STORY BY NICK NICHOLAS

Myrtle Beach was once known as a honky-tonk town, but recently has been polishing a more refined image.
South Carolina’s beachfront magnet to affordable golf and family vacations has been rolling out a plush green carpet to attract sophisticated home owners. For those who may still be skeptics, hear us out, because the [...]

The year 2007 was not a good one for start-up businesses, particularly ones tied in any respect to real estate, home building, or financial services. And 2008 is no better.

The Coachella Valley has always drawn big names, like Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Sergio Garcia, and Lee Trevino for the Battle at Bighorn (above). Big-name architects, too, like Pete Dye at PGA West (right).

STORY BY BRIAN ROBIN
No wonder they came like well-heeled migrants from points east and west, dropping names recognizable to even the hermits [...]

BY CARL MICKELSON

A distinct satisfaction comes with playing a renowned resort course like Maui’s oceanfront gem, the Plantation Course at Kapalua Resort, home of the PGA Tour’s Mercedes-Benz Championship. You realize that not only have you tackled a world-class course head-on, you’ve done it in an incomparably picturesque setting.
The only downside to the experience is [...]

BY TOM BEDELL

PUNTA CANA REGION Dominican Republic
When the dust settles over the next few years, it will be abundantly clear that the Dominican Republic has an embarrassment of golfing riches. It has long had Pete Dye’s gem at Casa de Campo resort in La Romana, the Teeth of the Dog course, to draw visitors. But [...]

BY DAVID BARRETT
SEA ISLAND Sea Island, Georgia
AMENITIES:
Sea Island residents are eligible to join the Sea Island Club and enjoy all of the amenities of Sea Island Resort. That includes three golf courses, an oceanfront beach club, an equestrian center, sport shooting, spa and fitness center, boating, fishing, and more.
LOCATION
Sea Island and neighboring St. Simons Island [...]