Golf
September 2024
Sep 24, 2024Discover this Little-Known Gem of a Course in Roatán, Honduras
Roatán was one of those best-kept secrets known only to scuba divers and snorkelers when I first visited it in the 1990s. A skinny little island off the north coast of Honduras, it sits on the world’s second-largest coral reef, an underwater paradise stretching 625 miles along the coasts of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras. With its white-sand beaches, clear waters and friendly people, Roatán couldn’t remain undiscovered, but it is still one of the Caribbean’s better preserved and more eco- conscious destinations. It is not entirely immune to hurricanes, but it lies to the west of most major storm tracks.
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Jul 29, 2024Enjoy a Day of Play at The Highlands, Florida Style
The Highlands, part of The Meadows Country Club in Sarasota, was designed by Francis Duane, a native of The Bronx, New York. Duane worked with greats such as Robert Trent Jones and Arnold Palmer, eventually going out on his own to design renowned courses such as Bellerive Country Club, St. Louis, Missouri; Big Sky Resorts Golf Course, Big Sky, Montana; Half Moon Bay Links, Half Moon Bay, California; and Kapalua Resort, Lahaina, Maui, Hawai‘i. Duane is known as a profile in courage in golf architecture, as he contracted Guillain- Barré Syndrome, a debilitating disease. Through his illness and as a wheelchair user he still traveled, often with connecting flights, to courses under his design to craft places we still play and enjoy today.