A statue of the devious Pete Dye with a very appropriate quote. When the idea for a golf and gaming feature came up in our weekly Monday meeting a few months ago, Mac and I jumped at the chance to put our names next to it. That meeting several months ago led us to...
A great aerial shot of the West Baden Springs Hotel. The dome at the West Baden Springs Hotel is truly breathtaking. Once dubbed 'The Eighth Wonder of the World,' the dome and hotel were officially reopened to the public on September 15, 1902 after the entire...
When the Augusta Convention and Visitors Bureau invited Small Market Meetings editor Vickie Mitchell to come for a preview of their new downtown convention center during the week of The Masters, she knew just what to do. She invited me to go in her place. Vickie had...
The Masters is almost as much about traditions as it is about great golf. Its champions are set apart forever, and, by tradition, select the menu for the champion's dinner the following year. Both its pimento cheese and egg salad sandwiches are traditions, as...
Last week I joined a group of golf writers and Pam Shaheen of Crossroads Marketing Inc. for a week-long trip to play golf courses in Alabama. We played several of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail courses, plus a couple that are marketed as part of the Honours...
We started early on Wednesday, teeing off at 7:00 a.m. on the Lakes Course of the RTJ complex at Grand National in Auburn-Opelika. Many consider this course to be among the most scenic in the entire RTJ system. By starting early, we saw lots of holes draped...
Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa is carved out of the Appalachian foothills just minutes from busy Birmingham, Alabama. As soon as you drive onto this resort property that carries a Scottish theme for its namesake, you can feel yourself begin to...
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