The 2026 OFX Irish Legends – officially launched earlier this spring at the great Carton House Fairmont in County...
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.
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”...
Don Hunter Leads a Bold New Era in Golf Leadership
Spending an hour with Haig Point Club Chief Executive Officer Don Hunter is akin to getting a Master Class in private...
Arrowhead Pointe Delivers Georgia’s Most Scenic and Affordable Golf Escape
The best public golf deal in the Southeast might be in Northeast Georgia. Tucked inside the Richard B. Russell State...
Mark Murphy
Mark Murphy knows a few things – make that a few million things – about investing. As president of the Green Bay...
Door Country Darling: Peninsula Golf Course
Golf often makes for strange foursomes in state parks. Jason Daubner smiled when he considered that scenario as he sat...
White Sands Hotel: Golf HQ in Portmarnock
Luxury always is good, but most golf buddy trips rely more on comfort and convenience when choosing destinations and...
Sultan’s Run: Public Golf at its Royal Best
Every once in a while, you find a hidden-away golf course that captures your imagination and immediately becomes one...
Tariffs Talk: Golf Equipment Giants Expect Big Numbers
The world of tariffs remains fluid, but Topgolf Callaway Brands (MODG) and Titleist/FootJoy parent Acushnet Co. (GOLF)...
Topgolf Football Hopes to Ignite Marketplace
To capitalize on the upcoming football season, Topgolf Callaway Brands (MODG) this fall is launching its first Topgolf...
Gamble Sands Scarecrow: David McLay Kidd Turns Up the Volume
When David McLay Kidd was first approached to design a second golf course at Gamble Sands Resort in Brewster, WA., the...
