Features
Cover Story – Nelson Defending Champ Taylor Pendrith
AVIDGOLFER: There is a saying on the PGA TOUR of “horses for courses,” meaning some players always play well on the same course. Did you always have success at TPC Craig Ranch? Taylor Pendrith: I had never played there for a Byron Nelson tournament, but I played for two Korn Ferry Q-schools and missed the cut both times. Never came …
2025 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
The CJ CUP Byron Nelson returns to TPC Craig Ranch in 2025 with an exciting field and some new, great hospitality opportunities and all the fun we have come to expect from this wonderful event. Canadian Taylor Pendrith returns to try to defend his title, alongside plenty of your favorite PGA TOUR superstars. TPC Craig Ranch once again plays host …
Travel – Vancouver Island Golf Trail
The westernmost part of Canada is closer than you think. Vancouver Island – situated between the respective U.S. and Canadian landmasses – proves its country’s warmest region, a tenet which translates to Canada’s most diverse playground. Across an island on which one can literally ski, surf, golf and fish – all in the same day — those seeking clubs in-hand …
Golf Tech – Mill, Baby Mill!
Golf club manufacturing has been transformed in the past few decades with modern computer-aided design and advanced precision manufacturing using high-tech equipment and space-aged materials technologies. Golfers can now benefit from these state-of-the-art advancements with golf clubs that are higher in quality, perform better and can be fit and customized like never before, ultimately allowing golfers to trust their equipment …
Cover Story – Best of Private Golf 2025
BEST OVERALL COUNTRY CLUB VAQUERO CLUB After several years atop the best country club category, Northwood Club was dethroned in 2025 by a previous titleholder. Vaquero Club’s course reopened last year after a herculean renovation that had as many zeroes as the average annual contract for an NFL superstar. Vaquero Club originally burst onto the Metroplex private club scene back …
Travel – Mountain Sky Guest Ranch
Montana has a mystique all its own. From the days of Lewis and Clark and the fur trade to the hit TV series Yellowstone, Montana’s growing popularity has tourism on the rise. Not too far from the 2.2-million-acre National Park is a place that offers every bit of the Paradise Valley experience. The Mountain Sky Guest Ranch is part cowboy, …
Travel – Reynolds Lake Oconee
Towering pines, fresh air, lakeside views and every possible amenity you could ever want. Yes, that is what you get when you travel to Reynolds Lake Oconee, nestled deep within the Georgia wilderness. Located about 90 minutes east of Atlanta in the Oconee National Forest, this sprawling property offers world-class golf, a 19,000-acre lake, some of the most gorgeous homes …
Cover Story – 2025 PGA Show
The area near the convention center was clean and nice, although it was a little tourist-trappy. There are multiple bars and restaurants along International Drive, offering any number of places to dine and drink. There is also Icon Park, which features an observation wheel. For some reason, there is a business that offers helicopter tours of Orlando, which I found …
Feature – Cosm Dallas
“Shared Reality” is a concept many are not familiar with. However, if you live in the Metroplex, there is a new venue that provides an atmosphere and watching experience unlike any other in Texas. Cosm Dallas, which is located in The Colony’s Grandscape, is the newest way to watch your favorite team, all in a completely altered reality that makes …
Cover Story – The Golf Power Players of North Texas
The DFW golf landscape is ever changing, and there are always movers and shakers in the industry that we follow so closely. The PGA of America’s move to Frisco, the emergence of Topgolf as a global technology sensation and a trio of fantastic young PGA TOUR stars make this one of the best times ever to be a fan of …