RISING FAWN, Ga. — Thirty minutes south of Chattanooga, you will find McLemore, a private, master-planned, mountaintop community where life is lived “above the clouds”. With a base elevation of 2,200 feet above sea level, The McLemore Golf Course winds its way through dense woods, rocky outcrops, native stream beds and the occasional open meadow. The [...]
After more than a year of not traveling, we all are ready to go somewhere… I’m on a quest to find those “somewheres” that should be on every golfer’s list of must-play destinations…a place you can experience world-class golf, great accommodations and still avoid the crowds. The Jekyll Island Club located on Georgia Golden Isles is [...]
RISING FAWN, Georgia - Located on Lookout Mountain (2,000 feet above sea level) in Northwest Georgia, McLemore is a private, master-planned, mountaintop community featuring an 18-hole championship highlands course and 6-hole short course designed by internationally acclaimed architects, Rees Jones and Bill Bergin. Overlooking the wilderness area of McLemore Cove and Pigeon Mountain, McLemore is a [...]
Winter Golf Special Offers the Season’s Best Golf Value STAY ONE NIGHT, PLAY TWO ROUNDS OF GOLF AT PURSELL FARMS, NAMED GOLFWEEK’S “NO. 1 BEST COURSE YOU CAN PLAY IN ALABAMA” SYLACAUGA, Ala.—November 18, 2020—The Winter Golf Special at Pursell Farms is announced by David Pursell, CEO and Co-Founder of the 3,200-acre resort located less than an [...]
The Harbor Club at Lake Oconee – A Must Play LAKE OCONEE, Georgia - John Matney and his partner purchased the Harbor Club property in 1992 there were about 60 homes in the community. But, as we all know, time has a way of changing things, often for the better. Fast forward to 2020 and there [...]
Mississippi is not normally thought of as a hotspot for golf. As the birthplace of America’s music and home to attractions celebrating rock ‘n’ roller Elvis Presley, bluesman B.B. King and country pioneer Jimmie Rodgers, it’s easy to focus on the state’s larger-than-life legacies. However, for those that have been to Old Waverly and/or Mossy Oak [...]
Streamsong officially reopened its Blue & Red courses on October 1. Both layouts have been closed for play as they underwent regrassing with a revolutionary new ultradwarf bermudagrass known as Mach 1. With the new greens ready for play, Streamsong is the first golf destination in the world to showcase Mach 1 on two-18-hole courses. The twosome [...]
It’s finally time to visit “The Experiment” known as FarmLinks Golf Club. The experience starts as you are driving down a country road with farmland and pastures, then you see it, a Grand Entrance to a pasture full of Longhorns. I’ve been around some pretty exclusive cattle ranches, but in all my, life I have never [...]
If you’ve never heard of Sylacauga, Alabama, you are probably not alone. If you are a golfer and have never heard of it, you need to hear about it. This tiny town just southeast of Birmingham, located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains is home to, in my opinion, the finest golf resort in the [...]
DELRAY BEACH, Florida – The JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa has named Doug Ridge new general manager for the 1,002-room resort. Ridge joined the resort team in this past March 2020 after previously serving as the general manager for Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. Ridge has more [...]
