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Golf Courses & Golf Travel / Where's Matty G?

Yes, I had a good show.Back from my second PGA Show in Orlando, it's not unlike most conventions: meetings, meals and martinis. There were no beverage cart girls, but I did make a few minutes...

Sunday, 1/29/2012 at 2:34PM

Posted by Matt Ginella

keywords:: A B Golf Design,; Bandon Dunes,; Bandon Trails,; Ben Crenshaw,; Bill Coore

Golf Courses & Golf Travel / Where's Matty G?

Ron Whitten catches up with Pete Dye. The living legend has been busy falling off cliffs, breaking 80, building bunkers and fixing famous greens:Got a phone call on Friday the 13th of January from Alice...

Wednesday, 1/18/2012 at 9:53AM

Posted by Matt Ginella

keywords:: Alice Dye,; Castle Stuart,; Golf Digest,; Gulfstream Golf Club,; Herb Kohler

Golf Courses & Golf Travel / Where's Matty G?

Colleague Ron Whitten tees off on one of my favorite places on earth. And he's not grippin' it like a baby bird. (I offer my thoughts at the end of the post.)I spent my holiday...

Friday, 1/13/2012 at 10:18AM

Posted by Matt Ginella

keywords:: Bandon Dunes,; Bandon Dunes Caddies,; Ben Crenshaw,; Bill Coore,; David McLay Kidd

Golf Courses & Golf Travel / Where's Matty G?

It's the day after Christmas and you're finding yourself with seven golf shirts, shorts that would've fit six season's ago and a new iPad (or Kindle Fire). Now, if you're looking for some good (affordable)...

Monday, 12/26/2011 at 7:06PM

Posted by Matt Ginella

keywords:: Brad Klein,; Discovering Donald Ross,; Golf Books,; Golf Course Architecture,; Golf Digest

Golf Courses & Travel

Ron Whitten comments on the dozen new courses that officially opened in North America in 2011

December 2011

By Ron Whitten

keywords:: golf,; courses,; new courses,; Firekeeper,; Salish Cliffs

Golf Courses & Golf Travel / Where's Matty G?

The reclaimed-remodeled-refashioned Joseph M. Bartholomew Sr. Municipal Golf Course in New Orleans will finally reopen for play on the day after Thanksgiving. It had been destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and left for dead...

Wednesday, 11/23/2011 at 11:24AM

Posted by Matt Ginella

keywords:: Dunnick Construction,; Garrett Gill,; Golf Digest,; Hurricane Katrina,; Joe Ba

Golf Courses & Golf Travel / Where's Matty G?

Colleague Ron Whitten and I used to disagree on golf photos. Back when I was the director of photography, I often picked a picture that was shot from behind the green. My philosophy: best picture...

Tuesday, 11/8/2011 at 2:26PM

Posted by Matt Ginella

keywords:: Alex Gibney,; Bob Ney,; Dana Rohrabacher,; Jack Abramoff,; Matt Ginella

Golf Courses & Golf Travel / Where's Matty G?

Back in college, my summer job was mowing greens at Oakmont Golf Club in Santa Rosa, Calif. What I do now is not far removed from what I did then. The romantic in me still...

Monday, 10/17/2011 at 5:47PM

Posted by Matt Ginella