The Inn at Gamble Sands has quickly becoming one of the premier golf getaways in the Pacific Northwest. The course by David McLay Kidd came first, featuring 115 acres of bouncy fine fescue turf overlooking the Columbia River and the distant Cascade Mountains. Introduced in 2020, DMK’s Quicksands par-3 course adds to the fun with 13 holes ranging…
Golf Channel's Matt Ginella answers questions on where to play around Pinehurst beyond No. 2, great deals in Las Vegas and the latest on the new Gamble Sands.
With hole names like "Plinko" and Metallica on a course-wide sound system, this emerging Pacific Northwest golf destination continues to up the ante on fun.
Mike Keiser once plucked a 28-year-old David McLay Kidd from relative obscurity to craft a gem at Bandon Dunes. Now, 15 years later, the prodigal son will design the second golf course at Sand Valley in Wisconsin.
The nationwide explosion of casino gambling has fueled an interesting side effect -- a nationwide explosion of casino golf courses, often of better quality and at lower prices than their non-casino peers. Many examples of this -- including some of the oldest, some of the newest and the only casino course to ever host a major -- are spread throughout the vast expanse that is the Midwest.
A golf vacation is all about having fun, so why do many golfers get beat up by the courses they play? Here are 8 where you can actually post a *good* score.
With the Open Championship in the rear-view mirror, we can't help thinking that its low scoring is something to incorporate into your next golf vacation.
Outside of Las Vegas, there isn't a better golf-and-gambling option than Atlantic City. The number of quality golf courses in this Jersey shore destination only slightly outnumbers the number of casinos. Stephen Kay, a New Jersey resident who has designed four courses in the area, said, "I don't think anybody touches this (destination) with a 10-foot pole.
Ranked among the best casino courses -- and arguably among the best three public courses in Washington -- Salish Cliffs is a Gene Bates design carved out of a Pacific Northwest forest with stunning views of the Kamilche Valley.
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