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The legacy of President Franklin D. Roosevelt includes the Works Progress Administration, that helped to lift the United States out of the Great Depression. As Dave Shedloski writes, the WPA also added a new dimension to majors golf.
It was the setting for one of his biggest collection of wins, the site of interactions with celebrities and U.S. Presidents.
Scattered along Florida’s more than 660 miles of beaches are quite a few golf gems, and while many of the brightest shine along the state’s Atlantic Coast and in the Miami area, Florida’s Gulf Coast has its own lustrous jewels.
There’s hardly a human alive who doesn’t know Disney as the premiere source of magical entertainment helmed by the indomitable Mickey Mouse and rounded out by his cast of pals.
Sometimes in golf the best things come in pairs.
Everyone (every golfer, at least) knows of the island green at TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course’s 17th hole.
National pride, tourism revenue, personal egos and self-interest ensure there is never a dull moment when the European Tour needs to select a Ryder Cup venue.
“A walk about Paris will provide lessons in history, beauty and the point of life.” So wrote Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence.
More than half a million golfers visit Ireland each year, a significant number of them from the United States.
Augusta National, Shinnecock Hills, Carnoustie Links and Bellerive Country Club shape the majors landscape for 2018.
Here are 12 tracks anyone can play and which offer great visitor experiences—all beholders welcome
It begins when you make the turn off of Sunset Boulevard and the gates of the Riviera Country Club come into view. Pass through them and you enter a world long inhabited by presidents, movie stars, pro athletes, team owners, captains of industry and some of the greatest golfers in the history of the game.
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