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Not necessarily related to a particular state or location, but valuable information nevertheless.
Bounce off The Rim: Once highly regarded private Arizona golf club faces reality
The web site at the once highly regarded Payson, Arizona community called The Rim Club welcomes visitors with an eerie sign of the times: “There are no homes available at this time. Check back...
Rare bird: Long, short of it at the Road Hole
Golf is like no other game in that on any given hole, amateur players like you and me, even the high handicapper, can produce a score as good as the best professional. During my one and only round...
If Ryder Cup played by World Cup rules
I watched as many World Cup games from South Africa as I could, especially in the “knockout” rounds. The tension quotient was high, tension of course being a key ingredient for great sporting...
What golf communities don’t tell you in their brochures, we do in Home On The Course
If it weren’t the law, cigarette packs, child car seats, and mutual funds (“past performance is no predictor of future performance”) would carry no safety warnings. The most expensive pack of...
If Lebron were a serious golfer, his choice might have been different
We take Lebron James at his word, that he chose to play in Miami because it offered him the best chance at an eventual championship. But if he were a serious golfer, his choice might have been...
The south’s temperatures will rise again
"I shoot in the mid-eighties. If it gets any warmer, I don't go out." -- Marty Allen of Allen & Rossi comedy team Here in New England, we are expecting summer-in-Florida-type temperatures for the next...
McConnell has eye on another Ross course
Raleigh (NC) based McConnell Golf Group is considering an acquisition of the Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, NC. It would add a second Donald Ross layout to the group’s current six-course...
Sweet and sour: Credit Suisse loan profited developers and doomed property owners, complaint alleges
A complaint filed in behalf of property owners at now bankrupt Florida golf communities Tesoro and Quail West and reported today at the web site GoToby.com alleges that Credit Suisse and...
Forbes magazine gets into Tiger’s business
It is not exactly breaking news, but Forbes magazine has run a piece on the troubles in Tiger Woods’ golf design business, repeating much of what we already know -– that the Woods course in Dubai,...
When the pros come to town
I spent Friday at the TPC of River Highlands golf club in Cromwell, CT, watching the PGA tour pros tackle one of the most interesting and popular courses on tour. Although the likes of Tiger Woods...
Carolinas rule in baby boomer survey
Baby boomers at both ends of the generational spectrum have their favorite states for relocation, and the top two both have Carolina in their names. In the annual Del Webb survey, two age...
A Donald Ross gem in Connecticut
I spent the last two days walking the up and down course of the Country Club of Waterbury in Connecticut during qualifying for the state amateur golf championship. The club dates to 1899, and in...