One of the reasons Megan Johnston is one of the top golf instructors in the U.S. begins with this question: “Why?’’...
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.
Sunriver Resort: Pride of the Pacific Northwest
Over the past 25 years, the Pacific Northwest has become one of the most popular destinations for golf in the U.S. But...
RBC Heritage Classic: A Champions Feast
This week’s 2025 RBC Heritage Classic, Presented by Boeing at Hilton’s Head’s famed Sea Pines Resort, is about more...
Topgolf Callaway Brands Reports Big Q4 Loss
In a call with Wall Street analysts this evening, Topgolf Callaway Brands (MODG: NYSE) President/CEO Chip Brewer...
NGF: Study Reveals “Unprecedented Diversity” in Golf
The face of golf might have changed more in the past five years than the previous 50 – at least according to the...
Stewart Golf: Walk this Way to Ultimate Enjoyment
There is a saying that golf’s beauty “lies in between shots.’’ The meaning, of course, is that golf is best played and...
Dormy House at Bandon Dunes: Discover the Exquisite Retreat
Following his 2010 graduation from Indiana University, Matt Welter traveled to Scotland to caddy at the fabled...
A Package to Dye Fore at Casa De Campo
No real golf travel bucket list is complete without at least one visit to Casa de Campo Resort & Villas – home to...
Saltleaf Golf Preserve: Luxury Course with Stunning Views
Southwest Florida’s Tamiami Trail – Highway 41 – between Naples and Bonita Springs is rich in golf. But as it is on...
Henderson Park Acquires PGA National Resort
In a transaction that has been expected since this past Fall, London-based Henderson Park,, an international private...
Captain America and Topgolf: A Match Made in Fun!
Captain America to the rescue? It’s no secret that Topgolf Callaway Brands’ (MODG: NYSE) Topgolf business has...
Curracloe Links: Ireland’s next Great Seaside Course
Golf course architects are notorious for praising the land of their next project. Sometimes, that praise is warranted…...
