In its November, 2011 issue, Golf Digest finally gets around to recognizing that Oregon's Bandon Dunes is  the "Number One Golf Resort in North America," supplanting Pebble Beach in its annual rankings.   I've been telling everyone for years that Bandon Dunes isn't the best golf resort in North America--i Full Story

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Charles Mann's observations about China's role in the forging of the modern world in his brilliant new book, 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created, are especially fascinating in light of China's embrace of golf.  A late-blooming minor component of the Columbian exchange, golf has a peculiar status Full Story

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Tom Watson is a class act, his character as sturdy as his everlasting swing.  He treats the game with respect, because he knows and appreciates how much it’s given him.  But Watson also gives back in equal measure, especially by treating amateur golfers with respect, acknowledging that while their skills Full Story

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