TPC = Tournament Players Club. What does it mean to be part of the TPC network? Turns out, quite a lot. The club’s exclusive collection of championship-caliber courses began with TPC Sawgrass, the famed Pete Dye design in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. that opened in 1980. It is the official home of The Players Championship, […]
It’s official! Effective August 13 and valid through October 8, TPC Danzante Bay and Villa del Palmar are offering a pair of golf or spa packages that represent the very best deals of the year. The Golf or Spa Package offers more than it promises. The program gives travelers the option to decide between a […]
Routed in canyons, foothills and rolling dunes, the golf course at TPC Danzante Bay is topsy-turvy in places. Eventually, players are going to have to hit the ball off a slope, from an uphill, downhill or sidehill lie. Any one of these situations will frustrate a player who doesn’t understand a hilly lie’s effect on […]
The 150th edition of the Open Championship, a.k.a. the British Open, returns to St. Andrews, Scotland for the 30th time July 14 – 17. Medieval greensward, evolutionary marvel and the undisputed birthplace of golf, the Old Course at St. Andrews is the wellspring from which all other courses are derived. The course that is played […]
The great golf writer Herbert Warren Wind once wrote that the ideal practitioner of golf course architecture needed to have “the soul of an artist, the brain of an engineer and the heart of a golfer.” The description is more than apt for Rees Jones, the man behind the design of TPC Danzante Bay. Born […]
TPC Danzante Bay, located on the grounds of Villa del Palmar at the Islands of Loreto, has been named one of the Best Golf Resorts in Mexico and Central America in the 2022 Golf Digest Editors’ Choice Awards. Only seven other resorts share the coveted award this year, including Cabo del Sol in Los Cabos […]
Skip the stuff Dad will never use, the splashy ties and whiffle balls and stroke counters. If he’s a golfer and a gentleman and a regular at TPC Danzante Bay, he’ll cherish a thoughtful, well-chosen gift, from a timeless Panama topper to an unforgettable golf trip. 1. SuperStroke Putter Grips Dad got the yips? Get […]
The sun is climbing higher and the days are getting warmer in Loreto. The summer solstice (June 21), the longest day of the year, is just around the corner. For those who spend ample amounts of time outdoors, extended exposure to El Sol can pose serious health risks to the skin and eyes. Golfers, notoriously […]
If you watch The Golf Channel, you’ve probably seen and heard the commercials for PXG golf clubs. “NOBODY MAKES GOLF CLUBS THE WAY WE DO. PERIOD.” This statement is delivered in a husky, authoritative voice. Perhaps it belongs to Bob Parsons, 71, a former Marine and self-made billionaire who launched GoDaddy, the web hosting company, […]
Very few golf facilities qualify as the ‘whole enchilada.’ The first ingredient is a well-groomed, world-class golf course that delivers ‘pleasurable excitement’ to golfers at all ability levels. Golf course designers are fond of saying that golf at its very best is played in beautiful landscapes. In fact, there are no great golf courses that […]
It’s a universally acknowledged truth (or at least a bromide) that one of the benefits of having children is cementing the members of your foursome for life. Ah, but how to get the kiddies hooked on golf without turning them off? What if your little humans have zero interest in the game? What, based on […]
TPC Danzante Bay is routed in dunes, canyons and mountain foothills that stretch away from the shores of the Sea of Cortez. The prevailing breeze, strongest in spring, needs to be taken into account when playing the club’s Rees Jones-designed golf course. To his credit, Jones built wide fairways with generous landing areas at nearly […]
