by Steve Pike | Jul 24, 2026 | Books, golf business, Golf Course Design, Golf Courses, Golf News, Personalities
Back Nine Press on Nov. 1 will publish From the First Tee to the Last Green: A Teen’s Guide to Golf, a hardcover book by golf course architect Andrew Green and writer Lee Carr. Written for teens, their families, new golfers, coaches, and anyone curious about how the...
by Steve Pike | Jul 23, 2026 | Hotels, Travel News
The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago has completed a multi-million dollar renovation of its 26 iconic Lakeside Suites, which were updated to reflect a dmore modern aesthetic inspired by the Windy City’s contemporary skyline and views of Lake Michigan. The project, led by Billy...
by Steve Pike | Jul 23, 2026 | Golf Course Design, golf course management, Golf Courses, Golf News, Resorts, Travel News
The transformation of The King & Prince Golf and Beach Club continues, as the Beau Welling-designed golf course on St. Simons Island, GA., remains on schedule for its anticipated November opening. With turf beginning to mature, bunkers taking their final form and...
by Steve Pike | Jul 22, 2026 | Instruction, Opinion, Technology
Part IV of Brian Sommer’s look at launch monitora The irony, of course, is that the better our measuring devices become, the more obvious their limitations become. Not technical limitations. Philosophical ones. TrackMan has improved. GCQuad has improved....
by Steve Pike | Jul 21, 2026 | golf business, Golf Courses, Golf News, Personalities, PGA Tour, Private Clubs, Resorts, Restaurants, Spa, Travel News
Sometimes all it takes is frozen grapes to tell the story. At a PGA National Resort Member-Guest golf tournament on a hot day this past March, the participants were served (among other things) frozen grapes as a refresher. While that might not sound like much in the...
