by Steve Pike | Feb 2, 2026 | golf business, Golf Courses, Golf News, Resorts, Travel News
One of my favorite Irish destinations – KIlleen Castle in Dunsany, County Meath – this Spring is expected to begin renovation work, with a full reopening planned for 2028. Dating back more than 800 years, Killeen Castle has long been regarded as a landmark...
by Steve Pike | Jan 27, 2026 | Hotels, miami, Restaurants, Travel News
Balfour Miami Beach, an Art Deco landmark in the heart of South of Fifth, has announced its next chapter as it joins Registry Collection Hotels, the premium soft brand from Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. The transition brings global visibility to the 82-room boutique...
by Steve Pike | Jan 24, 2026 | golf business, Golf Course Design, Golf Courses, Golf News, Personalities, Resorts
River Ranch Golf Resort, a new destination set atop the bluffs of the Snake River near Pasco, Wash., has plans for its first golf course designed by world-renowned architect and Pacific Northwest resident David McLay Kidd. River Ranch Golf Resort brings together golf,...
by Steve Pike | Jan 24, 2026 | Equipment, golf business, Opinion, Technology
By Brian Sommer Every year, without fail, the golf industry assembles to announce once again that it has conquered physics. “Faster.” “Hotter.” “More speed.” This ritual is now accompanied by an ever-growing menagerie of technical marvels: carbon faces, carbon crowns,...
by Steve Pike | Jan 24, 2026 | Equipment, golf business, Golf News, PGA Show, Technology
Cobra Golf’s new family of OPTM metalwoods was among the highlights of this week’s PGA Show in Orlando. Each member of the new OPTM family includes POI (Product of Inertia) Shaping, Adaptive POI Weighting, H.O.T. Face and FUTUREFIT33. The four models available are...
