Features
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 …
Travel – Black Desert Resort
For a destination long reputed for its national park play, the Red-Rocked canvass of southern Utah is living a visitor script flip in real time. Since the stated 2023 debut of Black Desert Resort (Ivins, Utah), the region is now more apt to see travelers arriving with Titleists, instead of off-road tires, and soft spikes, in lieu of hiking boots. …
Travel – Mallorca, Spain
As we head into 2025, chances are you’ve got a couple of resolutions up your sleeve. Maybe you’ve got a wellness goal and want to improve your diet, exercise more, get some rest, or take better care of yourself. And maybe (since you’re reading AVIDGOLFER) you also want to… play more golf? Golf is not only a great resolution, it …
Cover Story – Beau Welling
Beau Welling could easily be described as the most interesting man in golf course design. His love for golf began as a child and developed as he made his way through Brown University as a member of its golf team. After a brief stint in the financial world, his longtime dream of golf course design began to take shape under …
Course Review – Tour 18
Tour 18 in Dallas has been a staple of the Dallas-area golf scene since the mid-‘90s. Think of Tour 18 as an interactive trip around the golf world. It features replica holes of some of the most famous designs in American golf. From Doral’s Blue Monster, Oakmont’s church pews and Amen Corner, these 18 holes are a great trip to …
Feature – For Love of the Game(s)
Dr. Jim Hilliard loved the game of golf. He played religiously and always enjoyed the challenge of trying to perfect a game that is imperfectible. As a collegiate athlete, an offensive lineman for the Texas Longhorns, sports were a huge part of Jim’s life. He loved football, but while at Texas he also found another calling, earning a degree in …
Cover Story – Best of Public Golf 2024
A New Number One! Yes, avid golfers, it is once again time for our rankings of the best daily fee and municipal courses in Dallas-Fort Worth. This is the 26th year for our public rankings, and in that time, many courses have come and gone from the Metroplex golf landscape. Renovations to courses, clubhouses and amenities must be considered, as …