Patrick Cantlay talks with Jim “Bones” Mackay about the two different types of driver swings he uses; fit and smash. Plus, Cantlay talks about how he uses data to make decisions on the course.
Does it take you a few holes for the swing to loosen up every round? Try these three simple stretches from Blair O’Neal to get your body primed to stripe one off the first tee.
We’ve all had those rounds where we show up to the course just before our tee time and frantically race to the first tee stiff as a board. In this tip, Devan Bonebrake demonstrates his favorite warm-up movement to help you loosen up and find the fairway without needing a breakfast ball.
Sasho Mackenzie, professor of sports biomechanics at St. Francis Xavier University, joins Chris Como to discuss how to train your body to swing the club faster. He explains a new training aid that will customize your speed training workout regimen.
Don Saladino comes to you from his Drive495 Studio with three effective evening exercises that will not just make you play better on the golf course, but make you feel better in general. Looking to improve your fitness in 2019? Watch this now!
Don Saladino answers a golf fitness question from MJ, who wants to increase his rotation in his swing. If you want to hit the ball farther, this recommended exercise will help you on you way!
Westwind Golf & RV Resort is a 55 & up RV and golf resort in Yuma, Arizona. Located just off I-8, this RV resort features a 9-hole, par-3 golf course that plays just over 1,200 yards and is ideal for short rounds and beginning players. Amenities at Westwind beyond golf are a restaurant and bar, outdoor pool, pickleball, billiards, library, fitness…
Westdrift Manhattan Beach is the perfect course to perfect your short game. Their par-27 9-hole executive features 24 rolling acres of lakes, palm trees, and strategic sand traps for golfers of any skill level. The Manhattan Beach Hotel offers close proximity to endless activities surrounding the property for non-golfers looking to explore. Just…
Located only 3 miles west of the beach town of Bethany Beach, Delaware, Bear Trap Dunes is a 700-home community that boasts serene open spaces, 27 holes of championship golf, and a variety of home types to fit any lifestyle, including single family homes, townhomes and golf villa condominiums. With amenities such as indoor/outdoor pools, a fitness…
The DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Hotel Lancaster resides in the heart of Amish country, featuring nine holes of golf, an indoor pool and water playground, an arcade, fitness center and the Cafe 24 Hundred lounge and restaurant. The course is a par 33 of 2,367 yards that offers a complimentary pull cart.
The ranch-style Pala Mesa Resort in Fallbrook is just minutes away from Temecula wine country. All 132 rooms have either been renovated or will be soon. A heated outdoor pool, four lighted tennis courts and fitness room are available to guests. The golf course starts out narrow but gets more scenic with more elevation changes later in the round.
The 900-acre community of the Golf Club at Copper Valley community (formerly Saddle Creek Resort) sits hidden four miles off of California State Route 4 in the Sierra Nevada foothills. The two-bedroom bungalows for overnight guests are within walking distance of the clubhouse, its restaurant and the scenic course by Carter Morrish. A fitness…
The Morgan Run Club & Resort is a private club part of the ClubCorp. family that offers access to guests at its boutique 69-room inn. Restaurants, a pool, spa, tennis courts, fitness facilities and more make Morgan Run feel like a chic SoCal resort.
Guests will love the warm welcome to the Shadow Mountain Resort & Club, the first resort in Palm Desert back in 1946. Elite facilities with 16 tennis courts and six pickleball courts attract racquet fanatics. With four pools, five whirlpools, a golf course, two restaurants and fitness studio, there's much to do. Plus, guests can walk to town.
