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Not necessarily related to a particular state or location, but valuable information nevertheless.
Real Improvement: Golf School Fixes Some Lifelong Flaws
This is the second part of an article on three days of lessons at golf school. After the first day of the three-morning, 10 1/2 hour class, the other two students and I worked on pitching, chipping...
Golf School Skeptic Learns Swing’s The Thing; The Stories are Great Too
An old driving range professional ruined my golf swing before it even had a chance to develop 55 years ago, when my parents sent me for a lesson at age 12. It took me the better part of the next...
Maybe our most valuable newsletter yet!
Or at least the one that offers the most “free” stuff ever. Our July/August edition of Home On The Course is overstuffed with helpful information, especially for those currently searching for a golf...
Close Enough: Golf Community May Not Always Be the Answer
I revisited Copake Country Club yesterday, a classic short layout -– just 6,200 yards from the tips -– beside a lake in New York State 20 minutes from the Massachusetts state line. It cost me all of $27 to...
The Big Break: Save thousands by moving
Whether you look at it as money saved or money earned, moving from a high-cost place to a low-cost place will put a pile of dough back in your budget or your bank account. How much depends on your...
Gillette Ridge Golf Club Mismanaged to Death
The Gillette Ridge Golf Club was dogged by miscalculation and mismanagement from the moment it opened in 2004. The original owners of the Bloomfield, CT, public facility laid out in the middle of a...
Winning Never Gets Old
At age 67, there are not many more athletic achievements ahead for me. But golf handicaps are the great equalizer in terms of competition, and if you have a good day against your own standards, you might...
Golf homes for...$400,000
This is the first in an ongoing series of articles about golf homes in excellent golf communities currently on the market at specific price levels. If you are interested in more information about any of...
The Case for Mandatory Club Fees
The May issue of our free monthly newsletter, Home On The Course, will be emailed in the next few days. Some of the best golf communities in the Southeast require that when you buy a property...
Free 27-page issue from top golf market newsletter
We love Bowden's Market Barometer, and not only because the comprehensive golf industry follower gives us a shout out every once in a while, but also because we learn something every time the...
No Educated Guessing About These Golf Communities
CarolinaLiving.com recently posted an article I wrote for its Compass eNewsletter about golf communities near universities. Large universities and even more modestly sized colleges are magnets for...
Don't forget to check cell phone coverage on golf community visit
In the excitement of an exploratory visit to a golf community, those of us searching for a golf home may ask all the right questions about financial stability, membership dues, homeowner...