On the Tee

The Old American Golf Club, designed by Tripp Davis and the PGA Tour's Justin Leonard, will open Sept. 1 for limited daily-fee play.

Located at The Tribute Resort Community north of Dallas on the shores of Lake Lewisville, The Old American has already drawn acclaim from Golfweek, Golf Magazine, Links Magazine, USA Today, PGATour.com, the Dallas Morning News and Avid Golfer Magazine. The course opened to members for preview rounds earlier this spring.

ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. - Legendary golf course designer Tom Fazio's first-ever solo course design turns 30 years old this year, and golf enthusiasts are invited to join the celebration.

In conjunction with the anniversary celebration, Wild Dunes Resort is giving golfers a chance to play the signature, oceanfront Links Course and help the organization give back to its home community.

One of Naples' signature golf courses has as new name.

The 18-hole championship golf course designed by noted architect Gordon Lewis located within the Del Webb Naples community will now be known as Panther Run Golf Club. The layout was previously known as The Golf Club at Del Webb.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – With 971 golf courses (only Florida and California have more) Michigan is one of America’s leading golf states. But Michigan golf was a pretty humdrum affair until June 17, 1985.

That was the day the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa opened The Bear, a brilliant tour de force by Jack Nicklaus that put Northern Michigan on the international golf map. Widely considered a revolutionary course at the time, it has maintained its reputation for difficulty and brilliance during the 25 years since it opened.

INDIANAPOLIS - Any legitimate conversation about elite public-access golf courses in the state of Indiana has to include mention of The Fort Golf Course, a Pete Dye track wrapped in a thick cocoon of woodlands where war, not golf, used to be the primary sport.

In the most recent batch of rankings, the nation’s most esteemed golf publications almost unanimously agreed that The Fort deserved to occupy a lofty perch among its peers.

A short trip from the shores of Lake Tahoe, the California mountain town of Truckee has crossed into the realm of golf destination with the arrival of four outstanding courses designed to showcase the finer points of playing at elevation.

Perched above the Martis Valley, the brand new Ritz-Carlton Highlands, Lake Tahoe adds an extra dimension to "Stay and Play" packages in the region. Here's a look at a foursome of courses putting Truckee on the map.

As an artist whose work will be measured by the caliber and total number of drives, irons, pitches and putts throughout his 18-hole excursion, the avid golfer will find no better muse than the breathtaking Little Mountain Country Club.

One of the Buckeye State's most acclaimed semi-private facilities, Little Mountain borders on aesthetically overwhelming. The pride of Painesville is only a vigorous jog from the shores of Lake Erie and affords its visitors views of the Great Lake’s sparkling seas.

The addition of two world-class layouts at TPC San Antonio only enhances Central Texas as a golf destination. With the Alamo City, Austin and the Hill Country to choose from, a visiting golfer can't go wrong.

Here are a few outstanding tracks and hidden gems you may want to check out when you're on a "Texas Swing" of your own.

NAPLES, Fla. – Bonita Bay East, the 1,400-acre pure golf facility in North Naples known for it’s exceptional environmental setting and two award-winning Tom Fazio-designed championship courses, is now open for daily-fee play.

The non-residential golf facility has been one of the region’s most sought-after golf experiences since it opened as a private club in 1997.

Medinah Country Club has transformed the 15th hole of its famed No. 3 course into a driveable par 4, reducing its length by 100 yards and adding a new two-acre lake that borders dangerously on the right side of the fairway and green.

The dramatic new hole was designed by golf course architect Rees Jones in an effort to present a strong risk-reward challenge both for Medinah members and contestants in the 2012 Ryder Cup to be played in just over two years on the historic layout in west suburban Chicago.