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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


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


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.
Dooner
Dec 31, 202311 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


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


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,...
Dooner
Dec 27, 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!
Dooner
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 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


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.
Dooner
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!
Dooner
May 5, 20226 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!
Dooner
Jan 20, 202210 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?!
Dooner
Jan 13, 202212 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


Graysburg Hills - Chuckey, Tennessee
Rees Jones designed 27 hole public golf course in the Appalachian Highlands region of East Tennessee.
Dooner
Aug 17, 20207 min read


EVERY HOLE AT TOBACCO ROAD | Photo Gallery of the Mike Strantz Sandhills Masterpiece
Stick your head deep in the sand with the #GolfCrusade as we show you angles of the Mike Strantz masterpiece you may have never seen before!
Dooner
Jan 9, 20192 min read


El Camino at Tobacco Road - Sanford, NC
Take a peek under the hood at El Camino - the once hidden Par 3 Course routing of the front nine at Mike Strantz' famed Tobacco Road GC.
Dooner
Nov 22, 20183 min read




