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Travel + Leisure
02-06-2025
- General
- Travel + Leisure
This Island Off the Coast of Georgia Was Just Named the Most Underrated U.S. Destination—and It's a Retiree Haven With Pristine Beaches
U.S. News & World Report recently released its Best Underrated Travel Destinations in the U.S. list—and one little-known coastal destination made the top of the list. If you're still trying to decide where to go on vacation this summer—and you want somewhere relatively quiet, affordable, and under-the-radar—you're totally not alone. Thankfully, U.S. News & World Report has you covered—it just released its annual Best Vacations rankings. And one unexpected destination came out on top. Each year, the news publisher evaluates 1,500 vacation destinations around the world and ranks them across a number of categories, including one that highlights the most 'underrated' destinations in the country. The publication uses a ranking system that takes into account readers' rankings as well as a score that its travel editors assign each place. Travel editors score each destination across 10 categories—like culture, food, and adventure. For this particular list, the news organization also took other factors into account, such as the size of crowds and the number of things to do at each of the locations. After evaluating all the data, it named St. Simons Island, Georgia, the most underrated travel destination in the U.S. St. Simons Island is the largest barrier island in Georgia's Golden Isles, as everything you could want from a summer getaway: a pristine beach, miles of walking paths and bike trails, ice cream shops, and dozens of restaurants serving up casual (but delicious) fare. Don't skip the milkshakes at Frosty's Griddle & Shake or the pulled pork at Southern Soul BBQ. All in all, the island is list is a charming enclave of natural beauty, locally-owned stores, and family-friendly activities. But while St. Simons might indeed be 'underrated,' it's been on Travel + Leisure's radar. It was recently named one of the best small towns for a summer getaway, and we also think it's one of the best places to retire on the East Coast. As an added bonus, it neighbors Sea Island, Georgia, which is home to Sea Island Resort, which frequently makes appearances in our World's Best Awards. Still, St. Simons has managed to keep a low-key profile '... It's often overlooked by out-of-state beachgoers in favor of Florida and South Carolina locales.'U.S. News & World Report said in its report. Here are the top 10 most underrated travel destinations in the U.S. that made the list—you can find the full report at U.S. News & World Report.
Yahoo
05-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
PGA Tour: Who are the First Coast, South Georgia players in the fields this week?
The PGA Tour moves to Orlando this week for the fourth Signature Event of the season. It's also the first week for doubling up on the schedule. While 47 of the top-50 players on the World Golf Rankings will be at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando vying for a $20 million purse, there are opportunities for players who didn't qualify for the tournament to cash in, albeit for a bit less, at the Puerto Rico Open — where the total purse of $4 million matches what the winner at Bay Hill will earn. Both tournaments begin Thursday. The winner in Puerto Rico will also get a bonus. If he's not already eligible, he will get a spot in The Players Championship next week at the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass. Every player in the field at Bay Hill is already eligible for The Players next week or is likely to qualify off the 2025 FedEx Cup points list, except amateur Jackson Koivun. First Coast: Ludvig Aberg, Nico Echavarria, Billy Horschel. Golden Isles: Harris English, Ben Griffin, Brian Harman, Andrew Novak, J.T. Poston, Davis Thompson. Purse: $20 million ($4 million and 700 FedEx Cup points to the winner). Defending champion: Scottie Scheffler. TV: Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 12:30-2:30 p.m.). NBC (Saturday-Sunday, 2:30-6:30 p.m.). First Coast: Bud Cauley, Vince Covello, Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Lanto Griffin, Philip Knowles, Russell Knox, Ben Kohles, Carl Yuan. Golden Isles: Jonathan Byrd, Paul Peterson, Greyson Sigg. Purse: $4 million ($720,000 and 300 FedEx Cup points to the winner). Defending champion: Brice Garnett. TV: Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 2:30-5 p.m.). LIV Golf Event: LIV Golf Hong Kong, Thursday/Friday-Saturday/Sunday, Honk Kong Golf Club. Purse: $25 million ($4 million to the winner). Defending champion: Abraham Ancer. Area player: Cameron Smith. TV: FS1 (Thursday/Friday, 11 p.m.