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DEEP CREEK LAKE BUDDY TRIP - Big Views, Houses & Fun (Golf Too!) in Western Maryland
The Golf Crusade thrives on discovering hidden gems & overlooked courses/destinations. Well, we found another! Welcome to Deep Creek Lake, Maryland!
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May 1312 min read


The Golf Crusade's Nine Favorite 9-Hole Courses
Golf isn't limited to 18-hole courses! Half the time & size, but still all the fun! Explore The Golf Crusade's Nine Favorite 9-Hole Courses!
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Apr 49 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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Dec 15, 202415 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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Sep 9, 20247 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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May 10, 20247 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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Dec 5, 202310 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!
Dooner
Nov 2, 202314 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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Sep 28, 20237 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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Jul 16, 20238 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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Jun 23, 20234 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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Mar 16, 20236 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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Dec 28, 20229 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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Oct 31, 202215 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
Dooner
Oct 6, 202217 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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Jun 27, 20228 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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May 5, 20226 min read


Best Golf Course You've Never Heard Of? Bright's Creek | Mill Spring, NC
Bright's Creek, once a highly-ranked Tom Fazio retreat at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, is back from the dead!
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Jun 8, 20215 min read


The Iron Maverick II
3 COURSES | 2 DAYS | 1 HELL OF A TIME! Play Bulls Bay, Caledonia & True Blue on Sept 27-28, 2021 with The Golf Crusade!
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Jan 27, 20216 min read


Golf Crusade's Best of Lists for 2020
Right out of the gate, we acknowledge that 2020 sucked, right? No need to dive deeper on that! While it was a draining year on any number...
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Dec 28, 20209 min read


Ten Hidden Gems in the Heart of Appalachia
Golf in Appalachia is as diverse as the landscape and as unique as the culture itself. Take a quick spin around the Heart of Appalachia
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Nov 25, 20208 min read
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