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Not necessarily related to a particular state or location, but valuable information nevertheless.
The Myrtle Beach kid tries to win it
Myrtle Beach arguably has the densest concentration of golf courses in America, but in 50+ years of watching the majors on TV and reading about them, I cannot remember anyone from the Grand Strand...
“Well, do ya punk?”: If golf fairways could speak, oh the things we might hear
by Rick Vogel Arriving at the club for a round of golf, you meet your buddy in the parking lot, and as the two of you are headed for the clubhouse, he stops, pulls a black cigarillo out of his top...
June issue of our free newsletter all set
I just signed off on the June edition of Home On The Course, our free monthly newsletter. This is the biggest one we have published, loaded with advice for anyone contemplating a vacation home or...
Golf club wastes dollars in national ad
As daily fee golf courses try to balance their need to attract new golfers with the equally important goal of reducing expenses, every marketing dollar is precious. The balance is even more delicate...
Tower Ridge holds the line
The Heublein Tower stands guard over Tower Ridge Country Club. Tower Ridge in Simsbury, CT, is one of those country clubs whose best days are behind it, a former private club whose quirky but always...
On the road again
I am making a swing through the Carolinas this week and next, with stops tentatively scheduled for Fawn Lake in Fredericksburg, VA; Carolina Colours in New Bern, NC; Woodside Plantation in Aiken,...
Hazard warning: June newsletter helps you avoid traps in searching for a golf home
My topic for the June edition of Home On The Course, our free monthly newsletter, is about how some deceptively small considerations can derail the process of looking for a golf home, making the...
States of Play: Sex and politics are par for the course in the Carolinas
If you are considering South Carolina as your golf retirement destination but are concerned that the notoriously conservative state may be a little too boring, recent headlines might bring some...
Don't overplay hurricane threat when looking for golf community home
In the 40 years I have been vacationing in the Myrtle Beach, SC, area, only one serious hurricane has threatened that part of the eastern seaboard. Hurricane Hugo in 1989 walloped Charleston, about an...
Big developer emerging from bankruptcy
Arnold Palmer's design at North Hampton, near Jacksonville, is among his best. North Hampton's developer, Landmar, has just emerged from bankruptcy with its parent company, Crescent Resources. Golf...
Tampering With The Fitness: Treadmills are a good run spoiled
In the rush to attract as many potential buyers as possible, most mid-level to high-end golf communities offer such add-ons as tennis courts, Olympic-sized swimming pools and fitness centers with...
Ninety-two economists can’t be wrong about housing prices…can they?
A group of economists who take part in a monthly survey about the U.S. housing market believes prices will begin to rise nationally in 2011 and will increase 12.4% between 2010 and 2014. The...