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Brandon Tucker
Former Sr. Managing Editor
Brandon Tucker was the Sr. Managing Editor for GolfPass from 2019-2021 and was the founding editor of Golf Advisor in 2014, which he ran until 2020 when Golf Advisor's editorial staff and community golf course reviews became part of GolfPass. Tucker helped drive community engagement to the site in the form of course reviews by everyday golfers and was the creator of Golf Advisor's annual Best-Of lists, later called Golfers' Choice. Prior to Golf Advisor, he was the travel editor for Golf Channel Travel and oversaw the WorldGolf network of golf travel websites. From the time he was part of WorldGolf.com in 2006 until departing GolfPass in 2021, he played golf in over two dozen countries and at over 600 courses around the world. As a youth, Tucker spent his summer on the municipal courses of Ann Arbor Michigan and was a co-captain of the state finalist high school golf team. He may have played everywhere from Pebble Beach to St. Andrews, but Tucker's favorite way to play the game will always be on a fun and welcoming public course in under three hours, and ideally somewhere in his home state of Michigan. Brandon can be found on Twitter at @BrandonTucker and on Instagram at btuck34.
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March 31, 2015
Quickly becoming one of the Midwest's top golf and outdoors destinations, Big Cedar Lodge announced the addition of a new Coore-Crenshaw design.
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March 30, 2015
In Tucson, Arizona National Golf Club was the top-rated course in the U.S. in both overall and value categories. View more hot courses in the Power Rankings.
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March 26, 2015
Simply no state is deeper than Michigan when it comes to great golf. The state regularly places many golf courses on national rankings. Here are Golf Advisor's top 20 Michigan Courses for 2014.
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March 23, 2015
Golf Advisor reviewers had a busy year in Illinois in 2014. From Chicagoland to downstate courses, we've found the top 20 in the state as rated by golfers.
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March 23, 2015
Five years since the Valero Texas Open switched venues, TPC San Antonio is getting its groove as the host course, while La Cantera is upping the ante for guests of the JW Marriott resort.
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March 23, 2015
Near Sacramento, Yocha Dehe was the top-rated golf course of the week. View Golf Advisor's top overall and best value courses.
Spring will be here in no time—and our world-class courses, luxury accommodations and fine dining will be waiting! Will you be ready? Plan your golf outings now!
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March 18, 2015
The 10 best golf courses in Tennessee -- from Nashville to Memphis and into the Smoky Mountains -- are often a great value and come with great scenery.
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March 16, 2015
In Palm Desert, Calif., The Classic Club led the U.S. for golf course rankings for the past two weeks. View more top courses in overall and conditions categories.
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March 12, 2015
Spring is around the corner and St. Louis area courses are gearing up for another golf season. To help Golf Channel's Morning Drive celebrate Pi Day, we've uncovered the best area courses in the "314" area code: St. Louis.
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March 11, 2015
We found the top 10 courses in Washington state by Golf Advisor raters. Checking in at no. 1 is Loomis Trail Golf Club in Blaine, a resort located way up north, close to the Canadian border on Semiahmoo Bay.
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March 9, 2015
Golf Advisor had a busy year in Ohio in 2014. From Virtues to Weatherwax, we've found the top 20 courses in the state as rated by golfers.
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March 9, 2015
Few things go together hand in hand more than March Madness and Las Vegas, and with one week to go before the wild first weekend, Vegas courses are already aplenty among the top-rated courses of the week.
Carved by time between some of the oldest and newest mountain ranges in North America lies La Quinta Resort & PGA WEST, a world famous golf resort just minutes from Palm Springs and Palm Desert, California. Challenge your game on 90 holes of championship golf designed by three golf legends.
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March 5, 2015
Austin resident and managing editor of Golf Advisor, Brandon Tucker, has the scoop on where you can sneak in a quick round -- and a plate of brisket -- during the SXSW festival.
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March 2, 2015
TPC Las Vegas was the top-rated course in the U.S. for the week of Feb. 23. View other top plays in overall and conditions categories.
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February 25, 2015
It's the heart of the peak season in Naples-Fort Myers, Florida. We dug into the ratings to see which courses have left golfers happiest thus far.
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February 23, 2015
La Cantera in San Antonio scored the top spot in GolfAdvisor's top-rated golf courses of the week. View the top 10 U.S. courses in the overall and conditions categories.
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February 20, 2015
TopGolf, the driving range/night club hybrid that has become one of the most exciting developments to happen in the game in the 21st century, has announced a brand new Las Vegas location.
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February 19, 2015
We found the top rated courses in the area over the past six months to see which are leaving golfers happiest.
Whether you're in the spectator gallery or lining up your ball on the tee, your round of golf, golf vacation or outing at a TPC will be unforgettable...
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February 17, 2015
Central Florida had the top three-rated courses of the week on GolfAdvisor. View the best in overall and conditions categories.
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February 9, 2015
Mission Inn Resort & Club, Celebration, Grand Cypress Resort and Waldorf Astoria led the charge for great reviews in central Florida.
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February 9, 2015
From Quintero to top Scottsdale and Tucson resorts, these were Arizona's best golf courses in 2014.
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February 2, 2015
Tucson's Ventana Canyon Golf Club leads a field full of high-end courses in this edition of GolfAdvisor's top-rated courses of the week.
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February 2, 2015
The ratings are in -- more than 125,000 in total -- and we can now announce the Top 50 U.S. Golf Courses on Golf Advisor in 2014.
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January 30, 2015
From the Palm Springs desert to the mountains of the High Sierra and everywhere in between, these were the top-rated courses in California for 2014.
Nestled in the heart of the Colorado Rockies, Red Sky Golf Club’s Tom Fazio and Greg Norman courses are consistently ranked at the top of their class. Both courses feature dramatic mountain views from greens surrounded by aspen forests, wildflower meadows and sage covered hills. Guests at Beaver Creek and Vail Resort’s lodging properties enjoy coveted access to the courses of Red Sky Golf Club.
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January 26, 2015
Led by The Phoenician Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona had a strong week leading up to the Super Bowl and Waste Management Phoenix Open.
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January 26, 2015
It's not about penny pinching, it's about exceeding expectations. These are Arizona's top 20 courses in 2014 as rated by value.
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January 22, 2015
We've compiled the top 25 conditioned golf courses in the U.S. in 2014, and the list has a northern flavor.
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January 16, 2015
We've compiled the ratings and reviews from 2014 and found the top 15 golf courses in Georgia.
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January 16, 2015
In a nod to the golf industry's big week in Orlando, the PGA Merchandise Show, we've dug into recent ratings to find the top courses in Orlando so far this winter.
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January 16, 2015
The golf scene in Nevada goes far deeper than Vegas. Courses from around Lake Tahoe, Reno, Carson City and Mesquite all made the Golf Advisor top 10. The undisputed winner, however, is the 54-hole Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort.
