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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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October 17, 2008
Long before Larry Bird honed his jump shot on hoops in nearby West Baden Springs, or Indiana native Pete Dye agreed to come back and build a new golf course on some of the state's highest mountaintop terrain, there was the Donald Ross Course at French Lick Springs Resort in southern Indiana. The Ross Course has indeed stood the test of time, Brandon Tucker writes.
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October 13, 2008
Charlie Vettiner Golf Course, one of nine metropark courses in the greater Louisville area, is where the locals play. It's easy to see why the course gets a lot of repeat visitors. It's challenging, rated the seventh most difficult in Kentucky, and features a good amount of hole variety on gently rolling terrain, Brandon Tucker writes.
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September 9, 2008
You're not going to stumble upon Diamond Woods Golf Course, located in Monroe outside of Eugene, by accident. But that shouldn't stop you from checking out one of Lane County's overachieving, value-friendly plays. It's not flashy, but it leaves little to be desired. An understated course with modest facilities and a green fees, Diamond Woods has become a local favorite.
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August 29, 2008
An abandoned airfield along the coast of Lake Michigan two hours north of Chicago is an unlikely place for one of America's top golf resorts. But that is just what Whistling Straits - together with its neighbor Blackwolf Run, a part of the Kohler Resort - has become in its brief history.
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August 26, 2008
Royal North Devon Golf Club, St. Enodoc Golf Club and Burnham & Berrow are just three of the courses making England's southwest a premier golf destination, Brandon Tucker writes.
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August 25, 2008
The best golf course in America? That's a claim that's sure to cause some 19th Hole debate into the wee hours. Bandon Dunes Resort's Pacific Dunes is certainly unlike anything else you've played in the States, and it's definitely the top pure links creation in North America.
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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August 19, 2008
Saunton Golf Club is 36 holes of pure, championship links. Saunton has been labeled the best multi-course facility in the Isles outside of St. Andrews and was one of the first links courses Englishman Nick Faldo played early in his junior tournament career.
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August 13, 2008
St. Andrews is the world's most prestigious golf destination, but it doesn't have to be the most expensive. You can drop a pretty penny here, staying and playing on the finest links courses and hotel properties. But that shouldn't deter the more budget-conscious golfer from looking into a golf trip to the home of golf. You can enjoy yourself here too. Here's how to enjoy St. Andrews on three separate budgets.
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August 12, 2008
Pronghorn, Tetherow, Sunriver Resort's Crosswater Golf Club and the Aspen Lakes Golf Club highlight Bend and central Oregon's stellar golf pedigree, Brandon Tucker writes.
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August 11, 2008
Legendary German striker Uwe Seeler took up golf with a passion after retiring from soccer. His love of the game has helped debunk the stigma in Germany that golf is a sport for stiffs.
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August 5, 2008
The golf at the new Headwaters Club is good, indeed. But the real draw around Victor, Idaho and the Teton National Park is the stunning mountains and wildlife. Golf makes up just a fraction of the nuggets the Teton National forest has to offer.
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July 18, 2008
The Witch Golf Links isn't your average Myrtle Beach golf course. From an overall golf experience, it overachieves, thanks to getting it right around the details both on the course and with service. Readers of the Myrtle Beach Sun News recently rewarded that dedication to detail by naming The Witch the area's best golf course for the money.
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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July 15, 2008
Getting to Arrowhead Country Club from the heart of Myrtle Beach requires a quick drive on Highway 501 over the Intracoastal Waterway and past the entrance to the Freestyle Music Park. So if you have some thrill-seekers in your group, drop them off on the way, and you'll have the rest of the day for some exciting golf at Arrowhead.
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July 10, 2008
Aberdovey Golf Club, one of the oldest courses in Wales, may lack the signature, "Kodak moment" holes of, say, Nefyn & District or Pennard. But Aberdovey's sum is greater than its individual holes, and it will hold a special place in your golfing heart, Brandon Tucker writes.
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July 1, 2008
In just over 40 years of operation, Tokatee Golf Club has earned quite the reputation in Lane County, Oregon. The Ted Robinson design is set at the base of the Cascade Mountains and weaves through tall pines with the Sisters Mountains as a backdrop. It remains a Eugene-area favorite, thanks to its scenic views of the Sisters Mountains and value.
