DoonerMay 66 minSpringdale Resort | Cruso, NCAlong the nine miles of Cruso, NC, Springdale Resort is metaphorically and geographically its heart. Read how it broke, healed and beats on!
DoonerSep 1, 202111 min#GolfCrusade 50 Best Values Under $150As The Golf Crusade approaches our 500th course played, we decided we would reveal the 50 best values we've visited to date under $150.
DoonerJul 17, 20217 minBLUE RIDGE BUDDY TRIP - Cabins & Crazy Good Golf in North Georgia What's the difference between a golf trip and a buddy trip? Get our take & a recommendation on where to your next one to Old Toccoa Farm!
DoonerJun 9, 20215 minBest Course You've Never Heard Of? Bright's Creek | Mill Spring, NCBright'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!
DoonerMar 26, 202111 minMost Breathtaking Par 3 in The Carolinas Sounds simple, right? What is the "Most Breathtaking Par 3 in The Carolinas"? As we found out, it's not so simple. Thankfully, we have a...
DoonerJan 28, 20216 minThe 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!
DoonerDec 28, 20209 minGolf Crusade's Best of Lists for 2020Right 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...
DoonerNov 25, 20208 minTen Hidden Gems in the Heart of AppalachiaGolf in Appalachia is as diverse as the landscape and as unique as the culture itself. Take a quick spin around the Heart of Appalachia
DoonerJun 10, 20207 minKnoxville, Tennessee - A Par 3 Course ParadiseAbraham Lincoln famously stated in the Gettysburg Address that our great country was dedicated to the proposition that ALL men are...
DoonerApr 13, 202011 minFairways of Dreams - An Iowa Golf JourneyLearn everything about the golf scene in Iowa through this introspective look at the guy who's about to play every course in the state!
-Jan 23, 20205 minDESTINATION: FT. LAUDERDALESometimes access makes all the difference, it makes it easier for you to enjoy the time set aside for the task at hand. Golf. Ft....
DoonerDec 26, 20199 min#GolfCrusade's Best of 2019Hello Friends. ...Man I hope we don't have to pay Jim Nantz for that. Oh the places we've been... For a couple of (nearly) forty year old...
DoonerOct 28, 20197 minWhat's in a Name? Linville Knows...Welcome to Linville, North Carolina - an exclusive golf Mecca populated with some of the best mountain golf in the United States.
DoonerOct 18, 20195 minDESTINATION: Gatlinburg, TennesseeSmoky Mountains. Dolly Parton. They are inevitably the first two things that come to mind when I hear the two words, "Gatlinburg,...
DoonerOct 12, 20196 minMcLemore Rises 'Above The Clouds' in Rising Fawn, GAChattanooga, Tennessee is about as good a golf town as you'll find in a city it's size. From The Honors Course to Sweetens Cove, from...
DoonerJul 6, 20194 minTHE IRON MAVERICK presented by GolfCrusade.comMike Strantz changed the game of golf course architecture forever and for the better. It is in his honor and in celebration of the...
DoonerJun 11, 20196 minThe Palmer Course at Stonewall ResortHow do you write an introduction for a course whose name bears a legend at a resort built around a lake that bears the name of a local...
DoonerJun 1, 20199 minDESTINATION: ROCHESTER, NYThe golf conversation in this Western New York city usually begins with Oak Hill Country Club - and rightfully so. It has hosted every...
DoonerMay 18, 20195 minLake Toxaway CC & The Greystone Inn - A Marriage of Smoky Mountain Masterpieces One of the best course architects you've probably never heard of laid down an absolute gem amidst rocky peaks, waterfalls and calm...
-Jan 17, 20195 minThe 'Golf Trip' Re-Re-DefinedNot all trips have a Golf Digest Top 100 Course on their itinerary and that’s OK in our book. We relish finding a hidden gem tucked away...