Most successful companies have several things in common, but here’s one of the more important: Own Who You Are. That’s...
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.
Candyroot Lodge: An Elevated Golf Retreat
An “elevated golf retreat’’ for everyone who enjoys the game – that’s the way Candyroot Lodge proprietors Aaron and...
Lake Lawn: Stories from Wisconsin’s Oldest Resort
As the oldest resort in Wisconsin, Lake Lawn has a wealth of stories to tell. From ancient Native American burial...
Dunedin Golf Club: Donald Ross’s Vision
A lot of golf course restorations (or renovations) these days tout taking the layout back the original design vision...
A Toast to Wee Nip at Grand Geneva Resort and Spa
Despite being only minutes from the start of an important, annual charity outing, with double shotgun starts on each...
OFX Irish Legends Coming to Carton House
The 2026 OFX Irish Legends – officially launched earlier this spring at the great Carton House Fairmont in County...
Mountain Lake: Restoring the Majesty to the Historic Raynor Design
Mountain Lake in Lake Wales, FL, is Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr.’s master class in landscape planning. Created in 1915 –...
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...
