In Pinehurst, at least, there was a semblance of normalcy By Len Ziehm Traveling to golf destinations has had a big impact on our lifestyle for 10 years. Make no mistake, though. The pandemic affected us big-time, just as it has everyone else. For eight months we didn’t leave Florida, our home for nearly four
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By Len Ziehm Camden, a town of about 7,000 residents, has a Donald Ross-designed golf course. That made it fair game for us on our first travel writing trip of 2020. There’s much more to Camden than that, however. Camden, a beautiful little town, is less than an hour’s drive from the state capital of
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By Dave Daubert The Home of Golf in America, the Pinehurst Resort in Moore County, North Carolina is getting ready to open up for their guests. In 1895, James Walker Tufts initially purchased 500 acres and eventually added 5,500 more in the North Carolina Sandhills with the vision of building “a health resort for people
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Irrigation System Saved Course By Dan Vukelich A brush fire threatened the City of Elephant Butte’s Sierra del Rio Golf Course, but the course was saved thanks to its irrigation system. The Mims Lake Fire started Wednesday night and continued burning brush along the south edge of the course into the weekend. The fire started
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A Surprise Find on Our First Golf Tour of 2020 By Len Ziehm I must admit that I was surprised to see the Cheraw State Park Golf Course included on the itinerary when trip planner Martin Armes lined our first golf/travel writing journey of 2020. Though we have been making such driving trips several times
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By Alice and Danny Scott Boothbay Harbor Country Club in Maine extends its membership privileges to guests of Boothbay Harbor Oceanside Resort. The pristinely conditioned course and attentive service with caddies combine with stunning views of the harbor region. Carts traverse babbling brooks, rattling over wooden bridges with granite outcroppings and pines that frame each
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