May.

22
2012

The Lowdown on FedEx Golf Club Shipping

by Craig Better

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"Carseat" is one of the funny FedEx golf club shipping ads running on TV.

I have to hand it to them: those FedEx golf club shipping commercials running during PGA Tour events are pretty funny.

Not so funny is getting dozens of emails every Monday morning asking questions about the service and if I recommend it.

We actually “wrote the book” on shipping golf clubs (see the free guide below), but for a review of FedEx golf clubs shipping in particular, I turned my research assistant loose on the matter. Read more →

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<center>The 17th hole is often the highlight of rounds at TPC Sawgrass and Florida golf vacations.</center>

The 17th hole is often the highlight of rounds at TPC Sawgrass and Florida golf vacations.

Unlike some of the private TPC golf courses played on tour, anyone can play the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass…and we just love that.

Many of you must love it, too, because, for the last few years after the Players Championship, we get flooded with questions about playing at TPC Sawgrass.

This year, we’re being proactive: here are the answers to some frequenty asked questions and a few insider tips you need to know if you’d like to play one of the best, most famous, and most recognizable golf courses in the world: Read more →

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hickory golf

Looking to try something new on your next golf vacation? Some say playing hickory golf is a wonderfully rewarding experience.

Did you see the PGA Tour pros who recently dressed in period garb and played with hickory-shafted clubs?

If so, I’m guessing you had one of two reactions:

1. That looked ridiculous.

Or,

2. That looks like fun.

If your reaction was the latter, you’re in luck. Read more →

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Not just for mini golf anymore: wind turbines are popping up on or near several Scotland golf courses. A wind farm is planned near Donald Trump's new course.

You’ve probably been hearing about the flap between Donald Trump and the country of Scotland.

In a nutshell, Scotland is planning to build a bunch of wind farms, including one offshore near Trump’s soon-to-open golf course and planned resort.

Trump says wind turbines are so ugly, noisy, and dangerous they would not only ruin his project but lead to, “the almost total destruction of [Scotland's] tourism industry.” Read more →

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Includes Personalization and Free Shipping

I don’t mean to boast (ok, maybe I do a little), but it looks like the rest of the world finally caught on to what I’ve been saying for years.

Namely, that the ClubGlider is the best thing to happen to golf travel bags since wheels.

Check this out: Read more →


New Orleans golf vacations must include a round at TPC Louisiana, a Pete Dye design.

New Orleans golf vacations must include a round at TPC Louisiana, a Pete Dye design.

With so many other big draws — music, food, architecture…your industry’s trade show/convention —  I’ll concede that you’re probably not going to take a New Orleans golf vacation so much as you might play a round or two while you’re on vacation (or a business trip) in New Orleans.

So, the obvious question is, if you’re only going to play once or twice, which are the best New Orleans golf courses to play?

Well, included in your options are a golf course that currently hosts the PGA Tour’s annual stop in The Big Easy and a private layout that previously hosted it. Here’s the one that the experts at Golf Odyssey recommend. Read more →

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The Crossings Course at the RTJ Golf Trail's Magnolia Grove

The Crossings Course at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail's Magnolia Grove site has been made much more player friendly.

The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail isn’t just for road-trippin’ and beer sippin’ anymore.

Sure, you can still have that kind of experience if you want it, but the RTJ Trail is smartly branching out to offer more of a resort golf experience, too.

Here’s where you can find it: Read more →

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How to Get a Custom Made Set of the Best-Looking, Highest Quality, Hand-Knit Headcovers in the World…Delivered in Half the Usual Time

After my article on, “The Aston Martin of Golf Bags,” many of you asked for more tips on the high quality, but perhaps little known, golf products I discover.

Well, I have a great one for you today.

Actually, this one may be more of an opportunity than a discovery. Read more →

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