by Steve Pike | May 4, 2026 | Adventure, Conservation, Culinary, Fitness, golf business, Golf Course Design, Golf Courses, Golf News, Private Clubs, Real Estate, Travel News
There are a lot of private club communities in the country that preach lifestyle and fitness, but at the end of the day, they are just another real estate populace. Beautiful to be sure, but more style than substance. Then there is CDA National Reserve, a...
by Steve Pike | May 1, 2026 | golf business, Golf Course Design, Golf Courses, Golf News, Resorts, Travel News
The happiest place in golf is in tiny seaside town of Gearhart, OR. All due respect to the Keiser family, whose Bandon Dunes Resort is a close second. How tiny? Gearhart has one traffic light. How happy? Gearhart is home to Gearhart Golf Links. Originally built as a...
by Steve Pike | Apr 28, 2026 | agronomy, golf business, Golf Course Design, Golf Courses, Golf News, Private Clubs
Kawonu Golf Club, a highly-anticipated, private golf-only club under construction near Greenville, S.C. has begun sodding and grassing operations on the club’s 18-hole course, marking a significant milestone in the project’s progress toward a 2027 opening....
by Steve Pike | Apr 22, 2026 | Casinos, golf business, Golf Course Design, Golf Courses, Golf News, Resorts, Travel News
Island Resort & Casino, one of the Midwest’s premier golf destinations, in July 12 will open the Cedar Course (Kishki) for preview, with a full opening slated for 2027. The Cedar Course becomes the third course at the Upper Peninsula resort, joining the acclaimed...
by Steve Pike | Apr 22, 2026 | Awards, golf business, Golf Course Design, Golf Courses, Golf News, Hotels, Resorts, Travel News
The State of Michigan, widely regarded as America’s Summer Golf Capital with more than 650 top courses and award-winning resorts, has five of the state’s top golf properties and destinations awarded among USA Today’s 10BEST Golf Destinations, 10BEST Golf Resorts, and...
by Steve Pike | Apr 19, 2026 | golf business, Golf Course Design, Golf Courses, Golf News, Personalities, PGA Tour, Resorts, Travel News
Nobody can mention Harbour Town Golf Links without mentioning Pete Dye in the same breath. There’s been said about each during this week’s RBC Heritage at Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head Island, S.C., where Dye, in 1969 created Harbour Town. Almost immediately, the...
