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The Golf Crusade's Best of 2025
Join us as we recap our favorite courses, photos & experiences on the road to 1000 courses and reveal The Golf Crusade's Best of 2025 & Fake Awards!
Dooner
Dec 315 min read


HELENE RECOVERY ON COURSE | Golf's Battle Back After The Hurricane
Hurricane Helene brought flooding to Appalachia on a never before seen scale. The Golf Crusade recaps three recovery stories "on course" one year later.
Dooner
Nov 1615 min read


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!
Dooner
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!
Dooner
Apr 410 min read


The Camping Golf Trip (and where they can take us from here!)
There are golf trips & there are camping trips. The Golf Crusade has combined them into a delightful concoction of fun & affordability.
Dooner
Mar 169 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.
Dooner
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!
Dooner
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!
Dooner
May 9, 20247 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!
Dooner
Mar 3, 20246 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!
Dooner
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...
Dooner
Sep 28, 20237 min read


NIGHT GOLF NEAR ME! The Story of Golf After Dark with 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 115+ courses to play Night Golf in North America!
Dooner
Aug 19, 20236 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.
Dooner
Jul 16, 20238 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 -...
Dooner
Mar 15, 20236 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!
Dooner
Aug 27, 202210 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!
Dooner
May 5, 20226 min read


Golf Crusade 50 Best Values Under $150
As The Golf Crusade approaches our 500th course played, we decided we would reveal the 50 best values we've visited to date under $150.
Dooner
Aug 31, 202111 min read


BLUE 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!
Dooner
Jul 16, 20217 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!
Dooner
Jun 8, 20215 min read
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