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Denver golf: Mixing venerable Cherry Hills and Colorado Golf Club with area munis

by Brandon Tucker | Oct 23, 2012 10:04 PM ET

Jason Deegan spent a week in Denver mixing in some of the city's best private clubs with its munis. The contrast was stark, but each had its moments. Read More

Window Shopping: Golf bargains in Austin will be music to your ears

by Brandon Tucker | Oct 10, 2012 6:01 PM ET

There are a lot of reasons to visit Austin, especially in the fall, when the weather is best and the air is just cool enough to make barbecue smell that much better. Read More

Punch Shots: What's the best splurge on golf in northern California?

by Golf Channel Digital | Oct 8, 2012 6:57 PM ET

The PGA Tour shines the spotlight on Northern California this week at CordeValle Golf Resort, nestled among the hills of San Martin. So we asked Jason Deegan and Mike Bailey what their favorite places... Read More

Dismal River, Tom Doak further the mystique of golf in the Sandhills

by Brandon Tucker | Oct 2, 2012 7:09 PM ET

If you want to find the next closest thing to playing authentic links golf in this country, a trip about as far as you can get from our oceans, the Sandhills of Nebraska, will reveal just that. Read More

Two years later, Wales pleased with Ryder Cup legacy

by Brandon Tucker | Sep 26, 2012 11:19 AM ET

The build-up to the 2010 Ryder Cup Matches was a decade-long affair for Wales. Two years later, the country has enjoyed a stronger tourism presence and more residents taking up golf Read More

2014 Ryder Cup host Gleneagles readies for its moment in the sun (or rain)

by Rex Hoggard | Sep 26, 2012 12:49 AM ET

After a wet, rainy 2010 Ryder Cup, 2014 host Gleneagles is leaving nothing to chance. If you think this five-star Scottish hotel is posh, wait until you see what they've done with their greens. Read More

Window Shopping: Midweek golf in Las Vegas tough to beat

by Brandon Tucker | Sep 19, 2012 11:29 PM ET

Brandon Tucker spent a couple days in Las Vegas this September looking for mid-week bargains. Here's his trip report: Read More

Fearsome Foursome: Kohler, Wisconsin delivers 72 holes of Pete Dye fury

by Brandon Tucker | Sep 19, 2012 9:43 PM ET

It's unquestionably the best golf resort in the Midwest: The five-star American Club Hotel in Kohler, Wisconsin, to go along with four Pete Dye masterpieces. Read More

Golf's other 'Donald'

by Brandon Tucker | Sep 6, 2012 10:55 AM ET

Donald Steel isn't a household name in America like "Fazio" or "Nicklaus." But the R & A has counted on him more than anyone else, and he's assisted with over 500 designs worldwide. Read More

Trip Dispatch: Mile-High Variety around Denver and the Rocky Mountains

by Brandon Tucker | Aug 30, 2012 2:09 PM ET

Variety is the name of the game in the greater Denver golf scene. Brandon Tucker spent a weekend touring the area golf scene on both sides of the Continental Divide. Read More

Golf Digest's 'Top 50 Most Fun': New ranking snubbed some of my favorite courses

by Brandon Tucker | Aug 24, 2012 5:01 PM ET

The new Golf Digest "Most Fun" rankings are a cool, new take on ratings, but Brandon Tucker points out a few courses who were snubbed from the inaugural rankings. Read More

Elevated summer golf: The Coeur D'Alene Resort & Spa in northern Idaho

by Brandon Tucker | Aug 21, 2012 1:20 PM ET

No man is an island, and there is plenty more at Coeur D'Alene Resort than the island green. Fresh off winter renovations, the resort has a sleek new look go to with one of the northwest's great summe... Read More

Brotherly Competition: The Brother-Brother Invitational in St. Andrews

by Brandon Tucker | Aug 17, 2012 11:01 AM ET

One of the best ways to enjoy a golf trip to Scotland is by competing yourself. If you and your brother have the same competitive jones, try the Brother-Brother Invitational at Fairmont St. Andrews. Read More

Hurdzan-Fry bringing big changes to the Indian Bend Course at Camelback Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona

by Brandon Tucker | Aug 7, 2012 6:05 PM ET

In conjunction with the property's 75th anniversary in 2012, Marriott is completely redesigning Indian Bend, one of two 18-hole courses at the JW Marriott Camelback Inn Scottsdale Resort & Spa. Read More

Four years too late: London would have been ideal host to welcome back Olympic golf

by Clive Agran | Aug 7, 2012 3:24 PM ET

The Olympics missed out by not including golf in the 2012 games, as London is chock full of great courses. Local Clive Agran points out a few hosts that should have gotten the nod. Read More

Scotland, Bandon Dunes linked halfway in an unlikely golf destination: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

by Brandon Tucker | Jul 23, 2012 11:44 AM ET

There are fewer than ten 18-hole courses on Cape Breton, but two of them are among North America's finest. Highlands Links course has been in existence for seven decades, while Cabot Links is enjoying... Read More

Castle Stuart provides valuable links warm-up for world's best at Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open

by Kiel Christianson | Jul 15, 2012 4:25 PM ET

For the second year in a row, the Highlands of Scotland proved a valuable warm-up for the game's best at Castle Stuart Golf Links in the Aberdeen Assets Management Scottish Open. Read More

Putting the Sun Mountain KG-2 golf bag to the test in rainy Ireland

by Brandon Tucker | Jul 12, 2012 6:05 PM ET

The links of Ireland are enjoyed best when walked, and making the rounds with Brandon Tucker on a recent trip was the new Sun Mountain KG-2 golf bag. Read More

Proposed Bushmills Dunes Resort in Northern Ireland faces one more obstacle

by Brandon Tucker | Jul 6, 2012 5:05 PM ET

The party for Northern Ireland's a brand new golf resort, Bushmills Dunes, will have to wait a little longer. Despite approval from the country's environmental minister, the United Kingdom's National ... Read More

All hands on deck: Irish love of golf showcased at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland

by Brandon Tucker | Jul 1, 2012 2:17 PM ET

Northern Ireland has been starved for tournament golf for over 50 years. The overwhelming success of the Irish Open's return to Royal Portrush shows golf may be here to stay. Read More