by SEDRIC.WALKER512 | Aug 28, 2017 | Courses, The Game
If you’ve ever had to entertain out-of-town guests, playing just one round that perfectly typifies golf in this uncommonly hilly region, Barton Creek’s Fazio Foothills and Fazio Canyons courses surely made your short list. Perched on a hilltop overlooking the...
by SEDRIC.WALKER512 | Aug 25, 2017 | Courses, The Game
Summit Rock Golf Club at Horseshoe Bay sits on a towering bluff overlooking a sprawling expanse of Hill Country, yet it’s not just the location that’s breathtaking. The natural settings of several of the holes on this Jack Nicklaus Signature design, showcasing natural...
by SEDRIC.WALKER512 | Aug 23, 2017 | Courses, Featured, In This Issue, The Game
Some country clubs can do completely without hype or notoriety, eschewing “branding” for pure mystique. The developers of Bluejack National in Montgomery (55 miles northwest of Houston) have embraced the buzz that comes with being home to Tiger Woods’ US. golf course...
by SEDRIC.WALKER512 | Oct 30, 2011 | Courses, In This Issue, The Game
As you drive down River Oaks Boulevard toward the resplendent clubhouse that sits just in the distance, it takes a sizeable measure of thought to imagine the surroundings as they were some 83 years ago here in Houston. What was at that time a densely-wooded place for...
by SEDRIC.WALKER512 | Oct 11, 2011 | Courses, In This Issue, The Game
The history of golf is a long and storied one. Its tales – its lore, in fact – are filled with incredible moments and incredible people in incredible places. Every once in a while, the history of golf intersects with history of another sort; a history of another time...
by SEDRIC.WALKER512 | Oct 23, 2010 | Courses, In This Issue, The Game
The beauty of a foreign language is that a particular word can embody much more meaning and varied emotion than only that which comes from a literal translation into English. The word “hidden” is defined by the Random House Unabridged Dictionary as “concealed,...