New England Golf Life: Romantic Places to Stay and Play
When was the last time you planned a golf getaway at some mind-blowing new course or a classic beauty designed by the likes of Jones or Ross, then chose a place to stay strictly for its seductive views, tubs for two, fireplaces, candlelight and king canopy beds? Not in this life? Then let us help you discover some special places practically in your back yard offering great golf and at the end of the day, the opportunity to refresh and refuel at one of New England’s inns or B&Bs — places where you can turn off your iPhones, iPads, BlackBerries and forget there is such a thing as e-mails and texting and fall in love with your mate all over again. Candles, spa massages for two, sunsets.....bring it on. Here are some places guaranteed to score on and off the course. — » Read More: New England Golf Life: Romantic Places to Stay and Play
Sleuthing the Best Private Courses in New England
From the time you pull up to the bag drop, you just know it. Private golf and country clubs come with a sense of privilege. Some clubs have strong pedigrees with great historical character like The Country Club in Brookline (TCC), Massachusetts; some are built as an amenity to help sell expensive real estate such as the New Seabury Resort and Country Club on Cape Cod. — » Read More: Sleuthing the Best Private Courses in New England
Back to School
You've gotta love this time of year. Golf leagues are gearing up, fairways are greening up, and finally, you get to pull the plastic off that new driver you got for Christmas. You are stoked. — » Read More: Back to School
Quick Fixes: 3-4 Day Golf Trips along the Eastern Seaboard
You know summer is over in the northeast when frost delays become more common and courses are getting ready to close for the season. Bummer. The good news? There are places you can tee it up easily accessible by driving or flying. Here are some Quick Fixes for that three or four-night golf getaway. — » Read More: Quick Fixes: 3-4 Day Golf Trips along the Eastern Seaboard
Fabulous Fall Golf at the Turn
Autumn in the Northeast is all about color where peak play is enhanced by neon-bright crimson, orange and yellow-clad trees, brilliant cobalt skies and crisp freshly-laundered air. Leaves drift down hiding your ball, crunch under your soft spikes. Kids are back in school and prices have dropped both on and off the fairways. It starts around mid-September and hangs in there until the last leaf has dropped nudged by the first big news of frost usually by early November. This is a cool time to pack up your clubs and camera and head out for some of the best golf of the season. Here are some places where you can extend your golfing season with spectacular golf on some of New England's best courses. — » Read More: Fabulous Fall Golf at the Turn
Discovering Eastern Connecticut
There is every good reason to head to eastern Connecticut for golf and fun, a place where you have choices. Southeastern Connecticut and its coastline is punctuated by a bevy of wonderful waterfront restaurants, lighthouses and museums while Northeastern Connecticut set in rolling wooded hills is the Nutmeg State's "quiet corner", a more gentle laid-back, less hectic place. — » Read More: Discovering Eastern Connecticut
Cape Cod & The Islands: The Golf Coast
The Cape Cod peninsula, from Bourne to Provincetown, includes 15 towns, 559 miles of seacoast and 44 public and private golf courses – each with its own unique history. To most, Cape Cod is a vacation tradition offering countless beaches, fine dining, superior lodging, seafood and fresh salt air. To others, the Cape has been answering the call of golfers by offering an outstanding selection of fairways and greens, with year-round affordable opportunities. — » Read More: Cape Cod & The Islands: The Golf Coast
New England Golf Life - Playing Through the South Shore
Let's start at the top of the region: Granite Links Golf Club at Quarry Hills in Quincy is the shining star of the area and should be a must play for golfers. A private club with limited public access, Granite Links earned distinction from Golf Digest as one of the top 10 best new courses in the country in — » Read More: New England Golf Life - Playing Through the South Shore
The Skins Game - Casino's
You've gotta believe Titanic Thompson (Alvin C. Thomas) would have reveled in our Northeast's grand casino resorts. Titanic, a talented pro golfer and one of America's most notorious gamblers from the 20s through the 70s could have found his promised land right here in New York and Connecticut. — » Read More: The Skins Game - Casino's
New England Golf Life By The Bay
Narragansett Bay is New England’s largest estuary with over 400 miles of coastline. There are over 30 islands throughout the bay the largest being Aquidneck Island. The east side of the bay is home to some of the finest golf courses in New England with a rich history dating back to the very beginning of golf in America. The first U.S. Amateur Championship and the first U.S. Open held in 1895 at Newport C.C. got it all started in the City By The Sea, Newport Over the next 115 years the East Bay of Rhode Island became home to some of the greatest private and public golf courses in the world. — » Read More: New England Golf Life By The Bay
