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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.

  • Fall 2016Profiles
    By Matt McKay
    October 24, 2016
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    A Heck of a Show: Nick Raffaele On His Plans to Boost the CareerBuilder Challenge

    Partner, there’s a new sheriff in town. Word is, he’s here to clean up the CareerBuilder Challenge. Nick Raffaele (pronounced Rah-FELL), a 53-year-old former club professional ...
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  • Classic CourseFall 2016
    By Matt McKay
    October 24, 2016
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    Strong Roots, Sturdy Growth: Redlands CC

    Redlands Country Club has changed quite a bit since it opened with dirt fairways and oiled sand greens in 1897. But it hasn’t changed much since ...
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  • Counting his blessings- Denny Kovacs
    Fall 2015Profiles
    By Matt McKay
    October 1, 2015
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    Counting his Blessings: The long and winding road of Denny Kovacs

    When Denny Kovacs hits the road for a round of golf, he always takes his “Bible” with him — a three-ring binder about five inches thick, ...
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  • Back to the Basics Fun-Yucca Valley
    Classic Course
    By Matt McKay
    January 1, 2015
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    Back to the Basics Fun: Yucca Valley’s New Hawk’s Landing GC

    In the mid-to-late 1990s, right around the time golf became ultra-popular, and therefore increasingly overbuilt by developers racing to take advantage of the game’s heat factor, ...
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  • Navy GC
    Classic Course
    By Matt McKay
    October 1, 2014
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    Safe At Home: The Destroyer Course at Seal Beach Navy Golf Course

    Despite its intimidating name, there’s something comfortable about the Destroyer Course at Seal Beach Navy Golf Course. It starts when the facility takes you in, when ...
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  • Bob Bush
    Profiles
    By Matt McKay
    April 1, 2014
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    The World With A 7-Iron: The Faraway Travels of Bob & Anette Bush

    For some, golf travel conjures visions of a dream trip to Scotland for golf on the mother links, or a week at Bandon Dunes with friends, ...
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FeaturedThe PodiumWinter 2023

Changing of the Guard: New Galleri Classic Set to Debut in the Desert

In what can be viewed as an unprecedented, albeit unofficial baton pass, the Coachella Valley is trading one pro golf tour for another this spring. As many will recall, last ...
  • New Year’s Daze: Looking Forward and Looking Back at your Handicap

    By Kevin O'Connor
    February 7, 2023
  • Grass by Design: Pure Research Yields New Strains of Drought-Tolerant Grass

    By Craig Kessler
    February 7, 2023
  • Best Ball Bar & Grill: Woodley Lakes GC Gets a Big Culinary Upgrade

    By David Weiss
    February 7, 2023
  • Making a Future in Golf a Reality: Skylar Graham and the Pathways Internship

    By Ken Van Vechten
    February 7, 2023
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