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Sedge Valley is a masterclass from Tom Doak on how to create intrigue, challenge, and fun, by removing distance as the main component and emphasizing the importance of accuracy and greenside creativity. On several holes the surrounds give you options via playing along a contour that will feed the ball towards a hole location, and conversely, several where the intelligent strategy is to simply play away from a certain hole location. In some cases, firing at the flag may be too enticing to pass up, but just know, it’s likely to be "fools gold."

Similar to the boom that the Southwest of Ireland saw about 20 years ago when courses like Ballybunion, Portmarnock, Tralee, Lahinch, Waterville, and Dooks Golf Club started to make their way onto more golfer’s itineraries, Northwest Ireland is quickly becoming the new “go-to” region for a golf trip as you can find equally great experiences all while stretching your dollar quite a bit further. The Travel Caddie has some incredible tracks that you'll want to put on your bucket-list trip.

As the marquee resorts in Michigan continue to find ways to focus on making golf vacations more enjoyable for their guests, one trend that we have seen is the emergence of the short course and we’ve highlighted a few of our favorite additions in this category throughout the state. The Travel Caddie has a few that are must-plays on your trip.

The Travel Caddie has put together a top 10 Gulf Coast resorts with golf courses (arranged from southeast to west). They cover just about every budget, with the majority of them coming on the shorelines of western Florida from Naples up to the Panhandle’s Emerald Coast.

The Travel Caddie is always looking for the best products in golf that can help us take our game to the next level, and we’ve highlighted a few of our favorite new products this year that we think can improve your game in 2025 and beyond.

Check out the Travel Caddie's top picks for March 2025, a trio of options that will definitely keep you coming back for more.

When it comes to finding the perfect home base for your Italian golf adventure, you need look no further than Argentario Golf & Wellness Resort, Autograph Collection. Located on an incredible piece of land that resides between the beaches of the Mediterranean Sea and the rolling hills of Tuscany about a 90-minute drive to the northeast of the Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Rome, this resort offers a stunning setting for your next golf vacation. The Travel Caddie with more details ....

One of our favorite spots for a golf trip in Colorado is the often-overlooked area of Colorado Springs. The second largest city in the state is known for Pikes Peak, the highest summit of the southern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, and for being the home of both the United States Air Force Academy and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Centers. The Travel Caddie insists that it should also be known for its stellar golf courses.

Besides 36 holes of Greg Norman-designed championship golf courses and a lighted par-3 course, guests can now enjoy Eagles Edge at ChampionsGate, a new 6,000 square-foot facility dedicated to having fun and unwinding. The Travel Caddie with an inside look . . .

Forest Dunes is adding a twist to one of the premiere golf destinations in Northern Michigan, a new course designed by Gil Hanse that is a private membership club but offers limited access to resort guests.  When the new course – named SkyFall – makes its anticipated debut in 2027, its members will be paid out each year a portion of the revenue generated by limited public play that’s allowed. It’s a unique approach in the world of destination golf, and especially so in a state renowned for having the most public golf courses in the nation.