournaments. But outside of that, about 95% of the golf courses I’ve played are in my form...
Golf Pet Peeve #8: The Intrusive Golf Course Maintenance Worker
First off, I love golf course maintenance workers. Much like cart guys, these fellows are the unsung heroes of the course. They are up at 5 a.m.—cutting grass, raking bunkers, trimming bushes, and repairing the hardly noticeable moose knuckle-sized...
Of Harbour Town, Bocce Ball, and Bucket Lists
Last month, my wife and I took a trip to meet some friends in Hilton Head—the home of one of the PGA Tour’s most well-known courses, Harbour Town. Since we were there for just a few days, I didn’t get the chance to play a round on one of Hilton...
A Day at the Par Three Course
Ever since I returned to golf last year, my wedge game has sucked. In my past life, I was fairly decent from one hundred yards in, and even better around the greens. The 60 degree wedge was once my favorite club. But things are different these days. ...
Get Yourself To Alabama’s Golf Courses!
So I’m ashamed to say that I lived in Birmingham for three years and never played any of the Robert Trent Jones courses. Seriously, that’s sad. Now, granted, I was at the peak of my burnout phase during that time. I’d just as soon s...
Got One Mil? Want a Jack Nicklaus Course? Shop Neiman Marcus.
Don’t you just dream of the day when you’ll have a custom designed Jack Nicklaus golf course in your backyard? Well, wait no more. Tear down the patio, rip up the deck, move the grill to the garage. Because for a cool million dollars, y...
A Public Golf Nightmare
Fivesomes. Freshly areated greens. Driving range mats. These were some of the obstacles I faced while attempting to enjoy a round of golf on Saturday. After deciding to sleep in, play an afternoon round, come home and watch the Vanderbilt-Auburn ...
A little binge golf, perhaps?
God made October for golf. Today is a stunning day here in Nashville, and tomorrow looks to be just as gorgeous. It’s another bachelor weekend for yours truly. My lovely wife left with her family for Mississippi yesterday to attend a cousin’s wed...
Five (Plus Two) Public Courses I Must Play
Recently, I was scanning Golf Digest’s rankings of the top 100 courses in the U.S., both private and public, as well as our nation’s top 100 public courses. Though I’ve played hundreds of golf courses in my 32 years, I realized that...
A Saturday at McCabe
Yesterday was my first visit to McCabe Golf Course here in Nashville. Of the six municipal courses in the city, McCabe is probably the most well kept. The fairways were well manicured and the greens rolled quick and true. At $36 for 18 holes on a we...
Askernish: Golf In Its Purest Form
South Uist is a small island off Scotland’s North Atlantic Coast, part of a chain of Scottish islands called the Outer Hebrides. In South Uist resides one of golf’s earliest masterpieces, Askernish, a course originally designed by Old To...
Diaries of a Cart Guy
The unsung heroes, the backbone, of every golf course in America are the cart guys. The cart guy. He cleans your cart, scrubs your clubs, fills your sand bucket, and dampens your towels. But you don’t even notice him. He’s the dude who&#...
