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Author: Matt McKay

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Matt McKay

Matt McKay is an Idyllwild-based freelance writer and radio show host. Originally from Oklahoma City, Okla., and an Oklahoma graduate, he moved to Southern California in 2008 after spending 25 years in Dallas, Texas. In Dallas, Matt served 11 years as area golf columnist for The Dallas Morning News, winning four Bob Galt Awards for media contribution from the Northern Texas PGA.

  • 19th HoleFall 2021
    By Matt McKay
    October 27, 2021
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    The Big Rock Pub & Beer Garden: Where Golf Meets Live Music

    Depending on the time of day golfers peel off the 18th green at Big Rock Golf Club at Indian Springs, and on their advance knowledge of what ...
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  • Fall 2021Travel
    By Matt McKay
    October 27, 2021
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    Of Goats & Golf: The Silvies Valley Ranch Experience is Golf Solitude at its Remote Finest

    Consider: There’s almost nobody here. The Seneca, Oregon-based resort has only 34 rooms and 46 total beds. There is a reversible 18-hole course, a nine-hole course and ...
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  • Winter 2021
    By Matt McKay
    January 16, 2021
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    The Rising Star of Gabi Ruffels

    Should you ever approach the first tee and find Gabriela Ruffels there, don’t hesitate to say hello. There’s a strong chance she’ll be receptive – the social ...
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  • Fall 2020Travel
    By Matt McKay
    October 27, 2020
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    Glorious Isolation: Rams Hill

    Rams Hill GC is in a League of its Own The Tom Fazio-designed golf course at Rams Hill is one of a kind, even for Fazio. ...
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  • Winter 2020
    By Matt McKay
    January 25, 2020
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    The Amex: In the Desert for the Long Term

    There was a time — not too long ago — when it was unclear if the PGA Tour would still have an event in the Coachella Valley ...
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  • SustainabilityTrends
    By Matt McKay
    November 25, 2019
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    A Proactive Coachella Valley Water Strategy

    The recent drought in Southern California is over. The Coachella Valley sits atop one of the largest aquifers in the world. So what was all the ...
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  • Summer 2019Travel
    By Matt McKay
    July 25, 2019
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    The Road Not Taken: California’s 395

    “That long, lonesome highway keeps on calling me to roam.” —Lou Reid & Carolina So, you’re hitting the road northbound out of Southern California, and the ...
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  • ProfilesSummer 2019
    By Matt McKay
    July 25, 2019
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    Alana Uriell’s Steadfast Rise to the LPGA Tour

    ALANA URIELL IS A NATURAL. She has a natural swing and a natural love of the game. Her coach believes she’s a natural student, and she’s ...
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  • 19th HoleSpring 2019
    By Matt McKay
    April 26, 2019
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    Ernie’s at PGA WEST: In With The In Crowd

    CALLING ERNIE’S A 19TH HOLE is a bit like calling Mt. Rushmore a carving. Sure, it is. But it’s a pretty impressive one. When one thinks of ...
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  • Winter 2019
    By Matt McKay
    January 21, 2019
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    Checkpoint Birdie: SoCal’s Military Golf Courses

    Drawing near the base entrance, the uniforms become visible. Tension grows in your stomach. You realize the sentinels ahead aren’t fooling around. Your heart beats faster ...
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FeaturedSpring 2022Travel

The Pubs of St Andrews

The challenge seemed daunting at first. On an eight-day trip to St Andrews, my job was to rate the pubs in this lively college town where golf began six centuries ...
  • Scotland Must-Plays & Hidden Gems: 10 Terrific Tracks that Prove the Old Course Isn’t the Only Game Around

    By Joe Passov
    April 21, 2022
  • Bob Does Hollywood: The Hardest Working Man on Instagram Finds Gold in Golf

    By Adam Hawk
    April 21, 2022
  • Not Your Father’s Game: With Two Facilities Newly Open and Callaway at the Helm, the Topgolf Explosion Comes to the Southland

    By Scott Kauffman
    April 21, 2022
  • The Provisional Ball: What? How? When?

    By Jimmy Becker
    April 21, 2022
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