http://larrygolfstheworld.com Wed, 16 May 2012 18:37:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   The Players Championship is often dubbed “The Fifth Major,” but a better slogan for this past weekend might have been, “The One Nobody Except Matt Kuchar Wanted to Win.” I spent much of the weekend in the sports books of Las Vegas casinos, where even among a fanatical television sports crowd, few could remain interested. A lot more attention was focused on every NBA early round playoff game - even Andy Pettitte’s losing return from ... ]]> http://larrygolfstheworld.com/golf/golf/1836/why-next-weeks-senior-pga-championship-really-matters-to-golf The new TPC Cancun course, designed by Nick Price, looks beautiful. This long delayed project, also known as Cancun Country Club, is finally welcoming players, albeit only to the front nine. The complex has had some management changes, and is eventually slated to have a second course by Tom Fazio, which is still probably a couple of years out. It is a large development with homes and a beach club, but for now the ... ]]> http://larrygolfstheworld.com/golf/golf/1827/mexicos-newest-golf-course-is-tpc-cancun The Turning Stone Resort Casino gets far too little press considering its golf stature – it is the largest golf resort in New York State, and also the best. All of its three courses are very good, the resort has an impressive spectrum of lodging, including the very luxurious boutique Lodge at Turning Stone, and the food is excellent. For gamblers, there is a large casino with an extensive poker room. It’s centrally located, and ... ]]> http://larrygolfstheworld.com/golf/golf/1819/peak-season-bargains-at-new-yorks-top-golf-resort The Leading Hotels of the World (LHW) is an association of mostly independent luxury hotels and resorts that have joined together for marketing and cooperation purposes to enjoy an economy of scale and offer one stop shopping for affluent travelers through a website and annual printed guide that details all the properties. The group also has strict admission and retention standards, and all member hotels must qualify to join and re-qualify annually to prove they ... ]]> http://larrygolfstheworld.com/golf/golf/1813/leading-hotels-of-the-world-introduces-high-end-golf-society Few golf course architecture firms have as much global presence and notoriety as that of Robert Trent Jones II, whose most famous works include Spanish Bay at Pebble Beach, Washington’s upcoming US Open venue Chambers Bay, and several hundred others in more than 40 countries. Jones, Jr. has never been anything less than brutally outspoken, and three years ago he issued his company’s Green Proclamation, a commitment to design golf courses in an environmentally responsible manner. ... ]]> http://larrygolfstheworld.com/golf/golf/personalities/1794/robert-trent-jones-ii-and-affordable-public-golf As loyal readers know, I have been preaching the awesomeness of Australian golf for years, and way back in 2004 when I broke the Guinness World Record for golf travel, I started my epic trip at New South Wales Golf Club in Sydney. Now with the Presidents Cup having just put to focus back on Australian Golf, I wanted to follow up the event with another reminder of just how good golf Down Under is ... ]]> http://larrygolfstheworld.com/golf/golf/1784/why-australia-how-about-half-a-dozen-world-class-courses Here in the northeast we have already been belted with Old Man Winter, and it is just the middle of fall. New York City broke its all-time snowfall record for October, and overnight temperatures where I live have been consistently below freezing. That means it the time of year when my friends and long lost acquaintances starter emailing me and asking where they should plan their winter golf vacation. In a word, Scottsdale. I’ve been giving this ... ]]> http://larrygolfstheworld.com/golf/golf/1772/with-winter-coming-think-scottsdale It’s hard to believe it’s been 40 years, but that is exactly how long Teeth of the Dog, the most famous golf course in the Caribbean has been open. When Pete Dye first designed the course, there was nothing but jungle on this 7,000-acre swath of the Dominica Republic’s southern  coastline, and much of the work to build the course was done by hand, with picks and axes and wheelbarrows. The tiny water filled ditch that ... ]]> http://larrygolfstheworld.com/golf/golf/1755/casa-de-campo-the-best-gets-even-better Florida has more golf courses than any other state in the Union – and more any other country on earth. But Pensacola has just one and exactly one municipal course, the Osceola Municipal Golf Course. And after 85 years of play, it got tired. So it is good news for both locals and visitors to this popular vacation destination that the City of Pensacola and its Parks and Recreation Department just wrapped up a massive renovation ... ]]> http://larrygolfstheworld.com/golf/golf/1746/extreme-makeover-florida-style Loyal readers know I have sung the praises of casino courses before, from Idaho to Mississippi, and with just one or two very minor exceptions, they are a uniquely American golf phenomena. At the moment they are also the only American golf phenomena still being built. Casinos usually consider their golf courses an amenity for gamblers, a very large and grassy version of the free drink. They don’t need to make a profit on it like ... ]]> http://larrygolfstheworld.com/golf/golf/1741/the-northwest-gets-another-great-casino-course