St. Lucia joins Caribbean golf scene in a big way
Point Hardy Golf Club cracks world’s top 100 out of the gate.
David Droschak
May 29, 2025
Point Hardy Golf Club cracks world’s top 100 out of the gate.
Between the pandemic aftermath and the sport taking on a cool factor — especially among younger age groups — golf-related travel is enjoying a boon period.
+ Orca Golf and Stewart Golf unveil divergent looking bags — both being good; PXG’s awesomely named putter; Poppy Ridge opens a new-look course.
The 7-year-old national society is for players who have USGA recognized single-digit handicaps. Founded by 1996 U.S. Amateur runner-up Steve Scott, the society is about competition, but also paying homage to the game’s rich history and its many classic courses.
Planning to attend the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte? Then it’s worth going out of your way to play a pure delight up the road.
If the Texas course were a bar, then it would be described as a dive. Because of the country singer’s influence on the tract, it’s a must play whenever in the Austin area.
Course architect Beau Welling’s recent work on the 1972 Pete Dye design at Omni Amelia Island Resort tightens a bond that dates back to Welling’s teenage years.
Once an exclusive family-owned course in secluded eastern Illinois, it’s now under the ownership of Escalante Golf. Plans now call for the top-100 course to be open to Icon Golf’s national membership.
Having successfully opened Tom Doak’s No. 10 design in 2024, Pinehurst Resort is turning to Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw to create No. 11 — scheduled to open in 2027 Both courses are on the site of an old sand mine that has aptly been dubbed Pinehurst Sandmines.
Golfing, casinos, restaurants, bars, lounges and spas. If you’re thinking Las Vegas, think again – you’ll find all these things and more in Mississippi.