The storied Outer Banks of North Carolina have always been best known for relaxing, wide sandy beaches, mild, year-round temperatures and historical attractions. Indeed, well over a century after the Wright Brothers Orville and Wilbur first took flight in the updrafts of Kitty Hawk, the Outer Banks is legendary for offering an understated quality [...]
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A GRAND STRAND TREASURE…CAROLINA NATIONAL, A FREDDIE COUPLES MASTERPIECE
As it turns out, the road to Myrtle Beach has some hidden treasures — world-class golf courses some might consider a bit off the beaten path. And, in many cases, they’re closer to home and a little lighter on the wallet. Carolina National is one of those gems; not far from Myrtle Beach, but tantalizing [...]
MEMBERSHIP HAS ITS PRIVILEGES
Not your typical golf package, the new McConnell Golf Trail offers the chance to play five private Carolina courses. Golf Trails aren’t new. The Robert Trent Jones Trail, covering 26 courses in the State of Alabama, has been going since the 1980s. In Canada there are trails from Cape Breton to Muskoka to Whistler. Even Viet [...]
TAKE YOUR GAME TO NEW HEIGHTS IN NORTH CAROLINA
Nothing could be finer than golf in the Carolinas. And if the destination is Western North Carolina, well, there may be no better place to elevate one game and spirits. Consider the magnificent backdrop. This is God’s country, where the Great Smoky Mountains run along much of the border between North Carolina and Tennessee. The [...]
ON THE EDGE…RIVERS EDGE, NORTH CAROLINA
SHALOTTE, N.C. — For decades the debate raged about who was the better golfer — Jack Nicklaus or Arnold Palmer. A mute point now that Tiger Woods is poised to rewrite every record either Nicklaus or Palmer ever held! However, a discussion that’s still prevalent today regarding Nicklaus and Palmer is which of the two [...]
GO BACK IN TIME…TALAMORE, NC
Pinehurst/Sandhills, NC – Step back in time to a place where the pace of life is simpler but where there is more than enough to see and do. Long renowned as the “Home of American Golf “, the historic “New England” style village of Pinehurst is only one of two towns in America to be [...]
