Senior Writer Jason Scott Deegan showcases the best of Rocky Mountain Golf with his five-day Ultimate Itinerary to Colorado, featuring scenic resort golf on both sides of the Continental Divide.
GolfPass Senior Writer Jason Deegan lays out the perfect 5-day trip to one of golf’s premier destinations. Experience the best golf, food and activities that the Coachella valley has to offer in this action-packed trip to the desert.
Jason Scott Deegan spent more time getting to golf courses than playing them in 2013, spending time on the links in Oahu, New Zealand, Kauai and many others destinations. From Atlantic City to Scotland -- and everywhere else in between -- Deegan offers up his golf travel awards for 2013.
Since Jason Scott Deegan played so many cool courses (19 five stars on Golf Advisor) and visited so many exotic resorts, castles, estates and hotels, the competition for his 2015 travel awards has never been tougher.
Plagued by recent California water scarcity, Pasatiempo Golf Club unveiled its long-awaited wastewater treatment facility. Jason Scott Deegan shares details.
When asked to come up with my 10 favorite golf courses in northern Michigan, I took a mulligan and included 15 -- I just couldn't narrow it down! Don't consider this a "best-of" list, merely a personal guide to the 15 courses I love to play.
Heading to Brainerd, Minnesota, the rugged lake region three hours north of the Twin Cities? Good news: Three days of golf for less than $200 can probably even include a top-100 pick for those who can play during the week or don't mind last call. Jason Scott Deegan has more.
Veteran golf writer Jason Scott Deegan spent the better part of May in Ohio playing some of the finer golf courses in Cincinnati and Columbus, giving him enough ammunition to compare the two golfing destinations. Which one is better? Deegan breaks it down.
Arnold Palmer may not be considered an iconic golf course architect -- certainly not compared to his legacy as a player. That's a disservice to the King, Jason Scott Deegan writes. Here is Deegan's dozen, his favorite 12 Palmer designs.
Dozens of golf clubs in Ireland and Northern Ireland have the word "castle" in their names, but only a handful deliver the real deal. So what are the best castle courses in Ireland? From Killeen Castle to Ardglass Golf Club, Jason Scott Deegan offers up his five favorites.
Blue Heron Pines Golf Club, located 15 miles from downtown Atlantic City, is experiencing a rebirth of sorts under the new ownership of Ron Jaworski, the former NFL quarterback turned TV analyst who bought the facility in 2012. Jaworski gobbled up the 6,810-yard course to create a perfect Jersey shore golf getaway. It's a rock-solid round of golf that won't disappoint, Jason Scott Deegan writes.
When you're hanging out in exotic locales like New Zealand, Kauai, Scotland, and Mexico's Riviera Maya and playing golf, taking pictures is a snap. Mother Nature does all the hard work painting the exquisite backdrop. All you have to do is point and shoot. Those were among the places golf writer Jason Scott Deegan visited in 2013, and here is a collection of his best photos of the year.
As I dug through my best photos from 2014, I realized: This was the year of ocean golf (to be fair, I shot some great inland courses too). Hopefully these shots will motivate you to get out and play in 2015.
Jason Scott Deegan's camera deserves a vacation. His Canon traveled the world in 2015, going snap happy in six different countries: America, Scotland, Ireland, South Africa, Mexico and the Bahamas.
Jason Scott Deegan has had some great memories playing golf in Ireland. He's been there seven times and can't wait to go back. Maybe some of his favorite photos over the years will convince you to jump on the next overnight flight to Dublin or Shannon. After all, a golf trip to the Emerald Isle never disappoints.
Selecting the 10 most beautiful links in Scotland isn't easy. The truth is almost every links has at least one postcard moment. Here are Jason Scott Deegan's choices.
Golfers should think of Mexico as one of the premier destinations for oceanside/seaside golf in the world. Jason Scott Deegan offers a tour of his favorite public/resort golf courses located south of the border.
Perhaps no other links course in the world can match the isolation of playing Donegal Golf Club. The only way to reach this remote outpost is through a narrow, winding Irish road sheltered by a thick cover of trees. Jason Scott Deegan shows us more of the peace and solitude at Donegal in this photo gallery.
Giving away land for new holes on the Dunluce Links didn't hamper the Valley Links at the Royal Portrush Golf Club. Architect Martin Ebert's changes actually greatly improved the Valley Links, the often-overlooked relief links on the Causeway Coast.
Long before Bandon Dunes, Chambers Bay and Whistling Straits, The Links at Spanish Bay was the face of links golf in America. The dunes, firm-and-fast conditions, winds off the water and stunning ocean scenery are all reminiscent of a Scottish links. Jason Scott Deegan has more from Pebble Beach, Calif.
The Palmer Ryder Cup Course at the K Club, located 30 minutes outside Dublin, will always be a historic parkland playground for golfers. The 2006 Ryder Cup venue is stocked with water on 14 holes, but it's well worth losing golf balls to play a real Ryder Cup course. Jason Scott Deegan shows us more in this photo gallery.
Within a 30-minute radius of Dublin, there is a tremendous variety of golf courses, from rugged links to posh parkland playgrounds. Jason Scott Deegan takes you on a photo tour of the area, from Royal Dublin and Portmarnock, to The Island Golf Club and County Louth, to The K Club, Carton House and Druids Glen Resort.
The oceanfront par-3 seventh hole on the Francis H. I'i Brown South Course at Mauna Lani Resort is beautiful, but it's far from the only spectacular view at this former home of the Senior Skins Game. Golfweek ranked the South Course No. 15 on its list of the best public courses on the Hawaiian islands. Jason Scott Deegan shows why in this photo gallery.
Spyglass Hill Golf Course seems destined to forever be a bridesmaid on the loaded Monterey Peninsula. The Robert Trent Jones Sr. design would be the star attraction just about anywhere else. Jason Scott Deegan has more.
Both courses at Red Sky Golf Club in Colorado's Vail Valley are top-100-caliber plays, but Jason Scott Deegan gives the Fazio Course the edge by the narrowest of margins.
The Port Course might be slightly tougher than the Starboard Course at The Captains Golf Course. The two municipal courses owned by the town of Brewster, Mass. in lower Cape Cod feel almost like mirror images. But there's little doubt that the best golf hole on the property is No. 8 on the Port Course. Jason Scott Deegan shows us no. 8 and much more of the Port Course in this photo gallery.
It takes a sense of adventure to discover Machrihanish Golf Club and Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club. Machrihanish Golf Club dates to 1876, when Old Tom Morris designed the original 12 holes. Machrihanish Dunes, which is the more scenic of the two, opened in 2009. Both are worth the trek. Jason Scott Deegan captured remote Machrihanish in pictures.
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.