Courses & Travel

Golf Digest's Top Resorts
A selection from the 75 Best Golf Resorts in North America
Published Sep. 08, 2009
Keywords best | golf resorts | top | golf courses

Blog: Deeds and Weeds

Union Deal At The Greenbrier
Unions at the Greenbrier  have reached agreements with the West Virginia golf resort that should allow it to be sold a unit of Marriott, the AP is reporting. The agreements now have to be approved...
By Peter Finch
Published May. 01, 2009
Keywords CSX | Greenbrier | Marriott | West Virginia | bankruptcy | golf resorts | high-end | union

Blog: Deeds and Weeds

U.S. Travel Officials Fight Back
Business travel has been pummeled by the public reaction to corporate entertaining, particularly by businesses that have received federal relief funds. Now, as this story in today's New York Times explains, the travel industry is...
By Geoff Russell
Published Mar. 31, 2009
Keywords Starwood Hotels and Resorts | U.S. Travel Association

The 25 Best Family Golf Resorts
The following destinations were chosen, first and foremost, for their willingness to encourage families to play together, be it on short courses, with family tee times or in kids-play-free programs. Of course, these resorts also have all the amenities modern families expect: spas, waterslides, theme parks, kids' camps and beaches. With all these options, you won't know where to start, but if you ask us, golf takes the cake. Everything else is icing.
By Dana White
Published Aug. 27, 2008
Keywords Golf For Women | travel | family | vacation | golf | family golf resorts

Angry Golfer: Bloodletting In California
Want to play Pebble Beach? You're looking at $2500 before you tip the parking guy or snack on foie gras at the halfway house
By John Hawkins
Published Apr. 22, 2008
Keywords Angry Golfer | Golf World | John Hawkins | resorts | pebble beach | expensive | golf | vacation

Blog: Deeds and Weeds

'If You Can't Sell, You Die'
Bobby Ginn gets the Sunday New York Times treatment in tomorrow's Business section, a feature on the controversial golf-community builder that reveals, among other things,  he's facing about 30 lawsuits from homebuyers and others.Two of...
By Peter Finch
Published May. 23, 2009
Keywords Bella Collina | Bobby Ginn | Conservatory | Florida | Quail West | Tesoro | bankruptcy | economy | high-end homes | lawsuits | resorts

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Foreclosure Looms For Wigwam
Arizona's Wigwam Resort, built by the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and opened on Thanksgiving Day in 1929, is hurting. Its current owners have defaulted on a $65 million loan, and now the resort is...
By Peter Finch
Published Apr. 21, 2009
Keywords Arizona | Phoenix | Robert Trent Jones Sr. | Starwood Resorts | Wigwam Resort | auction | economy | foreclosure | golf resort

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Stressed Fractionals
There was a sobering article on "destination clubs" in the New York Times over the weekend. These are the clubs that, for entry fees of $40,000 to $1.5 million, let members take vacations in...
Published Feb. 16, 2009
Keywords Chapter 11 | Destination Clubs | Economy | Exclusive Resorts | Exotic destinations | Golf homes | fractional ownership | high-end | resort

Rankings

Ranking: 75 Best Golf Resorts In North America
If you're thinking about taking a golf trip, now's the time to do it. Look no further than our latest ranking of the 75 Best Golf Resorts in North America -- every resort on this list delivers a fine combination of golf, lodging, food and service.
Published Sep. 07, 2009
Keywords golf ranking | 75 Best Golf Resorts In North America | golf travel | 2009-2010 | golf course rankings | Pebble Beach | Pete Finch

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Own A Piece of Sea Island
Most golf aficianados are familiar with the Sea Island Resort in St. Simons Island, Ga. But in case you aren't, take it from me: It's a paradise on earth -- and not just for...
Published Mar. 06, 2009
Keywords Current Affairs | Exclusive Resorts | Georgia | Golf Home of the Week | Private Clubs | Sea Island GC | Zillow.com

Magazine

November 2009 Table of Contents
Free Up Your Swing with Y.E. Yang, Top 150 Athlete Golfers, Golf & the Environment, 10 Rules with Michael Jordan, Breaking 100-90-80, David Leadbetter,
Published Oct. 02, 2009
Keywords Free Up Your Swing with Y.E. Yang | The Game's Greenest Resorts | 10 Rules with Michael Jordan | Breaking 100-90-80 | David Leadbetter | New Looks | away game | ambush
November 24, 2009

My Game

My Game: Jack Wagner
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Jerry Tarde
Jerry Tarde
The ultimate buddies trip with Jack Nicklaus
Tim Rosaforte
Tim Rosaforte
Woods and Wie claim victories on same day
Matt Ginella
Matt Ginella
The shoulder season is the best time for deals
Ron Sirak
Ron Sirak
A year-round schedule is not what's best for golf
Dave Anderson
Dave Anderson
John Shippen becomes a PGA member at last

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