Golf Archive

PSST - Devoted to Dinah

Jane Blalock, Julie Inkster, Sandra Palmer, Donna Caponi, Nancy Lopez, and Amy Alcott may be the names most Kraft Nabisco Championship fans recognize. But followers of the golf tournament should at least know Neil Golub’s face. The president/CEO of Price Chopper Supermarkets has played in the pro-am portion of the competition every year since the original Colgate Dinah Shore in 1972. He has been teamed with the aforementioned pros, as well as Dinah Shore — and won twice.

By Janice Kleinschmidt

Palm Springs Golf Guide Definitions and Explanations

Our Palm Springs Golf Guide - a guide to using the Palm Springs Life Annual Golf Guide and database. Explains common terms and descriptions of golf play in the Palm Springs golf reorts area.

50 Years of Hope and Glamour

Celebrity sightings, top-flight golf and social events, and the Classic Girls make the Hope a special stop on the PGA Tour.

By Tim Sweeney

Of Course, the Desert's Got Game

Pro and celebrity tournaments — including the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, the Frank Sinatra Countrywide Celebrity Invitational, and Kraft Nabisco Championship — fix the eyes of the golf world squarely on the Coachella Valley for several months each year. The fabled courses that host these tournaments become magnets for enthusiasts who visit the desert to test their game on some of the most beautiful and challenging layouts.

By Obrey Brown

Doing it Sinatra's Way

In recognition of 20 years of golf and parties for a worthy cause, Palm Springs Life asked Barbara Sinatra to reflect on the history of the event begun by her and her late husband.

Diamond In The Rough

Inspired by the world’s greatest courses, Tom Doak reflects on how he turned rugged, raw land into the spectacular Stone Eagle Golf Club

By Tim Sweeney

Desert Willow Golf Resort

Voted one of the Best Places to Play by Golf Digest

Welcome to Golfland

Newcomers’ survival guide to Golf

By Janice Kleinschmidt

Hard to Build, Easy to Love

Golf course designer Tom Doak turned obstacles into assets at Stone Eagle

Tod Goldberg

The PROcircuit

It doesn’t take long to figure out how three-time Masters Champion Nick Faldo influenced the design of the 6,923-yard course at Marriott’s Shadow Ridge Golf Club in Palm Desert.

By Tod Goldberg