BOYNE FALLS, Michigan – Having three top golf resorts is somewhat like having three children. How do you decide which one gets taken care of first? That’s a potential dilemma at Boyne Mountain, The Highlands and Bay Harbor – the three resorts that have a combined 10 golf courses and plenty of other amenities and…
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Bridge walkers are flocking to Michigan’s Boyne Mountain
BOYNE FALLS, Michigan — We don’t just play golf on our travel writing trips. While visiting Boyne Mountain in Michigan this week we walked the world’s longest timber-towered suspension bridge — called Skybridge Michigan. The bridge, which has become a popular tourist attraction at the Boyne Mountain Resort, stretches 1,200 feet in length above the…
Michigan’s Saint John’s has been transformed into a `humanitarian’ resort
PLYMOUTH, Michigan – This transformation has been ongoing, and impressive. Saint John’s started as a seminary in the 1940s. Seminarians designed the first nine holes of the 27-hole Mission Hills course in the early 1970s. The seminary closed in 1988 and was dormant until 1994 when it re-opened as a retreat center for…
Wisconsin would benefit from creating a golf trail — with Dells as the hub
WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. – I’m big on golf trails. Quite a few states have golf trails, and some have even more than one. They’re a good marketing tool for the areas involved and helpful for golfers looking for spots where our sport is a priority. Alabama’s Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail is the most prominent,…
Mountain golf makes for a two-sports story at Georgia’s Sky Valley
SKY VALLEY, Georgia – This is not a report on your traditional golf travel destinations. Sky Valley Country Club is in the Blue Ridge Mountains. At an elevation of 3,297 feet it’s the highest and northern- most course in Georgia. The location is a plus for this Georgia Golf Trail layout, which justifiably bills itself…
Will a PGA Tour visit bolster Myrtle Beach tourism? We’ll see
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Having about 100 courses, an oceanside setting and tons of lodging and dining options made Myrtle Beach a popular place for golfers to visit. It wasn’t good enough for the PGA Tour, however – at least not until this year. Golf’s premier circuit brought its first-ever tournament to the stunning Dunes…
One tournament begins, another ends on PGA Tour this week
OCALA, FL. – Even without a ball being hit yet, the week ahead looms as an interesting one on the PGA Tour. Holding two concurrent events in the same week isn’t unusual on the PGA Tour, but this is a little different. The Wells Fargo Championship, in Charlotte, N.C., and the Myrtle Beach Classic are…
Arthur Hills influence perks up golf options in Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, FL. – Because we do what we do, it’s golf that is our first target when we make our visits to the Daytona Beach area, and that’s a shame. Daytona offers so much more than golf. There’s the beach, of course – 11 miles of oceanfront famous for its wide, firm sands that…
Next at Pinehurst: USGA Golf House, World Golf Hall of Fame
PINEHURST, North Carolina – These are extraordinary times for the “Cradle of American Golf.’’ The U.S. Golf Association will begin unveiling its new campus in Pinehurst on Dec. 1. This six-eight acre spot will evolve leading into the U.S. Open in June, 2024. That may turn out to be the most significant addition to the…
Pinehurst No. 10 nears completion and a No. 11 will follow
ABERDEEN, North Carolina – The Pinehurst area has dubbed itself “Cradle of American Golf,’’ and there’s no argument here – especially given what’s coming soon. The Pinehurst Resort has announced that it’ll open its 10th course, called Pinehurst 10, on April 3, 2024. Soon after that the U.S. Golf Association will open its Golf House…