During the final round, only six of 51 players hit the fourth green in regulation. And those players still shot a combined one-over on the 231-yard hole. But for the entire week, it wasn’t much better.
The first thing one notices at the Cape Club of Palm City is that there isn’t a starter—and that’s a good sign. At this completely reimagined club that sits just off I-95 along Florida’s Treasure Coast, members have open access to the first tee. The three-hour round is alive and thriving. The Cape Club of Read more…
American golf travelers don’t need to be convinced to visit Scotland or Ireland. What might not be on your radar is a destination many European travelers frequent—and an international trip that might provide the most bang for your buck. As one European golfer describes it, visiting Portugal from England is the equivalent of a getaway Read more…
For many years Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula sat in the shadow of its cross-bay sister peninsula, the Mornington, when it comes to golf. However, the emergence in 2001 of the first course at 13th Beach drew golfers’ attentions to the south-western corner of Port Phillip Bay as the golf offerings on the Bellarine began to flourish.
There is a changing face of our sport that’s seeing growth in traditional
on-course golf being fuelled through the popularity of off-course alternatives – driving ranges, indoor golf and mini-golf. We take a closer look at the facilities responsible for golf’s newfound popularity.
Some golf courses are the result of the efforts and input of dozens of people – perhaps more. Others are the vision of a single person or one dedicated couple. For Cathedral, it was the latter. David and Sonya Evans had the land, the financial requirements and the courage to build a golf club of Read more…