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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.

  • At The TurnFall 2024Profiles
    By Matt McKay
    October 16, 2024
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    Hillbilly Bogey

    Lakers’ Star Austin Reaves Lets Loose on the Golf Course If you’re a hardcore Los Angeles Lakers fan who knows what players do in their spare ...
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  • At The TurnSummer 2024
    By Matt McKay
    July 22, 2024
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    The Long Game

    If It Wasn’t True, You Wouldn’t Believe It Five Mexican American kids who were caddies at a small-town West Texas country club build themselves a couple ...
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  • Classic CourseFall 2022
    By Matt McKay
    October 20, 2022
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    Pure Golf: La Purisima

    “La Purisima? Heck, I play at PGA West Stadium Course, one of the toughest in Southern California.” Yes, it’s tough there. Now check La Purisima. Situated ...
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  • 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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A Personal Remembrance Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. A ballroom at Desert IslandCC in the Coachella Valley pocket of Rancho Mirage. The “Celebration of Life” for my dear friend, my colleague, ...
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    By Kevin O'Connor
    May 15, 2025
  • Rule 25

    By Jimmy Becker
    May 15, 2025
  • Doing More With Less

    By Kevin Fitzgerald
    May 15, 2025
  • Original Wonder Woman

    By Joe Passov
    May 15, 2025
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