by Steve Pike | Jul 7, 2026 | golf business, Golf Course Design, Golf Courses, golf entertainment, Golf News, Personalities, Resorts, Travel News
Harbor Shores Resort on July 6 celebrated the official opening of the Wee Course in incomparable fashion. Course designer and World Golf Hall of Famer Colin Montgomerie took two swings and made back-to-back holes-in-one to celebrate the innovative nine-hole short...
by Steve Pike | Jul 6, 2026 | golf business, Golf Course Design, Golf Courses, Golf News, Private Clubs
Zinkand Golf Design – led by golf course architect David Zinkand – has completed its latest phase of improvements at Big Foot Country Club in Fontana, WI. – ,marking another milestone in the thoughtful evolution of the club’s historic 1924 layout...
by Steve Pike | Jul 6, 2026 | golf business, Golf Course Design, Golf Courses, Golf News, Resorts, Travel News
The state of Florida, it can be argued, is resplendent with overrated golf courses. Equally, it can be argued, Florida is loaded with underrated layouts. Deposit the King & Bear, and Slammer & Squire each in the “underrated’’ category. Basically the last...
by Steve Pike | Jul 2, 2026 | golf business, Golf Course Design, Golf Courses, Golf News, Private Clubs, Resorts
Dutchman’s Pipe Club, an exclusive private golf club in West Palm Beach, FL., designed by golf legend Jack Nicklaus, has a new series of course and infrastructure enhancements aimed at further elevating the member experience and preserving the club’s exceptional...
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...
