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Not necessarily related to a particular state or location, but valuable information nevertheless.
Glorious Back Nine ePub edition now available
I am pleased to announced that the electronic (ePub) version of Glorious Back Nine: How to Find Your Dream Golf Home is now available at the Amazon, Barnes&Noble and Apple Books online stores. The...
One Big Thing about Golf Communities
Anyone who has followed me over the last 15 years knows how little regard I have for rankings of best places to live, whether it be cities, towns or golf communities. It is a fool’s exercise to...
December Newsletter Full of Surprises
You might have resented being told, “Go play with someone your own age” when you were young. Well, what goes round comes round, and past the age of 50, playing with folks your own age can be pretty...
Dallas/Fort Worth Sports Fans Learn About Glorious Back Nine
Tom Ward writes about golf for the Sports Page Weekly, which is followed by more than 150,000 sports fans in the Dallas/Forth Worth area. Tom, who like me, is a member of the Golf Writers...
My Article Posted at Leading Site for Retirees
I am pleased to report that one of the best sources of information for retired persons has posted an article I wrote about the elements of a successful search for a golf home, all of which I detail in...
How to Start Your Golf Community Search, and What to Avoid
The following is an excerpt from my new book, Glorious Back Nine: How to Find Your Dream Golf Home. The paperback is available at Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com for $9.99 and will be published in digital...
The Best Way to Play a Glorious Back Nine
I am pleased to announce that my first book, Glorious Back Nine: How to Find Your Dream Golf Home, is available for purchase at Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com as of today. The book is the...
Will We See the Bluing of the South in 2020 and beyond?
Traditionally, you needed to look just below Maryland to see votes for President start to turn pink and then, as you traveled farther south, reliably deep red. But if the current polls are to be...
Hurricanes wreak havoc on golf courses in unlikely places
As if the pandemic was not enough challenge for Connecticut golf courses, the remnants of a hurricane with a confusing name slammed into the heart of the state taking down trees and power lines and...
One Way to Better Golf Scores
My friend and fellow golf blogger Brad Chambers is celebrating an anniversary today. One year ago, he published Think Better, Play Smarter and Manage Your Way to Better Golf Scores, an...
Latest Newsletter Ready, with Invitation to Special Zoom Presentation
The July edition of our newsletter, Home On The Course, will mail tomorrow morning to subscribers. The main feature is about how the definition of a “bargain” golf home is changing. We also share...
Bias in Best Places to Live Ratings
Those who read my free monthly newsletter, Home On The Course, and Golf Community Reviews know I am not a big fan of those web sites and magazines that rank the best places to live or retire. Such...