On Saturday, I made my way up to the high desert of the Antelope Valley. My main round for the afternoon was set for Muroc Lake at Edwards AFB, which I’ll review later. The morning gave me a chance to knock out a few of the area’s short courses. This is completely off-topic, but I... Continue Reading →
Short Course Blitz #4: Escondido & The Cruiser
Yes, that’s a rare “Eddie & The Cruisers” pun. I got a million of them! Sunday found me down in the Escondido area of San Diego County for another Short Course Blitz. I ended up playing three of the better-regarded short courses in the region that day. On Monday afternoon, I ended up at the... Continue Reading →
Short Course Blitz #3: The Port is Calling
On Sunday, I embarked on another of my Short Course Blitzes, with a few rounds in the Long Beach/Peninsula/Port of Los Angeles region. Not really sure how else to categorize it geographically. After a long day of golf and driving in the desert Saturday, I enjoyed sleeping in Sunday morning. I got a later start... Continue Reading →
The Inland Empire Strikes Back
Saturday found me driving around the Inland Empire in search of some new golf. I had an afternoon round planned with a friend at Glen Ivy Golf Club, but I used the morning to check out a couple more short courses on my list. As usual, I got started nice and early… North Golf Course... Continue Reading →
Short Course Blitz #2: Central Coastin’
On both Saturday and Tuesday, I trekked up the coast. The primary rounds were on regulation courses, but I squeezed in a handful of short courses on each day. I decided to group them all together here as another “Short Course Blitz” installment… Sunset Ridge Golf Center • Santa Maria, CA • 10/4/14 Before meeting... Continue Reading →
Short Course Blitz #1: Gangsta’s Paradise
Well, I guess you can call this my official declaration that I am going to try and play all the public “short” courses in Southern California. Since private course opportunities are proving to be few and far between at the moment, I’m going to play more of the public par-3s, executives and 9-hole courses when... Continue Reading →
The Long and Short of North San Diego County
Saturday found me in North San Diego County, but it wasn’t an all-day adventure. I’ve been running myself a little ragged lately, so it was nice to still get in plenty of golf without wiping out my whole weekend. The first stop was a course I had played before, but have never reviewed on this... Continue Reading →
The Heat is On in the Inland Empire
Sunday found me playing another triple-dip in the Inland Empire, but it wasn’t quite as hardcore as the last one as two of the rounds were on local “short” courses. That said, the triple-digit heat made it a pretty long day. The main event for the day was a round at Canyon Crest Country Club... Continue Reading →
It’s All Downhill From Here
After an eventful Saturday playing in both Death Valley and Mammoth Lakes, Sunday found me working my way back home. Of course, I made a few golf stops along the way. Coming from up in the beautiful mountains, things were downhill the rest of the way home (literally and figuratively). The day did start off... Continue Reading →
Coastal Trip, Day 1: A Really, Really Busy Birthday
I hit the road again last weekend. I had taken Thursday off from work because it was my birthday and decided I might as well take Friday off, too, for an extended weekend golf trip. Originally, my plan was to head up toward South Lake Tahoe, but the weather forecast looked terrible all weekend. Fortunately,... Continue Reading →
Bogeys Across America 