by Steve Pike | Jul 11, 2024 | golf business, Golf Courses, Golf News, Personalities, Resorts, Travel News
Paul Beachnau’s job as executive director of the Gaylord (pronounced Gay-lurd) Convention and Tourism Bureau requires he sing the praises of northern Michigan But spend an evening with Beachnau, say dinner at Bennethum’s Northern Inn in Gaylord or sharing craft...
by Steve Pike | Jul 9, 2024 | golf business, Golf Courses, Golf News, Travel News
Trilogy Golf Club at La Quinta, CA., is making a strong coneback. Following years of financial and management problems, the course that achieved “must-play” status in the early 2000s after hosting The Skins Game from 2003 to 2006, is re-emerging in the...
by Steve Pike | Jul 8, 2024 | Culinary, Golf Courses, Golf News, Resorts, Restaurants, Spa, Travel News
The Delray Beach dining scene, particulalry on trendy Atlantic Ave., is about to be set on its ear. Bourbon Steak, a restaurant from Michelin-starred Chef Michael Mina, is planned for The Seagate at 1000 East Atlantic Avenue. The Seagate will close The Atlantic Grille...
by Steve Pike | Jul 5, 2024 | golf business, Golf Courses, Golf News, Real Estate, Resorts, Travel News
With its latest course – Sedge Valley – now open at Sand Valley Golf Resort in Nekoosa, WI., Dream Golf Resorts is turning its attention to Rodeo Dunes along Colorado’s front range, and Wild Spring Dunes near Nacogdoches in East Texas. Sedge Valley –...
by Steve Pike | Jul 1, 2024 | golf business, Golf Courses, Golf News, Resorts, Travel News
Although he didn’t use the word, “challenge,’’ Tom Ferrell clearly threw down the gauntlet (or golf glove) when he recently told me this at Sedge Valley – Tom Doak’s newest creation at Sand Valley Golf Resort in Nekoosa, WI. “I bet, in relation to par, your...
by Steve Pike | Jun 28, 2024 | golf business, Golf Courses, Golf News, Resorts, Travel News
French Lick Resort’s famed Pete Dye and Donald Ross courses and 9-hole Valley Links are about to have company with a fourth course set to open at the resort soon. The Sand Creek Course at French Lick Resort is set to debut in early fall 2024, providing guests a...