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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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September 11, 2007
Most big-name golf course architects have at least one course in Myrtle Beach. Here's a look at the Grand Strand's biggest names in design, including Nicklaus, Palmer, Dye, Fazio and more.
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September 4, 2007
Whereas golf in Ireland and Scotland is renowned, Wales is very much a golf destination still realizing its potential. But, man, what potential: Golf courses like Royal Porthcawl can match anything in Ireland and Scotland. Plus, you can have them all to yourself, Brandon Tucker writes.
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August 15, 2007
Royal Links Golf Club does an admirable job of replicating some of the British Isles' finest holes. All the favorites are there: The eighth at Troon and the 17th at St. Andrews included. But unlike the isles, you'll find few days without sunshine in Vegas. You'll get a five-star golf experience that doesn't skimp on the details.
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July 12, 2007
Just a two-hour drive from Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Pittsburgh, sits a golf retreat seemingly another world away from the big city hubbub: Rocky Gap Lodge & Resort in western Maryland.
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June 8, 2007
The Straits course at Herb Kohler's Whistling Straits golf club might have the PGA Championship/Ryder Cup pedigree and the best Lake Michigan views, but the sibling Irish course is still a Midwest must-play offering a serious Pete Dye test.
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June 5, 2007
The Kinross golf courses, originally opened in 1988, changed the "Blue" and "Red" to "Montgomery course" and "Bruce," respectively, in 2005. Owned by the four-star Green Hotel across the street, the names come from two of the Loch Leven area's principle land owners and will add a little more character to the course, in a country where tradition is paramount.
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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Originally an Old Tom Morris design dating back to 1889, Royal County Down Golf Club in Northern Ireland is as unique and dramatic as you'll find in golf, as the Mountains of Mourne loom over the town of Newcastle and the course. The layout steers through tall dunes and several elevated tees perched atop them offer fine views of the town and coast. These views are especially welcoming when you consider the many blind shots that exist here.
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March 12, 2007
Willbrook Plantation Golf Club has earned a reputation as one of the Grand Strand's most "woman-friendly" courses, but don't let that dissuade you gentelmen. This Myrtle Beach course is a fantastic play for golfers of both genders and all skill levels, Brandon Tucker writes.
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March 7, 2007
Even on a Myrtle Beach golf vacation, you're going to want to play at least one course capable of giving you a swift kick in the seat. Welcome to "Jack's sandbox." Nicklaus' Long Bay Club design is one of the top challenges on the Grand Strand.
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March 6, 2007
Few of the Grand Strand's 100-plus golf courseshave the ability to have that classic, stuck-in-time southern feeling - when cell phones, golf carts and metallic spikes were novelties rather than the norm on the golf course. Then there's Litchfield Country Club.
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March 2, 2007
You can let it rip on River Club's roomy fairways, which will leave you shooting plenty of wedges and short irons to the green. But don't get cocky as you flex your muscles: There are lots of hazards here, and greens are well guarded.
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February 23, 2007
Opened in 1994, Caledonia Golf and Fish Club was the late Mike Strantz's first signature design, and it's become a Myrtle Beach-area favorite. Believe the hype: This course is imaginative, challenging and unique, with scenery, service and ambiance to match.
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August 21, 2006
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