MetLife Ownership Returns Reynolds Plantation on Lake Oconee, Georgia, to World-Class Golf Mecca for Both Residents and Guests

Posted in Golf Resorts, Golf Travel by on May 13th, 2013

You Can’t Go Home Again, the title of Thomas Wolfe’s 1940 seminal novel, has become an often-uttered, plaintive phrase. It refers to how the passing of time prevents someone from returning home again to reclaim his previous way of life. Such attempts to relive earlier memories, the novel’s theme suggests, are doomed to failure. The Landing has just received a complete renovation by origi… Read More

Hawks Landing Orlando, Fl.

Posted in Golf Resorts, Golf Resorts, Golf Travel by on October 24th, 2012

Whether you're visiting the Orlando area for the first time or your tenth, it can be sensory overload to say the least.  With multiple theme parks including Disney World, Universal Studios and Sea World among others there's no shortage of things to do with family and friends.  The same can be said for golf in the area, with no less than 70 courses in the Orlando area, trying to find a place to p… Read More

A World-Class Lifestyle in Hingham, MA

Posted in Best in New England, Golf Resorts, Reviews by on October 11th, 2012

Black Rock
Nestled amongst granite hillsides and pine woods in the heart of historic Hingham, Massachusetts, The Residences at Black Rock evoke the warmth and charm of a classic New England village while providing the contemporary amenities of the finest resort communities. Situated on 380 acres of rolling woodlands, each home looks out at some of the most spectacular scenery on the South Shore. The… Read More

Two Good Rounds: IRELAND – 40 Shades of Green

Posted in Golf Course Reviews, Golf Resorts, Golf Writers Column, Reviews, Two Good Rounds by on August 9th, 2012

Eddie Hackett’s words best sum up Ireland as a whole. The beauty is simple yet breathtaking; largely due to the Forty Shades of Green in Ireland as it is commonly referred to. The forty shades of green reference was further popularized by the well-known 1961 Johnny Cash song by the same title that he wrote while visiting Ireland. This small geographical region is currently experiencing a… Read More

NEGM's Top 25 Awards

Posted in Best in New England, Golf Course Reviews, Golf Resorts, Private Golf Courses, Public Courses, Reviews by on May 24th, 2012

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Top 25 Public Golf Courses 1. Newport National (RI) 2. CT National GC (CT) 3. The Ranch GC (MA) 4. Green Mountain National (VT) 5. Meadowbrook GC (RI) 6. Red Tail GC (MA) 7. Belgrade Lakes GC (ME) 8. Granite Links GC (MA) 9. Shining Rock GC (MA) 10. Portsmouth CC (NH) 11. Stowe Acres CC (MA) 12. The Ledges GC (ME) 13. Wintonbury Hills CC (CT) 14. Waverly Oaks GC (MA) 15. Farm Neck G… Read More