Golfing In the Alps
By Bob Enzel “Smell that fresh mountain air” my golf cart companion said to me as we traversed the course high above the village of Megeve in the Savoie Region of France. Ten years ago I sniffed this same mountain air when I skied this golf course under several feet of snow . Actually, I […]
Pok-Ta-Pok Golf Course
By Bob Enzel I’ve always wanted to play Pok-Ta-Pok. I guess the name intrigued me. The course is situated on a peninsula between Cancun City and the Hotel Zone and is set in a picturesque community of shops, small hotels, residences and boat harbors. After playing the Hilton Hotel’s Kukulcan course just across the lagoon […]
Palm Springs Revisited
By Bob Enzel Life in Palm Springs is good …very good. Logistically though, I’m next door in La Quinta visiting a friend with a lovely house at the Trilogy Golf Club. We’re here–three of us– to attend the National Ski Areas Association Convention and Trade Show. An annual occurrence—always held somewhere warm—where owners of ski […]
Excellent Golf Courses in Cancun
By Bob Enzel We played four course during the week of early October. The weather was ideal, the rates were low season and the courses were empty. It was only on the last day at Iberostar Playa Paraiso that we experienced a delay on the final three holes. A small tournament was underway when we […]
Iberostar Golf Club Cancun
By Bob Enzel We played four course during the week of early October. The weather was ideal, the rates were low season and the courses were empty. It was only on the last day at Iberostar Playa Paraiso that we experienced a delay on the final three holes. A small tournament was underway when we […]
Cancun Golf Courses
By Bob Enzel Iberostar Golf Club Cancun (Formerly the Hilton Hotel course) This course is located directly across from the Iberostar Hotel along the Hotel Zone’s main road at Km 17. The rate is $100 – $199 depending on season. The cart is included in the price which also includes, bottled water, food and alcoholic […]
Golfing With Haydn
By Bob Enzel Well! Not in person exactly, but certainly in spirit. Tucked away in the easternmost portion of Austria about an hour’s drive from Vienna is Haydn-country, officially known as Burgenland. Flat as your stomach–perhaps–but impeccably designed for a challenging round amidst gorgeous scenery is the Golf Club Neusiedlersee Donnerskirchen. However, before I entice […]
Are Golfing Amenities Important? – Yes or No
By Bob Enzel We were sitting around one evening–my golf partners and I–when the subject of golf course amenities and the “complete golf experience” came up. I was looking for writing points on the several courses we had recently played, such as, ‘lots of traps’ and ‘water everywhere.’ Or, perhaps, ‘the narrow fairways were a […]
Enticing Davos
By Bob Enzel Forty-two years ago we drove from Lech, Austria, over the Fluela Pass to Davos, Switzerland, just to see what this famous resort looked like. It was one long street, perhaps a mile long lined with shops and lodging and nothing like the picturesque, quaint village of Lech. We were not impressed. During […]
Malaysia Golf Round One
By Bob Enzel A number of writers from the United States were extended an invitation to visit Malaysia: To see the country; visit some golf courses and check out this year’s World Amateur Inter-Team Golf Championship that was about to finalize in Selangor. Curiously, only my friend Roy and I accepted the invitation from Tourism […]
