Mountain Lake in Lake Wales, FL, is Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr.’s master class in landscape planning. Created in 1915 –...
Steve Pike
SR. Writer
Steve “Spike” Pike is a lifelong journalist whose career covers Major League Baseball, the NFL, and college basketball. For the past 26 years, Spike has been one of the more respected voices in the golf and travel industries, working for such publications as Golfweek, Golf World, and Golf Digest for The New York Times Magazine Group. In 1998, Spike helped launch the PGA.com website for the PGA of America. As a freelance travel and golf writer, Spike’s travels have taken him around the world. He has played golf from Pebble Beach to St. Andrews, walked the Great Wall of China, climbed an active volcano in the Canary Islands, been on safari in South Africa, and dived with sharks off Guadalupe, Baja California.
Summer Road Trip “Must Haves”
As Memorial Weekend approaches, summer travel plans are being mapped out. Here are some of my favorite “must-have”...
CDA National Reserve
There are a lot of private club communities in the country that preach lifestyle and fitness, but at the end of the...
The Chamber Putter: Vikash Sanyal’s Third Act
When Vikash Sanyal, some two years ago, decided to re-enter the golf equipment world of putters, he thought back on...
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco Reporting Open for Business
More than one month after Mexican drug cartel violence in the state of Jalisco and Puerto Vallarta, the popular Mexico...
Tamarack Resort: A Destination for all Seasons
West-Central Idaho’s ski season got off to a sluggish start thanks to low snowfall and warm temperatures, but late...
Titleist Talk: Maher Likes Health of US Golf Market
In a Feb. 26 conference call with Wall Street analysts, David Maher, president/CEO of Titleist/FootJoy parent Acushnet...
Callaway’s Brewer Anticipating Positive Cash Flow in ’26
Callaway Golf’s (CALY) sale of 60 percent of Topgolf to Leonard Green & Partners, which closed this past Jan. 5...
Brewer Outlines Changes at Callaway Golf
As Callaway Golf (CALY) returns to “pure play,’’ it is implementing what company president/CEO Chip Brewer calls...
Ireland’s Killeen Castle Preps for Renovation
One of my favorite Irish destinations – KIlleen Castle in Dunsany, County Meath – this Spring is expected to begin...
Bath + Racquet Residences & Club: Sarasota’s New Hub for Wellness, Sport, and Elegance
The Palm Beaches in Southeast Florida, and Naples along Southwest Florida’s Paradise Coast, each have been known for...
Harbour Town: A “Love” Letter to Pete Dye
Welcome back Harbour Town Golf Links. The iconic Pete Dye-designed course that set the foundation for his legendary...
