Robinson Ranch was the perfect venue for a golf outing between Global Traveler‘s own Bill Noonan and Fran Gallagher and Ken Bright, of Singapore Airlines, and John Jackson, of Korean Air. Actually, it was a split team — Fran and Ken on the back nine (which we played first) and Fran and John on the front nine. Bill took the opposite for a game of competitive skins. My first nine was deplorable, but my partner was able to win eight of the holes against the Jackson/Noonan team. When we switched teams, I was determined not to let John down, so I summed up all my golfing experience to card a 43 and clean the clocks. Everyone was surprised by that score due to my poor play in the first round. It was a glorious day and a bit cold, much to the shock of this Philadelphia boy, who showed up in shorts and a golf polo. A quick pro-shop purchase turned me into the Robinson Ranch “poster boy,” with a logo pull-over and hat. I stayed in the shorts out of defiance. The temperature dipped close to 50 degrees on the last two holes. I have had the pleasure of flying both Korean Air and Singapore Airlines, and both are top-notch, comfortable carriers. Singapore Airlines has a fantastic all-business-class flight from Newark, which I flew last year. They also offer this service out of Los Angeles. Korean Air has dramatically improved over the past five years. They rival every carrier on the planet. I flew the airline just four weeks ago and found their first-class product tops. It was the best caviar service I have ever had. — Fran Gallagher, publisher and CEO