http://www.golfpublisher.com Feature Stories from our network. en Copyright 2008, GolfPublisher.com Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:59:48 +0000 feeds@golfpublisher.com feeds@golfpublisher.com http://www.worldgolf.com/features/i-95-golf-trail-north-carolina-6680.htm Say you're driving down Interstate-95 through North Carolina and you want to stretch your legs and get in a quick nine or 18, or even whack a few balls on the driving range, you're in luck. North Carolina has a variety of golf courses right off I-95. They include one for $5, and an old, Donald Ross design. http://www.gulfcoastgolf.com/feature-stories/mississippi/luxury-gulf-coast-golf-mississippi-alabama-kiva-dunes-shell-landing-vacation-6683.htm With steals like Kiva Dunes and Shell Landing Golf Club, the Mississippi Gulf Coast and Alabama Gulf Shores are prime destinations for golfers looking to live large. These are the rare spots in today's high-thread-count-chasing world where you can get luxury for less. http://www.travelgolf.com/departments/clubhouse/augusta-masters-week-go-there-in-style-6664.htm High rolling golf lovers in Augusta for the Masters can dine in style at restaurants like Bistro 491, sip martinis at the French Market Grille and choose from a range of first-rate golf options, including Goshen Plantation Country Club. http://www.worldgolf.com/features/tiger-woods-retiring-from-golf-april-1-spoof-6643.htm After he winds his way down the 18th fairway of Augusta in this year's Masters, Tiger Woods' epic chase for golf's most hallowed records will come to an end. Woods will announce his retirement from competitive golf, say sources unwilling to be identified. A press conference is rumored to be scheduled for Friday. http://www.travelgolf.com/departments/clubhouse/hilton-head-island-south-carolina-fishing-6415.htm It's a known fact that a huge chunk of golfers would just as soon have a Shakespeare rod and Ugly Stick in their hands as a 7-iron, and Hilton Head Island and surrounding areas offer an unusual bounty for the golfer/angler. http://www.travelgolf.com/departments/corporate-golfer/scottsdale-arizona-golf-resorts-business-meeting-space-6629.htm The top resorts in Phoenix-Scottsdale are bringing in celeb chefs and pumping up meeting space as the region engages in something of a plush-pillows arms race. Of course, the real battle may be in finding more space for those large business groups that often drive a hotel's bottom line. http://www.travelgolf.com/departments/clubhouse/georgia-picturesque-golf-courses-st-simons-sea-island-jekyll-arrowhead-reynolds-plantation-6592.htm From Georgia's coast to the mountains, you have a variety of scenic golf courses to choose from, including Sea Island and the Hampton Club on St. Simons Island, Jekyll Island Golf Club, Arrowhead Pointe in Elberton, Reynolds Plantation, TPC at Sugarloaf, Callaway Gardens and Brasstown Valley. http://www.worldgolf.com/features/south-carolina-myrtle-beach-charleston-hilton-head-golf-courses-spas-6584.htm It is true that women often consider factors different from men when choosing a course. This story is for the women and many of the men who are getting into spa treatments. Here are some of the best combinations of golf/spas in South Carolina. http://www.travelgolf.com/departments/clubhouse/late-spring-golf-vacation-options-palm-springs-las-vegas-gulf-shores-orlando-hilton-head-6587.htm It's spring time already and the flowers are blooming, and hope is springing eternal. Who cares - where do I golf!? If you're a procrastinator and haven't booked a spring golf trip yet, we're here to help. Here are some of our favorite spring golf road trips. http://www.travelgolf.com/departments/clubhouse/newport-beach-golf-escape-6578.htm With top-end golf courses like Oak Creek, Pelican Hill and nearby Strawberry Farms golf clubs, excellent shopping and a beautiful beach, Newport Beach is the place for people who like to live large, on and off the course. http://www.lasvegasgolf.com/departments/features/billy-walters-pebble-beach-pro-am-6581.htm Las Vegas golf course owner Billy Walters is a savvy enough amateur to know what was coming last month after his team won the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am by 10 strokes. "Any time you win a golf tournament that uses handicaps, the 'sandbagger' label is going to get thrown at you," says Walters. It just comes with the territory. So I don't take any of it seriously." http://www.worldgolf.com/features/spring-training-scottsdale-stadium-cactus-league-hotel-valley-ho-golf-courses-6577.htm Hotel Valley Ho offers Cactus League spring training pilgrims a more sophisticated scene, including fine dining and easy access to Scottsdale Stadium, not to mention tee times at Saguaro Course at We-Ko-Pa Golf Club Camelback Inn, Talking Stick, McCormick Ranch, Raven at South Mountain and ASU Karsten. http://www.golfcourserealty.com/features/top-golf-communities-united-states-travel-leisure-ranking-6560.htm Travel & Leisure Golf has released its annual ranking of the top 100 golf communities in America. It's no surprise that those communities in the South and West dominate: In the top 10 alone, four are in the South, including the top two, and the rest are out west. http://www.golfcourserealty.com/features/bahamas-golf-real-estate-canadians-investing-6525.htm Thanks to the U.S. dollar's fall and the Bahamas' lockstep tie to it, Canadian dollars have never been worth so much. The South Ocean development is the most obvious golf-centric example. Roger Stein, a New York real estate developer is the vision man behind the project, but Canadians are the main money men behind the plans. http://www.worldgolf.com/features/golf-courses-i95-trail-in-south-carolina-6527.htm South Carolina golf isn't ALL about Myrtle Beach or Charleston or Kiawah Island. In fact, if you're traveling on Interstate-95 and want to break up the trip by playing a little golf, those places are relatively out of the way. Here are some courses right off I-95 - none of them more than 5 miles off the interstate - where you can tee it up and be back on the road in a minimum of time. http://www.lasvegasgolf.com/departments/features/ncaa-basketball-march-madness-las-vegas-golf-packages-tee-times-6524.htm What do you get by combining the NCAA basketball tournament, sports books, and golf packages that include tee times on great Las Vegas golf courses like Red Rock C.C., SilverStone Golf Club and Bali Hai? March Madness, Vegas style! http://www.golfcalifornia.com/departments/features/torrey-pines-us-open-san-diego-golf-courses-6522.htm Forget Torrey Pines as you know it. Or heard about it. Or watched it on TV. It no longer exists. At least not for the next six months. http://www.travelgolf.com/departments/clubhouse/florida-golf-courses-women-prefer-6469.htm Here are some of our selections of some of the most female-friendly Florida golf courses, based on personal experience, input from female golfers and information from various golf publications geared to women. All of these courses fit most, if not all, of the above criteria ... http://www.travelgolf.com/departments/clubhouse/cable-beach-bahamas-nassau-6479.htm If you want in-your-face excitement, noise, flashing lights and pricey shops, stay on Paradise Island. For a more laid-back Bahamas trip, try Cable Beach. Something about Cable Beach gives you a sense that you're in a different country (at Paradise Island, you might as well be in Miami). http://www.scotlandgolf.com/departments/features/golf-package-st-andrews-scotland-6489.htm There is still time for golfers to head for St. Andrews before the summer crowds this April, Scotland's shoulder season for golf. Deals are available for gems such as the Old Course, Balcomie Links and the New Course through packager Perry Golf.