Get in on the action at more than 440,000 square feet of gaming at Jackpoint Junction Casino Hotel in Morton in Minnesota’s River Valley. The hotel rooms range from standard to pool and VIP suites. An indoor pool, arcade, fitness center, multiple restaurants and a 30-site RV Park are part of its amenities. More than 1,200 slots and table games…
The Palace Resort Casino was the first casino hotel on the Mississippi Gulf Coast to received the Four Diamond Award in 2003 and continues its excellence today. Biloxi's only smoke-free casino resort attracts visitors from far and wide with an expansive casino, comfortable rooms and suites and smart amenities like a pool, marina, fitness center,…
The Little America, established in 1952 outside of Cheyenne, is a full-service oasis at the crossroads of I-80 and I-25. It includes a nine-hole executive golf course and range, restaurant and lounge, outdoor pool, shops, fitness center, business center and 188 guest rooms. It can cater to leisure as well as business travelers. The property is 25…
The Coral Springs Resort, known for its 1- to 3-bedroom suites, is within walking distance of Coral Canyon Golf Club. The suites, all at least 1,000 square feet, feature spacious living rooms, gourmet kitchens and a private balcony with a fireplace. The Coral Springs Clubhouse offers indoor and outdoor pools and hot tubs, a fitness center, tennis…
The Grand Resort offers spacious suites and access to all four courses under the Avalon ownership group: Avalon at Squaw Creek, Avalon at Buhl Park, Avalon Field Club at New Castle and the Avalon Athletic Club at Boardman, all within 40 minutes of one another. Restaurants, indoor and outdoor pools, fitness centers and salon and spa facilities are…
Angel Fire Resort began in 1966 as a small ski destination but has expanded into a four-season retreat in the southern Rockies. The resort is located 8,600 feet above sea level with views of Wheeler Peak, the highest point in New Mexico. In summer, guests can enjoy downhill mountain biking, ziplining, golf and disc golf, hiking, tennis and fishing…
The Stoneridge Resort is a timeshare resort community in Blanchard, Idaho. Its 150 suites are located in four separate buildings. Residents and resort guests of the StoneRidge Golf Community can enjoy a large Recreation Center, a park with a pavilion, mini-golf, tennis, racquetball, fitness center and indoor pool. Outdoor recreation includes…
The Bayside community, owned by the Carl M. Freeman Companies, is thoughtfully designed to enhance the land’s beauty, while providing plentiful amenities and residential choices for both guests staying in vacation rentals and property owners. Bayside offers unique resort-style amenities, including the Bayside Resort Golf Club, community pools,…
Holiday Hills Resort & Golf Club is an IHG/Holiday Inn Club Vacations property near Branson. The resort is home to an 18-hole golf course that is a par 68. Accommodations at Holiday Hills feature 1-, 2- and 3-bedroom villas. There are two restaurants onsite, including the clubhouse grill. Amenities include an indoor and outdoor pool, fitness…
The Spa at Norwich Inn could provide the perfect couples golf and spa getaway. Guests can stay in villas or a historic inn featuring a destination spa with 27 treatment rooms, sauna, salon, fitness center and indoor pool, all surrounded by 42 stunning acres of perennial gardens, mature oak trees, fountains, reflecting pool, courtyards and the…
The Grand Casino Hinckley Hotel in Hinkley, Minn., is one of the state’s largest casino resorts with 563 rooms. Guests enjoy access to the Grand Harmony Spa, five delicious restaurants and the nearby Grand National Golf Course. Live entertainment plays at the Rival House. There’s action all day and night at a 24-hour fitness center and a casino of…
The Eaglewood Resort and Spa is a versatile property good for golfers, vacationers and business travelers in greater Chicagoland. The 295 guest rooms and suites are stocked with oversized desks and comfortable seating areas. For recreation and entertainment, Eaglewood, which is adjacent to the famed Medinah Country Club, offers its own public golf…
The newest university course to open, the latest on two new projects in California, the status of golf in Cabo and a new member-for-a-day auction offering private clubs access.
If you're looking to improve your golf game in 2015 with new clubs, don't forget about club fitting, a crucial aspect to take your game to the next level.
Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort offers some of the best golf on Hilton Head Island. Now it also offers the island's premier custom club-fitting experience.
The Kingdom is one of only two places where recreational golfers can experience the same club-fitting expertise used by PGA Tour and club professionals on staff with TaylorMade-adidas Golf. All the technology of the Kingdom -- Motion Analysis Technology by TaylorMade, Trackman launch monitors and a new Putter Lab featuring a high-speed Quintic launch monitor system –- are weapons against bad golf. A club-fitting session just might be the key to unlock your potential.
Custom clubfitting is gaining in popularity, and numerous companies are vying for golfer's equipment dollars. Club Champion and True Spec Golf are two of the best in the business right now.
It's possible this little ditty finds you scooping up the last bit of cranberry pie crumbs out of the tray. Thanksgiving may have passed but the effects of celebratory eating around the table, and also possibly social imbibing during all the various football games throughout the weekend, are sticking with us. To our bellies and elsewhere.
