Golf course architects are notorious for praising the land of their next project. Sometimes, that praise is warranted…...
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.
Cabot Citrus Farms A New Kind of Florida Golf
The wait ends. Cabot Citrus Farms – the most anticipated Florida golf resort in over a decade – officially opens today...
Van Earl Wright Finds New Life as a Caddie
The name… the voice .. the delivery. Van Earl Wright seemingly had it all as a sports reporter for CNN and Fox Sports...
The Country Club at Mirasol Planning Improvements
The Country Club at Mirasol – one of the more desired addresses in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. – is executing a...
CaddieNow Acquired by Troon
Troon has acquired Lincoln, Nebraska-based CaddieNow, a caddie technology and management company that partners with...
Keegan Bradley U.S. Ryder Cup Captain in 2025
In an "out of nowhere'' decision, the PGA of America has named Keegan Bradley as U.S. captain of its 2025 Ryder Cup...
Dream Golf Resorts Coming of Age
With its latest course – Sedge Valley – now open at Sand Valley Golf Resort in Nekoosa, WI., Dream Golf Resorts is...
Sedge Valley: A Not So Short Story
Although he didn’t use the word “challenge,’’ Tom Ferrrell clearly threw down the gauntlet (or golf glove) when he...
Shangri-La Gets New Director of Golf
Shangri-La Resort, Oklahoma’s premier waterfront golf and outdoor recreation destination, has named golf industry...
Grande Dunes to Host Myrtle Beach World Am Winners
The 41st annual Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Amateur Handicap Championship will host its Flight Winners Playoff, an...
The Sandcreek Course at French Lick Resort
French Lick Resort Adding a Fourth Course French Lick Resort’s famed Pete Dye and Donald Ross courses and 9-hole...
The Chateau Opening This Summer at Nemacolin
Celebrated for its exceptional luxury in Pennsylvania’s picturesque Laurel Highlands, the Nemacolin resort in...
