November/December 2008

Features

2008 Best New Courses
The ten top layouts of the last twelve months are led by an imposing Scot: the Castle Course in St. Andrews.

The Player’s Paradise

With new courses and resorts opening up, golf in the Dominican Republic just keeps getting better.

The Florida Sand Belt

A world apart from the state’s flat, lake-dotted courses, a series of central ridges provides the perfect canvas for quality golf.

Clubhouse

• 2008 Gift Guide:
  Power Tools
  Sip and Smoke
  Style Points


• Driving Range
  The Blue-Green Benz
• 19th Hole
  A Cab and a Course
• Single Malts
  The Last Perfect Drop
• Q+A
• Numbers Game

Global Golf

• Exotic Greens
  The Land of Lorena
• Hidden Treasures
  Hawaiian Sleeper
• Sacred Ground
  Tiger’s First Lair
• Golf Cruises
  The Seafarer
• Now Playing
  Hole Survivor
• Package Deals
  Florida by the Shore
• Package Deals
  Summer by the Sea
• News & Notes
  Smart Travel

Pro Shop

• Winter Weapons
  This season’s surprising bumper crop of innovative golf clubs

The Faldo File

• Behind a Design
  The new course at Roco Ki was full of surprises from the start.
• Learn to Turn
  On longer bump-and-run shots, finish with your ‘stomach and buttons’ facing the target.
• No-Swing Practice
  Long ago, my own pre-tournament injury taught me how powerful a tool visualization can be.
• Jet Lag and Limber Muscles

Columns

• Editor’s Letter
• Reader’s Tee
• Golfer’s Journal
  Passing the Torch
  The kid loved golf, sure. But he hadn’t seen anything yet.
• Course Design
  Complex Affairs
  To architect Bobby Weed, the true character of a golf course is built into its putting surfaces and their surrounds.
• My Favorite Course

Golf Homes

• Golf Homes
  Game Improvement Redoubts

Golf Deals

• Dominican Republic: Handicap Reduction Package
• Florida: Unlimited Golf on Two New Courses
• California: Tee for Two
• Bermuda: Fall Golf Getaway

• MORE GOLF DEALS...