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 27, 2026 | golf business, Golf Course Design, Golf Courses, Golf News, Opinion, USGA
Part I of Brian Sommer’s four-part essay on what the World Cup, Shinnecock Hills, and the Long Island Crowd Exposed By Brian Sommer Golf has a self-importance problem. That is not the same as saying golf is unimportant. Nor is it to deny its difficulty. Golf is...
by Steve Pike | Jun 26, 2026 | golf business, Golf Course Design, Golf Courses, Golf News, Resorts, Restaurants, Travel News
As the oldest resort in the state of Wisconsin, Lake Lawn has a plentitude of stories to tell. From ancient Native American burial grounds to the circus, elephant bones, and two miles of lake shoreline, this 148-year-old property in Delavan is a mainstay of the...
by Steve Pike | Jun 25, 2026 | Golf Course Design, golf course management, Private Clubs, Travel News
Escalante Golf, a boutique owner and operator of luxury golf properties across 17 states – has started a multi-phase expansion at Kingsley Club, highlighted by a new golf course designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, and new clubhouse. The expansion represents an...
by Steve Pike | Jun 25, 2026 | golf business, Golf Course Design, Golf Courses, Golf News, Private Clubs, Real Estate, Resorts, Tiger Woods, Travel News
Tributer Resort, a premier golf and residential destination by Reef Capital Partners along the shores of Virginia’s Lake Anna, in planning a new private, 18-hole golf course by Tiger Woods’ TGR Design. The project further expands TGR Design’s portfolio of world-class...
