No, it’s not the end of my trip, but today was my final stop along Alabama’s famed Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail—at least for now. I hope to someday come back and play the seven sites I missed this time. Today, I finally saw some blue skies and hopefully the pictures will look better. I... Continue Reading →
Gulf Coast Trip, Day 5: A Grand Adventure
Today was another 36-hole day on Alabama’s Robert Trent Jones Trail, though I’ll be reviewing three courses. I got into Auburn early yesterday afternoon and wanted to take advantage of the good weather, so I headed over to Grand National in neighboring Opelika to get a headstart... Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail - Grand National... Continue Reading →
Gulf Coast Trip, Day 4: Capitol-izing On Decent Daytime Weather
Last night was quite the experience. I knew the big storm would be rolling through Montgomery overnight and it sure did—with a terrifying vengeance. There was tons of rain and a constant “strobe” effect in the sky from the lightning. At about 2:00am, I was awoken by my phone buzzing frantically with a tornado warning... Continue Reading →
Gulf Coast Trip, Day 3: Let the Trail Begin!
After a very scary drive away from Arkansas yesterday, the weather was not an issue here today in Alabama. The big storm is expected to roll in late tonight and may disrupt golf tomorrow and Wednesday, but we’ll have to see how it looks in the morning and play the next two days by ear.... Continue Reading →
Gulf Coast Trip, Day 1: Getting a Headstart in Arkansas
I didn’t expect to be writing a review tonight, but here I am. After months of planning—getting all the dates, courses and reservations just right—I looked at the weather forecasts heading into the weekend and things became questionable. I flew into Little Rock, Arkansas today (oddly enough connecting through George Bush Airport in Houston to... Continue Reading →
Tri-State Trip, Days 2.5 & 3: Rounding Out a Fun Weekend
I covered two of the rounds I played on Sunday while on the Arizona side of the river, but there was one more “bonus” round I was able to work in. It was an unexpected treat, for sure… Los Lagos Golf Club • Fort Mohave, AZ • 2/16/14 By the time I finished at Laughlin... Continue Reading →
Tri-State Trip, Day 2: On the Arizona Side of the River
Day two of my trip (Sunday) actually found me playing three rounds on the Arizona side of the state line, but I will cover two of them here. The tricky part about life in Laughlin/Bullhead City right now is that Arizona is an hour ahead of Nevada and California. They don’t follow daylight savings, so... Continue Reading →
Tri-State Trip, Day 1: Warming Up on the West Side of the River
Okay, I have a lot to get caught up on after a busy weekend filled with golf but lacking wi-fi in my hotel room. I ended up playing six rounds over the long Presidents Day weekend, so I’ll split the reviews up two courses at a time and post the stories throughout this week. I... Continue Reading →
Course Review: Buena Vista Golf Course
This was my final stop on what turned out to be a very productive Christmas trip. Thanks to unseasonably warm weather up north (well, warm in the afternoons and freezing in the mornings and nights), I was able to get in some great golf every day. On Sunday, I wanted to get home as early... Continue Reading →
Course Review: Gold Hills Golf Club
With reasonable weather this year, I was excited to get more golf in while visiting Northern California for Christmas. Today presented the opportunity to visit Gold Hills Golf Club in Redding. It was about a 45-minute drive from where we were staying in Corning, but good golf is quite spread out in the northern part... Continue Reading →
Bogeys Across America 