While the kids are back in school, maybe it's time to give your golf game an education at boarding school -- the TOUR Academy at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach. The TOUR Academy at TPC Sawgrass is one of the most complete teaching academies on earth, Brandon Tucker writes.
Finding a golf course in the rapidly growing Hampton Roads area with no surrounding homes isn't easy. But Stumpy Lake Golf Course in Virginia Beach fits the description, and then some. Situated on a lake in a wooded, swampy wildlife preserve, Stumpy Lake is a secluded oasis amid the bustle of Virginia Beach. Opened in 1953, this Robert Trent Jones design is the oldest of the municipal courses under the umbrella of Hampton Roads Golf.
Guests can discover their own paths to serenity at the 270-room Sheraton Hacienda del Mar Golf & Spa Resort, Los Cabos. Corporate travelers come to the Sheraton for the largest resort conference center in Los Cabos, but the resort has also become more family friendly. And golfers will love the 36-hole Cabo del Sol next door.
Palmer Coolum Golf Club is located in Queensland on the Sunshine Coast, just north of Brisbane. The golf course, which was designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., plays host to the Australian PGA Championship. Brandon Tucker gives us a closer look at Coolum Golf Club in pictures.
The No. 4 Course at Pinehurst Resort represents a mix of old and new, originally built in 1919 by Donald Ross and then redesigned by architect Tom Fazio in conjunction with the 1999 U.S. Open. It plays near the venerable No. 2 Course at most points and the routing is still tight and very walkable with small distances from green to tee.
There are 11 courses on the Vancouver Island Golf Trail and Crown Isle Resort & Golf Community in Courtenay is a perfect example of what to expect. This 7,025-yard championship layout is plenty difficult from the back tees, but with ample fairways, large greens and a great variety of holes, it's an enjoyable test for golfers of almost any level.
It would be hard to get bored at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana. A cool vibe took over this sprawling all-inclusive resort just 35 minutes from the Punta Cana International Airport. The Hard Rock delivers it all for vacationers, as Jason Scott Deegan shows us in this photo gallery.
Everything about Blue Top Ridge at Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, ranked third among the best public golf courses in Iowa by Golfweek, was created with hosting top players and events in mind.
The Palmer Course at PGA National Resort & Spa has just reopened after a months-long renovation project. Here's what you need to know about this South Florida layout.
Take a tour of the Watson Course, one of three courses at the Salamander-owned and operated Reunion Resort & Club near Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
Clear Creek Tahoe is a rarity -- a mountain course designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw. No typical mountain course, this one has a little bit of a linksy, sandhills feel to it, with multiple options to bump-and-run the ball into greens complexes that will hold your interest, to say the least.
Many of the 22 courses in Puerto Rico look a little too much like Florida, but golfers looking for a little more personality in the land should give El Conquistador a spin. There's nothing flat and boring about this Arthur Hills design, which rarely relinquishes a flat lie. "Most people do not play so many uneven lies," Director of Golf Seth Henrich says. "People expect it to be the usual resort course, and it's not.
An ailing economy kept Rees Jones' 7,329-yard layout at Kohanaiki from opening until May 2013, but it was certainly worth the wait. Kohanaiki will be the private playground of property owners, although there is limited public access on Monday for Hawaii residents.
To say Lambert's Point Golf Club is in an odd location is an understatement. Not only does the course share property with Old Dominion University, it is built on a landfill which juts into the Elizabeth River. Its neighbor to the south is the largest coal exporting operation in the nation. Needless to say, Lambert's Point is a one-of-a-kind experience. Playing to 2,789-yards, the course might sound suited only for beginners or curiosity-seekers. But its practice facilities are extensive, its fairways and greens are finely conditioned, and its views are dramatic.
The Quarry Course at Giants Ridge in Minnesota pays homage to its industrious past with a spectacular 18 holes carved out of dense forest and former mine fields. This Jeff Brauer design can play more than 7,200 yards from the championship tees, making it one of the state's best public tests of golf.
Nearly two years in the making, The Cape Club in Falmouth, Mass. is a new public golf course built over the old Ballymeade C.C. It offers a stellar "country club for a day" experience.
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