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June 25, 2008
Aspen Lakes Golf Club in central Oregon has become a successful answer to the name-brand golf course designer who builds showy courses but usually demands a high fee, which of course gets passed on to the golfer. Not here. Aspen Lakes is a real bargain and a knockout golf course in central Oregon, located in the village of Sisters, just around the corner from Bend.
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June 23, 2008
Myrtle Beach is home to plenty of island greens and other memorable - and penal - par 3s. Just about every golf course has at least one standout. Here are some of the finest that stand to make your knees shiver a bit.
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June 23, 2008
In less than a decade, Bandon Dunes Golf Resort's three courses are already gaining legend status, thanks to the resort's no-frills homage to traditional links golf, Brandon Tucker writes in his latest "Planet Putter" column.
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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June 17, 2008
Ghost Creek is widely considered Portland's top public golf course. It's also the most expensive, but features country club-like conditions and a walker-friendly layout. In fact, you're better off walking here, because carts are on paths only for daily play, which makes riding more of a nuisance than convenience. The result, however, is prime playing surfaces and thick rough - not to mention great hole variety in a traditional parkland setting.
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June 12, 2008
For those golfers looking for a quick escape back to the friendly confines of their home course, where golf makes sense again, southern Oregon's Bandon Crossings Golf Course is your medicine. It provides a more traditional, parkland setting, and for tired legs, it has plenty of golf carts, Brandon Tucker writes.
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June 6, 2008
If you're in Eugene, Oregon this summer for the U.S. Women's Amateur, the Olympic Track & Field Trials or an Oregon Ducks game, make sure to play an excellent area golf course like Tokatee, Diamond Woods or Emerald Valley.
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June 4, 2008
Few golf courses in the world can be considered one of the nation's best - and also the least prestigious of three courses at its resort. Such is the case with the new Bandon Trails at the Bandon Dunes Golf Resort on the west coast of Oregon.
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June 2, 2008
With three dozen breweries, Portland, Ore. is known as beer central. But there's also great golf nearby, making for excellent beer/golf tours of the area. Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club and Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club are two of the best courses to check out, Brandon Tucker writes.
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May 22, 2008
Crow Creek Golf Club receives a fraction of the amount of ink and advertising space of some of the Myrtle Beach area's more dominating resort companies. You're probably only going to learn about the place by hearing about it from a friend or driving past its entrance on Highway 17 or simply by accident. You should check it out, Brandon Tucker writes from the Grand Strand.
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May 19, 2008
Traditional looking, links-style golf courses with fescue grasses and dunes landscapes seem to be chic right now all over golf. But there are a lot of things a round on the Old Course has that no other course has dared to implement, and I can't figure out why. Now, not every course can suddenly come up with six centuries of history, a seaside location and major championship lore, but the beauty here is in the subtleties any course could employ if they were looking close enough.
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May 7, 2008
Myrtle Beach golfers are raving about the Waccamaw Golf Trail, which brings together a dozen of the top golf courses at the south end of the Grand Strand. Spanning from Murrells Inlet to Pawleys Island, the Trail boasts "an upscale, Lowcountry vibe." Brandon Tucker offers his list of Waccamaw Golf Trail must-plays.
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May 1, 2008
While more renowned courses like the Prince Golf Course and Poipu Bay Golf Course steal the headlines on Kauai, Kiahuna Golf Club is leading the island in embracing a relatively new strain of grass that could one day be commonplace on most Hawaii golf courses.
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April 25, 2008
Puakea Golf Course is like that shy girl in your office who wears thick glasses and keeps her hair up in a bun. Then she shows up to the company Christmas party a total knockout, hair down and in a tiny, backless dress. Don't let first impressions fool you at Puakea, or you'll miss a real beauty on Kauai.
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April 17, 2008
For having only nine golf courses, Kauai greatly overachieves in quality; its top courses can hold their own with any on the Hawaiian Islands. A bonus: it's so small you can see each of Kauai's courses on one trip, Brandon Tucker writes. And that's a good thing, because no single course is a supreme favorite here. Each member of your group may come home with his or her own darling.
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April 17, 2008
Planning a Hawaii golf vacation? Let this set of answers to frequently asked questions guide you through golf courses, island, airport and transportation information for the island of Kauai.
