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.

Black Diamond Ranch a Florida Classic

Black Diamond Ranch, the private golf community developed in 1987 in Lecanto, FL includes the Quarry golf course with what many say include “The 5 Best Consecutive Holes of Golf in the World.”

Spring Training and Golf in Florida

As the winter frost begins to thaw and the sun casts its warm glow across the landscape, there’s no better time to immerse yourself in the joys of springtime in Florida. From the crack of the bat at Spring Training games to the satisfying lush fairways, Florida offers a perfect get away for baseball fans.

PGA TOUR Strikes Deal with Strategic Sports Group

The PGA TOUR – in partnership with Strategic Sports Group (SSG) –announced today the launch of PGA TOUR Enterprises, a new commercial venture under the PGA TOUR’s control and in a first-of-its-kind program. Nearly 200 PGA TOUR members will be able to become equity holders in this new company.