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...
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,...
French Lick Resort Delivers an Unforgettable Escape with World-Class Golf
The good people at French Lick Resort generally don’t mind being referred to as a “bucket list’’ destination – just...
Ship Sticks
The best “no-brainer’’ in golf doesn’t involve a tap-in, six-inch putt, or taking a caddie on Pinehurst No. 2. It’s...
Tariff Impact Could Reach $25M on Topgolf Callaway
Saying that it’s “tough to predict’’ the exact impact the impact of tariffs, Topgolf Callaway Brands (MODG) President...
Talking Titleist Club Heads and Tariffs Exposure
How big of an impact will tariffs have on the golf industry? Let’s look to the industry leader in golf balls and...
Acushnet’s Maher Expects Regional Pricing Action
David Maher, president of Titleist and FootJoy parent Acushnet Co., today told Wall Street analysts that the company...
Megan Johnston and the “Why” of the Golf Swing
One of the reasons Megan Johnston is one of the top golf instructors in the U.S. begins with this question: “Why?’’...
