Kiel Christianson

Illinois

Publisher, https://t.co/Qz4tEWbSQ7. Former GC Senior Writer. Freelance golf, travel, food writer & poet. Real job: Prof. of Educ Psy, Psy, Ling @ U of Illinois.

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Articles

Bunker Hill Farms: Your Own Course for the Day (or Week) - Travel Dreams Magazine

Oct 17, 2024 | traveldreamsmagazine.com | Kiel Christianson |Tim Cotroneo

By Kiel Christianson What’s your golf fantasy? Ask most golfers this question, and the list will probably be predictable: A membership at Augusta National? A round with Tiger? Your very own private golf course? I can’t help you with the first two, but I do have advice about attaining the third, at least for a day or two or…more.
Don't run, GALLOP to Sultan's Run in Jasper, Indiana

Jul 29, 2024 | golftrips.com | Don't Run |Kiel Christianson

Indiana is perhaps the most under-the-radar great golf state in the nation. Avid golfers can find top-notch courses not only at the state's best universities and luxury resorts, but also scattered across the rolling countryside. North to south, east to west, you can tee it up at these hidden gems for a fraction of the cost of more well-known facilities.
Kona Country Club is a Big Island Gem

Jul 29, 2024 | golftrips.com | Kiel Christianson

Each Hawai'ian island has its own vibe. The Big Island, Hawai'i, is my favorite. It is the biggest and ecologically most diverse, with 11 of the planet's 13 climate zones represented on the island. (Yes, you can even ski on Mauna Kea.) Also thanks to its size, it is the one island that doesn't feel totally overrun by tourists, even during high season.
Omni Tucson National boasts 36 golf holes and rich golf history

Apr 26, 2024 | golftrips.com | Kiel Christianson

Tucson, Arizona, is a long-time PGA Tour and Champions Tour stop. The Tucson Open was played (under various monikers) from 1945 to 2006. From 2015 onward, the Cologuard Classic (again, under multiple names) has been played against the backdrop of the lovely Santa Catalina Mountains. For around 35 years, the venue for these prestigious events was the Tucson National Golf Club, renamed in 1997 as Omni Tucson National Golf Resort and Spa. Golf history runs deep here.
Eye-tracking evidence from attachment structures favors a serial model of discourse-sentence interactivity

Sep 8, 2023 | researchgate.net | Jack Dempsey |Anna Tsiola |Kiel Christianson

Serial Model of Interactivity 1 ABSTRACT Many psycholinguistic studies examine how people parse sentences in isolation; however, years of work in discourse processing have shown that sentence-level interpretations are influenced at some stage by discourse-level information. Evidence over the past twenty years remains mixed as to the temporal dynamics of such top-down interactions.
Tee UP: Island Resort and Casino's Sweetgrass and Sage Run Golf Courses

Aug 10, 2023 | golftrips.com | Kiel Christianson |Casino's Sweetgrass

Michigan's Upper Peninsula - known as The UP - is thought of as a dense wilderness inhabited by more black bears, gray wolves, and white-tailed deer than people. There's a reason for this: there are actually far more bears, wolves, and deer than people in the UP. So naturally, the UP is a paradise for campers, hikers, hunters, and anglers. But it's also home to more domesticated attractions, including golf - that paradoxical outdoor sport that is played by millions of indoorsy people.
How Golf Can Save a City: Harbor Shores in Benton Harbor Michigan

Aug 10, 2023 | golftrips.com | Kiel Christianson

The idyllic Lake Michigan shoreline town of Benton Harbor, Michigan, became a major industrial site during WWII, when hometown Whirlpool and other manufacturers were enlisted by FDR to make parts for fighter planes. In the 1950s and 1960s, these same companies produced many of the home appliances and auto parts that fueled America's post-war boom.
Stoatin Brae at Gull Lake View Resort in Augusta, Michigan: One of the best in the nation

Aug 10, 2023 | golftrips.com | Kiel Christianson

The year was 1963. Darl Scott, the golf course superintendent at Gull Lake Country Club in Kalamazoo, Michigan, decided to build his own public access course, the West Course at what would grow to become Gull Lake View Resort. Over the ensuing decade, the Scott family would build their East Course, followed by the Stonehedge North and South courses. In 1988, the family bought the popular William Mitchell designed Bedford Valley, site of multiple Michigan Opens.
Island Resort and Casino is a Sure Bet for Golf in Michigan's UP

Aug 10, 2023 | golftrips.com | Kiel Christianson

"Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circum spice" is Michigan's state motto. If you don't happen to read Latin, the English translation is, "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you." And a more apt state motto you will not find. No matter where you are standing in Michigan, you're on a peninsula. The lower peninsula is the "mitten" most people picture when they think of Michigan.
Greywalls in Marquette, Michigan: Nothing like you've ever seen

Aug 10, 2023 | golftrips.com | Kiel Christianson

I’ve been a travel and golf writer for online and print publications for 25 years, including over 10 years with The Golf Channel. My blog on The Golf Channel websites began in 2003, making it one of the first in the golf world. Other publications include poetry, food and travel features, and research articles in the broad area of cognitive science.