GOLF 202
Etiquette, Do and Do Not’s of the Game In Golf 101 we brought to you the origin of the game and how it has evolved to become a very popular sport enjoyed by golfers of all ages and degrees of skill. The Tee Up Its rapidly growing popularity demands that participants be aware of the practices […]
GOLF 101
By definition golf is a game played on a large outdoor course with a series of 9 or 18 holes spaced far apart, the object being to propel a small, hard ball with the use of various clubs into each hole with as few strokes as possible. Well, we all know that and we also […]
Secret of Posting
After more than 50 years on a variety of golf courses I have finally found one of the secrets for posting a low score. It is so easy to accomplish, but one you don’t see or hear explained on TV, in a golf magazine or taught by any PGA instructor. The secret is simple—find a […]
Get Your Golf Game (and yourself) Under Control
It was just another evening of channel surfing when I came upon TheGolf Channel which now carries all the professional events thus eliminating the need to spend time clicking the remote looking for my golf fix. On this evening they were featuring a segment from the popular Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf, a match which […]
It’s In the Cards!
In all card games it is great to get an assist. Blackjack players for instance count the cards received by players on their right to estimate the odds of receiving a winning card. A gambler may receive a card which is not helpful, but the golfer on the other hand receives a card which always […]
Swinging Seniors
The call came reminding me that correspondent Craig Altschul had submitted yet another article for the travel portion of the GolfSkiandTravel site. I informed the publisher that I am a dedicated reader of Craig’s columns and was also aware that Ted Heck, another notable writer had also contributed articles which left only me without a […]
High Adventure in Courmayeur, Italy
My January flight with Lufthansa to Frankfurt, Germany was greeted by many familiar faces of Eastern ski writers. We were all connecting with another flight to Geneva, Switzerland and a bus ride to some of Italy’s finest wine and cheese country but most importantly the village of Courmayeur in the Aosta Valley of Italy for […]
Rusutsu Resort, Hokkaido, Japan
After enjoying visiting ski country in three continents (N. America, S. America and Europe) a winter holiday visiting my son George, his wife Kelayna and granddaughters Emi and Izabelle a winter holiday in Japan did not include even the slightest thought of spending three days on skis–but when the opportunity to do so presented itself […]
Austrian Arlberg
By Dee Dee McKinney Photographs by Fred McKinney The Arlberg, a state nestled high in the Austrian Alps, has been a mecca for skiers since the mid-18th century. There are five main villages which make up the Arlberg ski region: St. Anton, Lech, Zuers, St. Christof and Stuben. Skiers looking for large “powder” fields will […]
French Villages Salute Their Liberators
We waved back as President Chirac of France led the parade from the Arc de Triomphe down the Champs Elysees to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Victory in Europe. Thousands of French men and women jockeyed for position along the temporary fences that lined both sides of the wide boulevard. Waiting imperiously at the bottom was the […]
