by Steve Pike | Jun 30, 2026 | Travel News
Part IV of Brian Sommer’s four-part essay on what the World Cup, Shinnecock Hills, and the Long Island Crowd Exposed By Brian Sommer The game of golf has spent the better part of two decades chasing the approval of an audience that was never under any obligation to...
by Steve Pike | Jun 29, 2026 | Apparel, Events, Fashion, golf business, Golf News
The Bobby Jones apparel brand is celebrating the 250th birth of Anerca with its Patriot Collection, which the company says blends traditional aesthetics with modern performance fabrics and cutting-edge technology. Each piece is crafted from premium materials,...
by Steve Pike | Jun 29, 2026 | golf business, Golf Course Design, Golf Courses, Golf News, Resorts, Travel News
An “elevated golf retreat’’ for everyone who enjoys the game – that’s the way Candyroot Lodge proprietors Aaron and Ethan Oberman describe Candyroot Lodge – their ambitious public golf project in the sandhills of Jefferson, S.C. Although its Mike...
by Steve Pike | Jun 29, 2026 | golf business, Golf Course Design, Golf Courses, Golf News, Opinion, PGA Tour
Part III of Brian Sommer’s four-part essay on what the World Cup, Shinnecock Hills, and the Long Island Crowd Exposed .https://spikeongolfandtravel.com/professional-golf-stuck-between-profound-and-compelling/ The Spectator Problem Golf Pretends Not to Have By Brian...
by Steve Pike | Jun 28, 2026 | Travel News
Part II !of Brian Sommer’s four-part essay on what the World Cup, Shinnecock Hills, and the Long Island Crowd Exposed By Brian Sommer There is contradiction that might be even more revealing than the TV ratings. Golf wants to be taken seriously as a major sport. It...