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Dec 1515 min read

The Golf Crusade's Best of 2024

Recap the best courses, new stops on the road to 1000 and our favorite holes of the year as The Golf Crusade looks back at its Best of 2024.

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ONE-NIGHT ONLY! 24 Hours to Golf in Upstate South Carolina

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Sep 97 min read

ONE-NIGHT ONLY! 24 Hours to Golf in Upstate South Carolina

Got Golf? Got one night to get away? How many courses can you play in 24 hours? Get down with us for ONE NIGHT ONLY in Upstate SC!

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Haig Point | Hilton Head's True Island Golf Experience

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May 97 min read

Haig Point | Hilton Head's True Island Golf Experience

Hilton Head is a Top 10 U.S. golf destination, yet so many people ask 'where should I play'? Meet HHI's True Island Experience: HAIG POINT!

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Is Aiken, South Carolina Ready to be The New Pinehurst?

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Mar 36 min read

Is Aiken, South Carolina Ready to be The New Pinehurst?

Aiken, SC has EXPLODED into the national golf consciousness, but is it ready to join the ranks of elite golf destinations? Let's find out!

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Mapping The College Golf Landscape: Your Guide to Competitive & Recreational Golf On Campus

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Dec 31, 202310 min read

Mapping The College Golf Landscape: Your Guide to Competitive & Recreational Golf On Campus

Explore the most comprehensive & interactive tool ever created to map the college golf landscape, brought to you by The Golf Crusade.

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Dec 5, 202310 min read

The Golf Crusade's Best of 2023

Relive the best courses, photos, stories, holes & moments with The Golf Crusade's Best of 2023 Fake Awards!

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Tot Hill Farm ROCKS Iron Maverick III! Reverse Routing Debuts at 2-Day Strantz Celebration

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Nov 2, 202314 min read

Tot Hill Farm ROCKS Iron Maverick III! Reverse Routing Debuts at 2-Day Strantz Celebration

When a Mike Strantz design gets a $2M makeover, The Golf Crusade (& 170+ Strantz Fans) came calling for Iron Maverick III at Tot Hill Farm!

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Welcome (Back) To The Waynesville Inn & Golf Club - A Smoky Mountain Miracle

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Sep 28, 20237 min read

Welcome (Back) To The Waynesville Inn & Golf Club - A Smoky Mountain Miracle

"Please allow Me to reintroduce Myself..." The Carolinas are an embarrassment of riches when it comes to both the sheer quantity of golf...

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Night Golf Near Me! An Interactive Map of Courses With Lights in North America

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Aug 19, 20235 min read

Night Golf Near Me! An Interactive Map of Courses With Lights in North America

Explore the world of golf... UNDER THE LIGHTS! The Golf Crusade provides you with an interactive map of Night Golf in North America!

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Jul 16, 20238 min read

The Iron Maverick III - Tot Hill Farm

Tot Hill Farm's unlucky streak has finally run out! New owners, vision & $2M+ restoration of its Mike Strantz course have us celebrating.

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The Boston Tee Party at George Wright Golf Course

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Jun 23, 20234 min read

The Boston Tee Party at George Wright Golf Course

Boston's venerable muni - George Wright Golf Course - is pound for pound one of the best Donald Ross experiences available to the public.

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Capon Springs & Farms Resort | West Virginia's Golden Age Gem

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Mar 15, 20236 min read

Capon Springs & Farms Resort | West Virginia's Golden Age Gem

At some point on your way to play a new course, the anticipation of seeing the course itself often makes the drive - no matter how long -...

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Dec 27, 20229 min read

The Golf Crusade's Best of 2022

It's that most wonderful time of year again! It's a time for memories to be made - just likely not on golf course unless you're really,...

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Lynch Country Club: The Course Time Never Found

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Oct 31, 202215 min read

Lynch Country Club: The Course Time Never Found

In the digital age, how could a golf course go unnoticed by so many & for so long? You're about to find out... Get off-the-grid at Lynch CC!

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TENNESSEE TILLY in Johnson City -- The Little Club That (Finally) Could

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Oct 6, 202217 min read

TENNESSEE TILLY in Johnson City -- The Little Club That (Finally) Could

Johnson City Country Club is the only original A.W. Tillinghast design that still exists in Tennessee. See how they reinvigorated their club

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The Kentucky Bourbon Trail Golf Trip Experiment

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Aug 27, 202210 min read

The Kentucky Bourbon Trail Golf Trip Experiment

We recently took the long way around the Bluegrass State in search golf & bourbon! Can the Kentucky Bourbon Trail provide both? Let's see!

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THE PATCH - A Gamechanger for Growing Golf

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Jun 27, 20228 min read

THE PATCH - A Gamechanger for Growing Golf

Take a deep dive with The Golf Crusade into The Patch, a 12-hole alternative golf course designed by Bill Bergin in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

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Springdale Resort | Tragedy to Triumph in North Carolina's Smoky Mountains

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May 5, 20226 min read

Springdale Resort | Tragedy to Triumph in North Carolina's Smoky Mountains

Along the nine miles of Cruso, NC, Springdale Resort is metaphorically and geographically its heart. Read how it broke, healed and beats on!

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STRANTZLATES (Part II): One Giant Leap for Golf Course Architecture

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Jan 20, 202210 min read

STRANTZLATES (Part II): One Giant Leap for Golf Course Architecture

Part II in our #STRANTZLATES Series! This time, we dive more into the mind of the artistry & originality of late, great Mike Strantz!

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STRANTZLATES: Template Holes for the Next Golden Age of Golf Course Architecture (Part I)

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Jan 13, 202212 min read

STRANTZLATES: Template Holes for the Next Golden Age of Golf Course Architecture (Part I)

Did Mike Strantz use template holes in his designs? Perhaps C.B. MacDonald & Mike Strantz have more in common than once thought?!

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