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...
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...
Arkansas Golf: The Natural State for Golf Buddy Trips
In 1995, Arkansas proudly embraced its identity as “The Natural State,” a fitting evolution from its earlier nickname,...
