A Texas-Sized Renovation, Part 1

Chester W. Ditto Golf Course has been a North Arlington staple since 1982. Over the years, it’s seen countless shots from thousands of players, including 35,730 rounds in 2016 alone. With its popularity, many were excited when they heard the news that the city would close the facility for a complete redesign in late 2016. […]
Tech Talk — Turn Your House into a Smart Home

Looking to transform your house into a new smart home? We take an in-depth look at the process of installing home automation and help answer the questions to ensure your smart home is designed to respond to the way you live. What should a homeowner consider when making a technology plan? The most important thing […]
Scene & Be Seen — Bringing Out Your Inner Outlaw

When the Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas opened its signature Texas-themed restaurant LAW last spring, it added a great Lone Star touch to one of the area’s most popular resorts. Now, a year later, the resort has transformed the former Bar 19 into LAW’s perfect complement, the rebelliously Texan OUTLAW Taproom. […]
Infiniti Q60 Red Sport — A Gorgeous Rip-Roaring Good Time

Last August, we showcased the exhilarating Infiniti’s Q50 Red Sport sports sedan with its 400 horses of fun. Infiniti didn’t rest on their well-earned laurels by unveiling the equally thrilling 2017 Q60 Red Sport 400 AWD coupe. It epitomizes what a sexy two-door should possess; mouth-watering looks, upscale luxury, stupendous power and handling. To wit, […]
Wayward Shots — My Caddy Mentors
When I first decided to become a Tour caddy in 1992, I figured, how hard could it be? I’d played golf for 12 years up to that point, including a couple in college, and despite never club caddying, I knew it couldn’t be that difficult. Oh man was I wrong. The only time I was […]
Strategies for a Fairway Bunker Shot

For most golfers, playing a fairway bunker shot is the most difficult full swing shot in golf. Even from a perfect lie in the sand amateur golfers struggle with the execution of this shot. From my experience there’s two main reasons – your footing and balance – and then consistently having the bottom of the […]
A New Frontier

For those readers who are keen followers of the PGA Tour, do you get the impression that while the technology used by leading instructors to coach top professional players has become increasingly more sophisticated in the past decade, more fit, young players are becoming inconsistent and/or injured? What do you suppose is happening? The fact […]
Wilmington, North Carolina — A Carolina Treat That’s Cheap to Eat

by David Theoret The Beau Rivage Golf & Resort is like no other golf course – or resort for that matter – in the Carolinas. Sure, you can find plenty of courses in the state with fairways framed by towering Carolina pine trees, and there are several resorts that feature lush, Bermuda fairways leading to […]
Scene & Be Seen — Full Texas Comfort

Although you won’t find a buzzing Jacob’s Ladder or any bubbling beakers in his kitchen, Josh Hopkins could aptly be described as the Dr. Frankenstein of Arlington cuisine. Owner and head chef at Fork in the Road near the campus of The University of Texas at Arlington, Hopkins is reimagining classic comfort food with flavor […]
2017 Bentley Bentayga — Exotic Goes Off Road

Most gear heads easily gravitate towards exotic super cars by their glamorous shape, perfect warbling exhaust notes or incredible performance capabilities. But exotic cars come in all shapes and sizes, and I’d like to introduce you to a Super Utility Vehicle. This stupendous ride advances the euphoric category one mighty step by hauling more than […]