Golf Pass Provence
Sixteen golf courses in the picturesque region of Provence have combined to offer the Golf Pass Provence. A book of tickets for either 3 or 5 golf courses is good for a different course over a 7 or 14 day period. The ambiance can’t be beat. Vincent Van Gogh lived in Arles, while Aix-en-Provence was […]
Golf In Atlantic Canada
The four provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland/Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island offer a number of top rated championship courses that should be of interest to East Coast golfers. It is reasonably priced; offers top-notch golf courses; and is easy to get to from New York, Boston, Washington, DC, Philadelphia and Detroit via Delta, […]
Golf Truisms
You will relate to most of the following. They are very accurate… A two-foot putt counts the same as a two-foot drive. Never wash your ball on the tee of a water hole. There is no such thing as a friendly wager. The stages of golf are Sudden Collapse, Radical Change, Complete Frustration, Slow Improvement, […]
Off The Fairway
Submitted by one of our viewers: WHO SAID GOLF IS COMPLICATED? Once a player has mastered the grip and stance, all he has to bear in mind, in the brief two-second interval it takes to swing, is to keep his left elbow pointed in toward the left hip and his right arm loose and closer […]
Spotlight on Golf Fowl, Friend and Foe
Fox saunters across his fairway to remove the offending ball which he carries into the woods Ducks and even alligators are sometimes encountered while playing a round of golf Geese are common visitors to golf courses and occasionally a row of ducks may stroll across the fairway Beautiful water fowl and lowly lizard all are […]
Gore Mountain Revisited
By Fred McKinney A trip to Gore offers families a full skiing experience in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. Gore Mountain in North Creek, NY is a short drive from the Lake George region and around 1 1/2 hour drive from the New York State Capital of Albany, New York. Gore offers over 2600 […]
Okemo Chairlift
By Fred McKinney Skiers and Riders enjoy Okemo Mountain Resorts new six-person bubble chair with heated seats. Passengers ride 6,430 feet to the summit in under seven minutes. Okemo Mt. is located in southern Vermont and set American ski history with this new chairlift. It is the only 6 passenger chairlift in America with a […]
Whiteface Mountain, 1980 Olympics and Today
35 Years ago this month, the 1980 Winter Olympics X111 Games opened in Lake Placid, NY, It brought over 1100 athletics from 37 countries around the world to complete in winter events. Whiteface Mountain was the setting for all the alpine events. Whiteface Mt today is one of the premier ski mountains in the Northeast […]
Henry Horton State Park
This is just one of the eight state-owned and operated public golf facilities along the Tennessee Golf Trail in the state. It is also one of the most played. It is a par 72, 18 hole course located 45 miles south of Nashville on the former estate of Henry H. Horton the 36th governor of Tennessee […]
GOLF 303
Golf. What is about the game that keeps us coming back for more? Is it the enjoyment of the out-of-doors, the companionship of fellow golfers, the competition, the challenge, or the hope of attaining success in performing better than the previous time? Or, is it the pure joy of playing the game in the hope […]
