Tag archive for ‘Golf courses’
By Golf News Talk On Saturday, January 12th, 2013
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An urgent call to fix golf

Ka’anapali Golf Resort allows guests to play rounds in ‘portions’ to better fit their schedules. Call it a cavalry of round-bellies and graybeards. For years now, a stagnant game has been More...

By Golf News Talk On Friday, January 11th, 2013
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Golf courses employ goats for maintenance

Goats wander the canyons at Pasatiempo. When officials at Pasatiempo Golf Club in Santa Cruz, Calif., began looking through old photo albums of their classic Alister MacKenzie design, they had the idea to return More...

By Golf News Talk On Friday, January 4th, 2013
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An urgent call to fix golf

Ka’anapali Golf Resort allows guests to play rounds in ‘portions’ to better fit their schedules. Call it a cavalry of round-bellies and graybeards. For years now, a stagnant game has been More...

By Golf News Talk On Saturday, December 1st, 2012
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Lessons to be learned from golf in Scotland

Tiger Woods during a practice round in advance of the British Open at St. Andrews. ST. ANDREWS, Scotland – Think again if you believed Tiger Woods to be the inventor of Sunday Red. At Wimbledon Golf Club, More...

By Golf News Talk On Friday, November 9th, 2012
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Muni courses pose fiscal hazards

Fossil Trace, No. 34 on Golfweek’s Best Municipal Courses When the Presidents Cup arrived at Harding Park last fall, there was much talk about the glories of municipal golf. Bethpage Black had just played More...

By Golf News Talk On Saturday, October 27th, 2012
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Get Golf Ready misses goal, but delivers ROI

Get Golf Ready is designed to create avid golfers like the ones above who test – and more importantly – buy equipment more frequently. A national effort to grow the game is creating golfers who spend more than More...

By Golf News Talk On Wednesday, October 17th, 2012
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KPMG gauges recession’s impact on golf

Colin Montgomerie tees off at the Celtic Manor Resort. The recession’s impact on golf stateside is more than evident. But what’s going on around the world? That’s the question a new study by consulting firm More...

By Golf News Talk On Saturday, October 13th, 2012
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Golfweek’s Best Deals: Ventana Canyon

Ventana Canyon This time of year, there are few better places to tee it up than Arizona. The state is chockablock with tremendous golf courses, and there are good deals to be had. Loews Ventana Canyon benefits More...

By wl On Thursday, June 7th, 2012
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10 Best Private Golf Courses You Can Play In 2012

Yesterday, in Part One, I ran the first half of this unique list by Craig Better. Better is the managing editor of Golf Vacation Insider, a source for expert tips and knowledge for avid golf travelers. Golf Vacation More...

By wl On Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
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Investors still have opportunities to develop golf courses

This was the affirmation of Hoang Ngoc Phong, Deputy Head of the Development Strategy Institute, an arm of MPI. The Instruction No. 11/2011/CT-TTg stipulated that local authorities have to weigh the necessity, the More...