Myrtle Beach SC: Golf Town USA
At the heart of the 70-mile “Grand Strand,” Myrtle Beach sits in the heart of one of the most golf-rich regions of the world, featuring more than 100 golf courses ranging from Brunswick County in North Carolina, to historic Georgetown in South Carolina. It’s string of beaches down Long Bay also make it one of the most trafficked summer vacation hotspots on the east coast as well. Myrtle Beach is just a quick flight from the cities... [Read More...]
Myrtle Beach Golf: Putt for Dough
Listen up, masters of the putting game who visit the Grand Strand for your annual golf vacation: You may have been taken to the cleaners by your long-driving buddies on some of the Myrtle Beach golf courses that don’t test the many facets of the short game as much as you’d have liked. Now its time for payback. Book your group at a golf course where the greens are the real show, up the ante, and take no prisoners. Some Grand Strand greens... [Read More...]
Waldorf Astoria Golf Club bursts on to Orlando golf scene with Rees Jones in charge
With the opening of Waldorf Astoria Orlando in October 2009, the iconic hotel brand plunged into the golf business. But with Rees Jones as course designer, Waldorf Astoria ensured it won’t be just another golf resort in an already crowded market. Carved from a rare piece of vacant wetlands in the heart of Disney, Waldorf Astoria Golf Club was 10 years in the making before it opened in conjunction with the adjoining Waldorf Astoria and Hilton... [Read More...]
Best Places to Play: The Bridges Golf Club near Dallas, TX
GUNTER, Texas – Professional golfers from the Lone Star State have long enjoyed a reputation for being great wind players. Their ability to keep the ball low and work it against or with the wind to their advantage is a must for many golf courses in Texas, and the new Bridges Golf Club, located about 45 minutes north of Dallas, is no exception. Designed by Fred Couples and Jeffrey Brauer the 7,612-yard Bridges is a typical North Texas golf course,... [Read More...]
Barton Creek Resort – Fazio Canyon Course: Review
Fazio Canyon This is the first of the four courses built at the Barton Creek CC in Austin, TX. The layout features large sloping greens, elevation changes from tee to green and a variety of fairway and greenside bunkers. It also gives you the flavor of the Texas Hill Country with it’s streams and creeks meander throughout the entire course, past limestone-bedded canyons and beautiful Hill Country vistas. With five sets of tees, this course... [Read More...]
