Is there anything worse for a golfer or meeting attendee than leaving a bewildered spouse back at the hotel surfing the daytime channels with nothing to watch but infomercials for Emeril’s cookware, Judge Judy and Real Housewives of Orange County reruns? You can forget that problem in Sarasota, Florida. While you’re out at meetings...
On Location: Omni Amelia Island Resort
One of my favorite places to visit is Amelia Island, a 13-mile long barrier island about 35 minutes from Jacksonville. It has a great mix of controlled development and untouched natural surroundings. What I love is you can enjoy a beautiful, walkable beach, numerous bike and nature paths and lots of great resort and...
On Location: Omni Orlando Resort at Championsgate
Better still, it’s a great time to visit because the resort just completed a multi-year, extensive $40 million enhancement and expansion project. –International Course-If you’ve never been to Australia to play golf, this layout will give you a good idea of what a “down under” coastal links course looks and plays like. Ranked in...
5 Things I Love About Naples, Florida
I’ve lived in Florida for more than 30 years and one of my favorite weekend getaways is Naples in southwest Florida. It’s often described as the west coast Florida’s answer to Palm Beach. Although it’s peppered with financial services offices and numerous luxury homes, I find Naples to be much less pretentious than Palm...
On Location: Saddlebrook Resort
The golf menu at Saddlebrook consists of two on-site 18-hole courses that take full advantage of the lush, palm-, pine-, -cypress and lake-dotted rolling terrain. Both courses-the Palmer and Saddlebrook- are not long, but they’re testy because of the undulating terrain, sometimes narrow fairways and strategically placed bunkers. If I had to pick a...