by Steve Pike | Sep 10, 2024 | golf business, Golf Courses, Golf News, Hotels, Personalities, Resorts, Travel News
By Hal Phillips Nearly 25 years ago – on Nov. 1, 1999 – Kauri Cliffs GC opened for play in what Kiwis call the country’s “winterless north.” The new course quickly changed the face of resort golf forever – not just in New Zealand, but around the...
by Steve Pike | Sep 10, 2024 | Adventure, Culinary, Personalities, Resorts, Travel News
This past June, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that designated Florida A1A (from Georgia to Key West) as the “Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway.’’ Near the southern end of that highway – at One Duval Street – is Pier House Resort & Spa, home to...
by Steve Pike | Sep 9, 2024 | golf business, Golf Courses, Golf News
The reimagining of the front nine on King’s North at Myrtle Beach National -long one of the Grand Strand’s most popular layouts – is progressing on schedule as the course targets an early October reopening. Architect Brandon Johnson is overseeing the two-year,...
by Steve Pike | Sep 5, 2024 | Travel News
Windstar Cruises’ newest ship, Star Seeker, will join the small ship company’s fleet in December of 2025. The company has announced itinerary plans and opened reservations for the 112-suite yacht’s inaugural season, including the Caribbean, Alaska, and Japan....
by Steve Pike | Sep 5, 2024 | Events, Golf Courses, Golf News, Resorts
Fourteen men’s college golf teams from across the nation are preparing to begin their 2024-25 seasons at the inaugural MyrtleBeachGolfTrips.com Intercollegiate Sept. 8-10 at the Grande Dunes Resort Course. The 54-hole event, hosted by Coastal Carolina...