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Travel Woes
Reader Dave Ebmeyer from Marysville, Michigan, is a cynical man. In his darkness, he's cried out to us: Last month I took a trip to Southern California to play golf. I arrived at LAX around...
Published Dec. 22, 2007
Keywords Travel

Blog: Editors' Blog

Chased Like a Deer in Montreal
Dr. Andrew Williams of Repentigny, Quebec failed to find the "fun" in the Golf des Isles experience mentioned in our Long Weekend in October. Golf des Isles, you may recall, was one of several courses...
Published Sep. 24, 2007
Keywords Travel

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Scotland Back-Roads
Ed McCreedy of Colt's Neck New Jersey liked David Owen's Back-Roads Scotland piece in October, recognizing a few of his own adventures in the story. I thoroughly enjoyed David Owens' article, which hit the sweet...
Published Sep. 17, 2007
Keywords Travel

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Travel Trouble III
When you send in a Travel Trouble, it hits my e-mail inbox. I try to answer as many as I can. Here's a selection of recent exchanges: From Nick Layman, Republic, Mo.: How do you...
Published Jul. 09, 2008
Keywords Golf travel | Matt Ginella | Travel

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Birdies, Birds and Fish in Minnesota
I was stunned to learn while examining our ranking of America's 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses that four of the top 60 are in Minnesota. California, where I played many great courses last month and...
Published May. 26, 2008
Keywords Golf travel | Matt Ginella | Travel

Blog: Where's Matty G?

T.L.C. for the Chambers Bay Tree
The only tree at Chambers Bay is in the news. We care about Chambers Bay because it's the new municipal course in University Place, Wash., 15 miles from Tacoma, that will host the 2010 U.S....
Published May. 09, 2008
Keywords Golf travel | Matt Ginella | Travel

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You've Got Questions, I've Got Answers
I've been answering readers' questions every month in the section we call Travel Trouble. I've also been answering individual readers via e-mail. Here are some of the exchanges I've had during the past few weeks....
Published Apr. 05, 2008
Keywords Golf travel | Matt Ginella | Travel

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Age (and Golf Scores) are Just Numbers
It's a perfect late-February morning in Florida. I'm 20 minutes from the Miami airport and I've just played 18 holes in less than two hours as a single at Country Club of Miami's West Course....
Published Mar. 31, 2008
Keywords Golf travel | Matt Ginella | Travel

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This Lesson Wasn't on a Driving Range . . .
Jack Johnson knocked me out.  Not the former heavyweight champ, which would make sense (although he passed away in 1946). I was dropped by Jack Johnson, the singer-songwriter. The ridiculously-kind North Shore native who also...
Published Mar. 12, 2008
Keywords Golf travel | Matt Ginella | Travel

Blog: Where's Matty G?

I'm Being Ambushed, Part 2
My inbox, which has never been so swollen, is fun to flip through. No anti-inflammatory can slow down the Ambush entries. Just to recap, the Golf Digest Ambush is a concept we came up with...
Published Mar. 05, 2008
Keywords Golf travel | Matt Ginella | Travel

Courses & Travel

I like to play in June. How about you?
Eight writers on their favorite summertime golf getaways
Published Jul. 03, 2007
Keywords Golf Travel

Courses & Travel

Buddies Trip
How to plan your dream buddies' trip to Ireland in 2007
Published Jun. 01, 2007
Keywords Ireland | Golf Travel
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