General
Not necessarily related to a particular state or location, but valuable information nevertheless.
New study names best & worst markets for real estate investment
According to a recent study, Durham, NC, Huntsville, AL, Knoxville, TN, and Winston-Salem, NC, are among the 10 best markets in which to invest in residential real estate. Local Market Monitor, a...
Airline catching up with migration south
Despite a decades-long population shift north to south, airlines have been slow to build into their schedules non-stop flights to the most popular southern vacation and retirement spots. An...
Why of the Tiger: Distractions fell Woods
Focus is the key to success in all professional sports. Try hitting a rising 97 MPH fastball while wondering if your sick father will survive the night in hospital. Or thread through 200 MPH...
So far, so good, say Cliffs residents
The Cliffs, the high-end group of golf communities in the upstate region of South Carolina and the Asheville, NC, area, is running a membership special. The next 50 members will pay “just”...
August Home On The Course set to mail
I am making like a Parisian and taking a breather from writing a totally original article this month for our free Home On The Course newsletter. I have “repurposed,” as they like to say in the...
The Price of Happiness: Sometimes a higher priced lot is a better deal
There are people who have money and people who are rich. --Coco Chanel There is nothing like finding a true bargain to quicken the pulse and puff out the chest. For those looking for property in...
The toughest par 4 in Connecticut
Whenever I get the chance to play at New Haven Country Club in the Connecticut city of the same name, I jump at it. The Willie Park Jr. design -– he contributed Sunningdale in the UK, Maidstone on...
Sub-60 golf scores, baseball perfection will return to the mean
The two PGA tournament scores of 59 this year by Paul Goydos and, on Sunday, Stuart Appleby at The Greenbrier Classic generated the expected commentary about modern golf equipment making the game...
Old White gives sporting chance to Sporting Club residents at famed Greenbrier Resort
Some talented PGA pro will win $1.08 million today at the inaugural Greenbrier Classic at the famed Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia. He will need every penny of it if he wants to live inside the...
Out of Shape: Cutting golf course expenses can be costly to golf communities
In recent months, I have visited two high-end golf communities, Hampton Island Preserve and White Oak, that could serve as poster children for bad timing. Both opened for business and started...
Repair your divots, or else
Golf course owners, greens superintendents and golf course starters and rangers try everything to get players to replace (or fill) their divots and repair their ball marks on greens. They are...
Rounds played this year send mixed signal
The July issue of GolfBusiness magazine includes a map of the U.S. that compares the number of golf rounds played, state-by-state, thru April this year and April last year. The data suggests what we...