When you ‘mix’ the game of golf, a historic Indiana landmark, and southern Indiana’s most beloved golfer, you get Fuzzy Zoeller’s Covered Bridge Golf Course (www.coveredbridge.com/812-246-8880). It’s a golf course that you can’t help but love and adore. If you like Fuzzy, you’ll like his course. When you play Covered Bridge, you can just imagine Fuzzy walking along, whistling to himself, and enjoying the golf experience as well as the flora and the fauna that is unique to southern Indiana. If you do some historical research about life in southern Indiana, you’ll learn about the significance of covered bridges in…
Author: Mike May
Mike May
Mike May is a freelance golf writer based in Wellington, Florida. Mike, an avid golfer, is also a member of the Golf Writers Association of America. He traces his roots as a golf writer to the 1983 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale -- which he attended for all four days -- and then voluntarily wrote his own account of that major championship event. In addition to being a golf writer, Mike coaches girls high school basketball, officiates high school soccer, and works with a cause (PHIT America) that is focused on bringing daily P.E. back to all U.S. schools. Mike is a 1985 graduate of the University of Florida where he earned a degree in broadcasting. Mike can be reached on email at: mmaymarketing@gmail.com
When you talk about playing golf in Great Britain, the conversation always seems to focus on those historic layouts in Scotland such as St. Andrews (both the Old and the New Course), Turnberry, Carnoustie, Muirfield, Kingsbarns, Royal Dornoch, and Royal Troon. While those courses deserve to be on everybody’s ‘must play’ list, there are a number of great golf courses in the southwest of England that will satisfy your craving for the classic, British golf experience! THE LOCATION My personal favorite is located in the western part of England’s most westerly county, Cornwall. The name of the course matches its…
“There’s no place like home! There’s no place like home!” While that line is what young Dorothy Gale (played by Judy Garland) recited while clicking her ruby red slippers during the 1939 movie classic The Wizard of Oz, those words may well be the most appropriate way to summarize how members feel about the chance to play golf year round at Jonathan’s Landing Golf Club in Jupiter, Florida. At Jonathan’s Landing, there is no yellow brick road, but the grass’s rich hue of green might make you think you are near the Emerald City. Founded in 1996, members have access…
While sightseeing, fishing, surfing, and taking long walks along coastal paths are popular activities for visiting tourists to Cornwall, golf is another big reason why vacationers flock to England’s most western county. There are more than 30 golf courses in Cornwall, ranging from the Cape Cornwall Golf and Country Club in the western part of the county (not far from Land’s End) to the Bude & North Cornwall Golf Club in the northeastern part of the county (not far from the Cornwall-Devon county line). For history buffs, you might also be interested to learn that Cornwall’s oldest golf course was…
One specific golf destination in the southwest of England worth putting on the top of your ‘bucket list’ is the group of six championship links golf courses known as the Atlantic Links (atlantic-links.co.uk). Each of these links courses, marketed as a ‘trail destination,’ overlooks the confluence of the Atlantic Ocean and the Bristol Channel. The courses are Burnham & Berrow in Somerset; Royal North Devon, Saunton East, and Saunton West in Devon; and Trevose and St. Enodoc in Cornwall. In fact, all six of these championship golf links courses are listed in Golf Monthly Magazine’s (U.K.) Top 100 in the…
When you think about golf courses in Ohio, the destinations that immediately come to mind are Muirfield Village in Dublin; the Canterbury Club in Cleveland; Scioto Country Club in Upper Arlington (just outside Columbus); and the Firestone Country Club in Akron. One golf course that deserves to be added to the list of the best of the Buckeye state is Inverness Club, which is located in Toledo. Inverness Club (www.invernessclub.com) is very special, filled with history, and is a true national treasure. Inverness Club — the site of four U.S. Opens, two PGA Championships, and two U.S. Senior Opens –…
While millions of outdoor enthusiasts — walkers, hikers, bicyclists, birdwatchers, boaters, fishermen, and zipliners — have been visiting Callaway Gardens since the resort opened in 1952, golf remains the number one athletic attraction at this resort, which is one of the 20+ destinations on the Georgia Golf Trail. In fact, Callaway Gardens is one of the 18 founding members of the Georgia Golf Trail. When you play golf at Callaway Gardens (17800 U.S. Highway 27, Pine Mountain, Georgia), you may not smell the roses, but you will be able to smell the magnolias, get a glimpse of the azaleas, and…
For golfers who visit Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, there are always two questions which you must answer. How many golf courses will you play? And, which golf courses will you play? While golfers are spoiled for choice when they visit this classic collection of coastal golf, one golf course that you must play in Myrtle Beach is the Caledonia Golf & Fish Club (369 Caledonia Drive, Pawleys Island, SC), located in the southern section of the greater Myrtle Beach area. Once you set foot on Caledonia, you immediately sense that this club is a cut above the rest. Your special…