David Baum serves as Publisher & Editor-in-Chief of the
Golf Odyssey and
Golf Vacation Insider newsletters. He is a leading expert on golf travel and has played more than 50 courses in five countries in the last twelve months alone. In addition to authoring two golf travel books,
Planning the Ultimate Golf Vacation and
Planning the Ultimate Bandon Dunes Golf Vacation, he serves as the golf travel columnist for
Dealmaker Magazine and has been featured in
The New York Times,
The Wall Street Journal,
The Los Angeles Times,
The International Herald Tribune,
USATODAY.com,
Golf For Women,
US Airways Magazine,
Bloomberg News,
Cigar Aficionado and other national publications.
A long-time subscriber to
Golf Odyssey, Baum purchased the esteemed newsletter from its founder in 2005. He and his staff are dedicated to the publication of honest and unbiased evaluations of great golf destinations in the United States and abroad. Independence and confidentiality are the cornerstones of their editorial approach.
Craig Better is the managing editor of
Golf Vacation Insider and has been writing about golf and travel for the past 14 years. In addition to traveling to 15 foreign countries, he has twice traveled across America to play golf courses in all 50 United States. Prior to joining
Golf Vacation Insider, Craig was a highly sought after freelance writer who contributed to
GOLF Magazine,
Travel + Leisure Golf,
Maxim Magazine,
USAToday.com, and co-authored
Zagat Survey’s book,
America’s Top Golf Courses.