Talking GolfGetaways: Your Golf Getaways Podcast

After a great Scotland Week episode about Trump Turnberry and more, Golf Tips editor Vic Williams returns to tackle the Emergency 9 questionnaire, highlighting his favorites from the world of golf travel, including Oregon’s Bandon Dunes, Arizona’s Enchantment Resort, Idaho’s Circling Raven and New Mexico’s Black Mesa.

Scotland Week guest Ru Macdonald of Scottish Golf Podcast returns for his Emergency 9 golf-travel quiz, talking everything from Scotch vs. Craft Beer to golfing with your dog and bucket-list destinations such as Cruden Bay, Australia’s Sandbelt, the Rufflets St. Andrews hotel and the unheralded Fraserburgh Golf Club.

Our Scotland Week guests return for the Emergency 9 golf-travel quiz, beginning with famed Canadian golf writer Lorne Rubenstein, author of “A Season in Dornoch,” discussing everything from Cabo to Canada with stops in Japan, England, Ireland and, of course, his beloved Scottish linksland.

Our first-ever Scotland Week comes to an close with FOX Sports’ Shane Bacon recalling his days as a caddie on the historic Old Course, complete with entertaining stories and insider tips from a man who truly loves St. Andrews.

Author and master craftsman Tim Alpaugh visits “Talking GolfGetaways” for a Scotland Week conversation about his travels with hickory golf clubs and how his love of history led him to experience — and share — the roots of the game.

Scotland Week on “Talking GolfGetaways” continues with Golf Tips Editor Vic Williams joining co-hosts Mitch and Darin to discuss his recent journey to Trump Turnberry, Royal Aberdeen, Castle Stuart and the Fairmont St. Andrews Bay resort, plus a few hidden gems.

Scottish Golf Podcast host Ru Macdonald joins “Talking GolfGetaways” for Scotland Week to discuss links golf in the country’s North and West regions, plus offers tips for planning a memorable trip that goes well beyond the marquee courses everyone knows.

Famed Canadian golf writer Lorne Rubenstein kicks off Scotland Week on “Talking GolfGetaways” by joining co-hosts Mitch Laurance and Darin Bunch for a conversation about his “Season in Dornoch” and his longtime love of links golf.

In Part 3 of our five-episode “Talking GolfGetaways” series of our 18 Favorite Places to Stay, co-hosts Mitch Laurance and Darin Bunch count down their personal Nos. 13-9 with appearances from some of golf greatest destinations, including Palm Springs, Monterey, Nebraska, North Carolina and the Oregon coast.

In the final installment of our five-episode “Talking GolfGetaways” 18 Favorite Places to Stay series, co-hosts Mitch Laurance and Darin Bunch count down the Final Four for each, heading back for more in Scotland, Oregon and Monterey while also remembering visits to Kenya and French Polynesia.

In Part 4 of our five-episode “Talking GolfGetaways” series of our 18 Favorite Places to Stay, co-hosts Mitch Laurance and Darin Bunch count down Nos. 8-5, including mentions of such outstanding places to stay as California Gold Country, the Canadian Rockies, a Santa Barbara secret and an ultra-hip Scottsdale hotspot.

In Part 2 of our five-episode “Talking GolfGetaways” series of our 18 Favorite Places to Stay, co-hosts Mitch Laurance and Darin Bunch count down Nos. 18-14, highlighting unforgettable accommodations everywhere from California, Idaho, Florida, Wisconsin and South Carolina to Los Cabos, Kauai and even Paris.

In Part 1 of our five-episode “Talking GolfGetaways” series of our 18 Favorite Places to Stay, co-hosts Mitch Laurance and Darin Bunch discuss the four lodging all-stars that make both of our lists, highlighting the best of West Virginia, Nova Scotia, Florida and Scotland.

Avid golf traveler Daniel Miles joins “Talking GolfGetaways” as co-host Darin Bunch goes rogue on a late-night interview without Mitch Laurance, talking about Cabot Cliffs and offering a variety of answers to our Emergency 9 golf-travel quiz.

In this “Talking GolfGetaways” Emergency 9 quiz, golf photographer Brian Oar details his favorite courses, destinations, resorts and memories from a career digitally capturing some of golf’s greatest landscapes across the country and around the world.

Golf photographer extraordinaire Brian Oar joins “Talking GolfGetaways” hosts Mitch Laurance and Darin Bunch for a discussion about Quivira, the extraordinary cliffside golf course in Los Cabos designed by Jack Nicklaus, plus the Pueblo Bonito Pacifica resort just down the beach.

FOX Sports personality Shane Bacon joins “Talking GolfGetaways” co-hosts Darin Bunch and Mitch Laurance to reflect on a visit to The Resort at Pelican Hill, which features 36 holes of Tom Fazio-designed golf, unparalleled vistas and an unforgettable golf-travel getaway experience in Orange County, California.

After a week’s worth of Golf News Net posts detailing The Mobile Golfer’s Top 50 Golf Courses You Can Play in America, ratings editor Eric N. Hart joins “Talking GolfGetaways” to discuss and defend some of his more controversial selections, plus engage co-hosts Mitch Laurance and Darin Bunch in a broader exploration of “best lists” and the intricacies, challenges and pitfalls of comparing the coun...

In the final episode of our three-part series about North Carolina’s highly acclaimed Tobacco Road golf course, co-owner Mark Stewart joins “Talking GolfGetaways” for the now-legendary Emergency 9 golf-travel questionnaire with his favorite answers to some of our favorite golf-related queries.

Iconoclast golf course designer Mike Strantz is at the center of this “Talking GolfGetaways” conversation with Mark Stewart, co-owner of Tobacco Road golf in the historic Pinehurst region of North Carolina. Hosts Mitch Laurance and Darin Bunch talk with Stewart about Strantz’ design and desire to make golf a visual experience that tempts and taunts all players who tee it up at courses such as Toba...

Iconoclast golf course designer Mike Strantz is at the center of this “Talking GolfGetaways” conversation with Mark Stewart, co-owner of Tobacco Road golf in the historic Pinehurst region of North Carolina. Hosts Mitch Laurance and Darin Bunch talk with Stewart about Strantz’ design and desire to make golf a visual experience that tempts and taunts all players who tee it up at courses such as Toba...

Snapchat travel guru Drew Binsky takes time off the road to answer the “Talking GolfGetaways” Emergency 9 golf-travel quiz, featuring everything from golf in Vietnam, South Korea and Fiji to some of the craziest things he’s ever eaten (he’s willing to try pretty much anything once).

Social media travel guru Drew Binksy joins “Talking GolfGetaways” to talk about playing golf in some of the world’s most extreme locales, plus his life circling the globe, getting an up-close look at the 2016 Olympics gold-medal round, playing “sand golf” in India, and how the game grabbed him from an early age.

Ever think about doing something “different” on your next golf trip? 196-Hole Match? 3-Club Scramble? 19th Hole Shootout? Alternate Shot? Hosts Mitch Laurance and Darin Bunch offer up a variety of suggestions to spice up your getaways with alternative formats, fun games and cool extras at courses across the country in Episode 25 of the “Talking GolfGetaways” podcast.

Golf Advisor’s Jason Deegan joins “Talking GolfGetaways” once again, this time to discuss the ultimate Mississippi pairing of Old Waverly Golf Club and the new Mossy Oak course, designed by red-hot architect Gil Hanse.