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Not necessarily related to a particular state or location, but valuable information nevertheless.
Matter of Altitude: Getting high could be the best way to beat summer heat in the South
Every so often I slip into my meteorologist’s mode, scanning the weather history of various towns in the Southeast in behalf of customers or just for my own idle curiosity. My latest excursion into...
Ugly homes show their appreciation
I was offered a great job in Connecticut in 1984, and my wife and I decided to relocate there from Manhattan. Over the course of three days, along with an undaunted and patient Realtor, we wandered in...
Golfweek rater’s comments lead to defense of Nicklaus
I played golf in Hartford (CT) a couple of weeks ago and during the walk, one of my playing partners, a well-traveled rater for Golfweek magazine, offered that the difficulty of Jack Nicklaus golf...
Fear of Fleeing: If you love the coast, hurricane threat should not deter you
The threat of hurricanes drives many golf home seekers inland. But should they? The appendix to a bible of hurricane forecasting indicates that, perhaps, those who love the idea of a home on the...
Golf for all tastes in California Wine Country
My family and I attended our niece’s wedding in California’s Sonoma Valley last week, giving my son Tim and me enough time in the days before and after the ceremony to play three of the finest golf...
Eat, drink and play lots of golf at New Jersey's Crystal Springs Resort
This is the second and final part of our review of Crystal Springs in Hardyston, NJ. Everyone I met at or near Crystal Springs, whether it was the father and son I was paired with on the golf...
Crystal Springs Resort: Second-home paradise for golf and wine connoisseurs
Children change everything. For a couple whose working lives were pointed eventually toward a year-round home on a golf course in a warm weather climate, their mindset can change when their...
Going aTwitter over golf community reviews
In recognition that many folks are on vacation this month and may not want to spend too much time online, the August Home On The Course newsletter -– subscribe for free by clicking here –- will...
Balls to the walls…and the roof, windows and backyard guests
The Camarillo, CA, Spanish Hills Country Club advertises on its website that “The Lifestyle You Deserve Is Just Around The Corner.” No one deserves the lifestyle at the midpoint of the golf...
The road back for Lido Golf Club (Part 2)
The fairways, sad to say, are what keep the Lido Golf Club from being more than an “interesting” golf course, at least for now. The current condition of the fairways does not permit of anything...
Lido Golf Club history includes C. B. Macdonald, a Pink Lady, and Sandy
True links golf is hard to come by in the U.S., especially near urban areas like New York. With few exceptions, golf courses built on sandy soil near an ocean and within commuting distance of a big...
And we thought golf was slow
Today’s Wall Street Journal includes an exposé of major league baseball that has nothing to do with steroids. An average baseball game, the article “Play Ball….Please” indicates, lasts 2 hours and 58...