Not necessarily related to a particular state or location, but valuable information nevertheless.
I am not quitting my day job to go into the Ryder Cup handicapping business. About the only thing I got right this weekend was that Anthony Kim would play well. It was the highest quality golf I can...
As an American, of course I am cheering for the red, white and blue team to bring home the Ryder Cup. But they won't. I know that clever reverse psychology holds that Tiger Woods' absence is...
Lost amid the turmoil on Wall Street, the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy and the bailout of AIG is the report on new home construction. Single-family home starts in August were off 33% from the same...
I am constantly amazed at the amenities some golf communities offer, in addition to excellent golf. It is a veritable groaning buffet, with an assortment of activities and services few short of...
The blind tee shot on the 580-yard 16th hole is ideally played at the house in the middle distance in the growing golf community surrounding The Ranch Golf Club. Today I played with three friends at The...
Perhaps your only chance to play a private course like the one at the U of Texas Golf Club, unless you know a member, is to sign up to play on September 26, when dozens of ClubCorp private courses...
The eight rooms at Waynesville, NC's Windover Inn feature different themes, from classic Victorian, in keeping with the style of the house, to a brightly colored Caribbean (not shown). When I...
In concluding a helpful piece about housing prices at the Wall Street Journal Online, real estate columnist Dave Kansas wrote this: "Ultimately, if you need to sell, it's important to know that the...
The easiest routing at the 5th hole at Balsam Mountain Preserve is straight ahead, to the rightmost of the two greens. I played the private golf course at Balsam Mountain Preserve today, a sprawling...
When I checked in at the pro shop at The Ridges Golf Club on Sunday, I grabbed a divot repair tool from a bowl on the counter. I was impressed at the enlightened offer at The Ridges of free repair...
There are plenty of blind shots at Laurel Ridge Golf Club but none as dangerous as the one around the corner on the cart path to the 12th tee box. Today, I was barreling up the cart path to the 12th...
I have been on the road all day. Dan, one of our readers, was kind to send me an email, which I just read at my hotel, regarding pro golfer Tripp Isenhour. Isenhour, a journeyman who has rarely...