-3 a.m.); FS2 (Friday/Saturday, 11 p.m.-3 p.m.; Saturday/Sunday, 11:30 p.m.-3 a.m.). LPGA Event: Blue Bay LPGA, Wednesday/Thursday-Saturday/Sunday, Lake Blue Bay Golf Course, Hainan Island, China. Purse: $2.5 million ($330,000 to the winner). Defending champion: Bailey Tarde. Area players: Auston Kim, Jessica Porvasnik. TV: Golf Channel (Wednesday/Thursday-Saturday/Sunday, 11 p.m.-4 a.m.). PGA Tour Champions Event: Cologuard Classic, Friday-Sunday, La Paloma Country Club, Tucson, Ariz. Purse: $2.2 million ($330,000 to the winner). Defending champion: Joe Durant. Area players: David Duval, Fred Funk. TV: Golf Channel (Friday-Saturday, 5-7 p.m.; Sunday, 5-8 p.m.). Korn Ferry Tour Event: Astara Chile Classic, Thursday-Sunday, Prince of Wales Golf Club, Santiago, Chile. Purse: $1 million ($180,000 to the winner). Defending champion: Taylor Dickson. Area players: Tyson Alexander, Samuel Anderson, Chris Baker, Chandler Blanchet, Cody Blick, Sebastian Cappelen, Tano Goya, Luke Guthrie, Rick Lamb, Raul Pereda, Marcus Plunkett, Julian Suri, Thomas Walsh. TV: None. This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: PGA Tour: First Coast, South Georgia players in this week's fields
Yahoo
26-02-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
PGA Tour: Who are the First Coast and South Georgia players in the Cognizant Classic?
It's time for the PGA Tour's Florida Swing. Can a Florida Spring be far behind? After two winter months of unseasonable cold, wind and even snow in Florida during January and February, the coming of the Tour to the Cognizant Classic, which begins on Thursday at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, seems to have brought some warm weather along for the ride. The weather forecast in the Palm Beaches for tournament week is for clear skies and temperatures hovering around 80 degrees. The extended forecast for next week's Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Orlando, according to is more of the same. And The Players Championship? Well, a long-range forecast has a bit of everything: sun, clouds, some blustery weather — pretty much what everyone expects of the First Coast in March. But it beats frost and snow flurries, and that weather seems to be in the rear-view mirror. The opening tournament of the Florida Swing won't have the star power of the Palmer Invitational, the PGA Tour's next Signature Event, or The Players, annually the deepest field in golf. But it will have major champions Jordan Spieth, Brian Harman, Shane Lowry, Zach Johnson, Francesco Molinari, Webb Simpson and Gary Woodland, past FedEx Cup champions Billy Horschel and Brandt Snedeker, last week's winner at the Mexico Open, Brian Campbell, and Palm Beaches local favorites Rickie Fowler, Daniel Berger and Matt Kuchar. Who are the area players in the Cognizant Classic field? First Coast: Ricky Castillo, Bud Cauley, Ben Griffin, Billy Horschel, Ben Kohles, Tyler McCumber, Sam Ryder. Golden Isles: Will Gordon, Brian Harman, Zach Johnson, Patton Kizzire, Keith Mitchell, Andrew Novak, Greyson Sigg, Davis Thompson. Purse: $9.2 million ($1,656,000 and 500 FedEx Cup points to the winner). Defending champion: Austin Eckroat. TV: Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 3-6 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m.); NBC (Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m.). LPGA Event: HSBC Women's World Championship, Wednesday/Thursday-Saturday/Sunday, Sentosa Golf Club, Singapore. Purse: $2.4 million ($270,000 to the winner). Defending champion: Hannah Green. Area players: None. TV: Golf Channel (Wednesday/Thursday-Saturday/Sunday, 9:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. Korn Ferry Tour Event: Argentina Open, Thursday-Sunday, Jockey Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Purse: $1 million ($180,000 to the winner). Defending champion: Mason Anderson. Area players: Tyson Alexander, Samuel Anderson, Chris Baker, Chandler Blanchet, Cody Blick, Sebastian Cappelen, Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Tano Goya, Luke Guthrie, Russell Knox, Rick Lamb, Raul Pereda, Marcus Plunkett, Doc Redman, Julian Suri, Thomas Walsh. TV: None. This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: PGA Tour: Billy Horschel leads First Coast players in Cognizant field
