General
Not necessarily related to a particular state or location, but valuable information nevertheless.
Some retirees just can't stand the heat...
I have heard it time and again in the last year. People who have retired to Florida and other warm climates have decided they can't stand the heat. These bounce backs, or half backs as they are...
Look westward UK and other non-US readers
The New York Times' web site has posted an interesting article about the global demand for designer golf courses. The upshot of the article is that the US, UK and other golf rich nations are...
Ready for the ladies
Fans lucky enough to secure a seat behind the 17th will have a great view of the hole and the James River at Kingsmill Resort's River Course. The River Course at Kingsmill is everything you would...
When I'm 64...
Yesterday I noted that I have lost significant distance off the tee since last year, maybe 20 yards, and I am about one club shorter with my irons. I know it is the lack of shoulder turn, the result largely...
Golf Digest vs. Joe Golfer
Golf Digest has just published its annual list of "America's 100 Greatest" golf courses a week after we received this year's Zagat's survey of "America's Top Golf Courses." There are two...
Data points: Waiting for the next big thing
January clearly is not the best month for golf equipment sales. It is still a few months before the season starts up north and a few weeks before the big golf show season begins with the...
The People Speak: Caledonia, Cuscowilla rate highly in new Zagat guide
Yesterday's trip to the mailbox was eventful. The new Zagat guide to America's Top Golf Courses arrived. We were pleased to see a few old friends rated near the top of the list of the nation's best...
Zillow fun, not very accurate
Zillow.com is a great idea, a site where homeowners and potential buyers, as well as nosy neighbors, can get an up-to-date appraisal of values for most homes in the U.S. In theory, Zillow does what...
Tell us where to go
How often do you get an offer like that? We are planning our upcoming research trips to visit golf course communities in some of the more popular areas in the southern U.S. Here are a few of the...
Quotes of the day: Holding out for market snapback may be (April) fool's paradise
"This isn't going to be over in a year. Housing prices could be declining for years and years." -- Robert Shiller, Yale University economics professor. "We don't think the market is in that bad of...
Southeast golf areas steer clear of sub-prime mess, show stability
You have to go pretty deep into the list of metro areas with the highest rate of sub-prime mortgages delinquencies before you come to an area in the southeastern U.S. The Wall Street Journal on...