Yesterday, I celebrated by 750th golf course played. It was a special experience on an amazing course, but you will have to wait a few days for that review because I am a bit behind. I was able to finalize the booking for that round just last week, and then it occurred to me. If... Continue Reading →
April in the Central Valley, Day 3: Homeward Bound
On Saturday, I began my journey back home from Modesto. Naturally, I was going to try getting the most out of the day with plenty of courses still left to play between there and here. I was ready to hit the road and tee it up early… Madera Golf Course • Madera, CA • 4/23/16... Continue Reading →
April in the Central Valley, Day 2: Gloomy Weather Won’t Slow Me Down!
After a marathon day on Thursday, I had to peel myself out of bed early in the morning again on Friday. I had less golf in my plans for this day, though. It was partly because I had some business meetings in the afternoon and partly because rain was in the forecast for the late... Continue Reading →
April in the Central Valley, Day 1: Making the Most of a Long Drive
Oh boy. I have a lot to get caught up on. I played a lot of golf four days in a row and all of the courses I played need reviews, so bear with me and check back every day or two for stories throughout the week. I headed up to the Central Valley again... Continue Reading →
Central Valley Visit, Part 2: The Stockton Swing
After Thursday in Modesto, I headed a little further north into Stockton for my golf on Friday. As usual, I was at it as early as possible with another dawn patrol round… Swenson Park Golf Course • Stockton, CA • 3/18/16 There are a couple of sister muni courses in Stockton, with Van Buskirk Park... Continue Reading →
Central Valley Visit, Part 1: Mixing It Up in Modesto
I have a lot to get caught up on after playing 99 holes of golf the past two days up in the Central Valley. I’ll break it up into two big reviews. This first one will cover Thursday’s play in Modesto at Modesto Municipal Golf Course, Creekside Golf Course and St. Stanislaus Golf Course. I... Continue Reading →
Back to Vegas, Part 2: Rounding Out the Trip
I featured both courses at The Revere Golf Club in the first part of my Vegas trip review. My friend and I played plenty of golf in between those two rounds, though, as well as one more before heading home Friday evening. On Thursday morning, we made our way up to North Las Vegas for... Continue Reading →
Back to Vegas, Part 1: Riding with The Revere
Having attended a lot of Greenskeeper.org outings in the past year, a friend and I had collected a handful of free golf vouchers from the prize pools. With some of them expiring at the end of January, we put together a spur-of-the-moment Vegas trip this week to cash them all in. Normally, I would review... Continue Reading →
From Me to Yuma
This weekend goes to show what I’ll do in the name of finding new golf courses to play. Greenskeeper.org had an outing scheduled at Rams Hill Golf Club in Borrego Springs on Sunday afternoon (I’ll review that later this week). Unfortunately, I have played everything out there, so I had to expand my territory a... Continue Reading →
Drive-Thru Golf in the Central Valley
After my Short Course Blitz on the Northern California coast on Saturday, I continued my long trek back home. I stayed the night in Livermore and opted for geographically convenient options on Sunday instead of anything fancy. If parts of the Midwest are considered “fly-over states,” then there are many places in California’s Central Valley... Continue Reading →
Bogeys Across America 