This Saturday, I made my way up to Moorpark to take care of a little “unfinished business.” I have only played here once before and there was one nine at this 27-hole complex that I didn’t get to experience last time. On my previous visit, I played the Creekside and Ridgeline nines, and I loved... Continue Reading →
Updated Course Review: Industry Hills Golf Club at Pacific Palms (Eisenhower Course)
This past Sunday, I paid a visit to one of my favorite local courses. Even though I had only played the Eisenhower course once before at Industry Hills—compared to three times visiting the Zaharias course—it left an indelible impression on me. It’s beautiful. It’s really challenging. And it’s a whole lot of fun.The fun was... Continue Reading →
Short Course Blitz #15: The Final Run Through San Diego
Last week, I was able to wrap up my Los Angeles County public short course list. Saturday, it was San Diego County’s turn. I had four left to play, and though the plan didn’t work out as smoothly as hoped, I still got them all in before the day’s end. As usual, I got a... Continue Reading →
Short Course Blitz #14: The Little Old Courses from Pasadena
Saturday was my final Short Course Blitz in Los Angeles County. I had five courses left on my list in this area, and after a bit of a marathon day (and night), I was able to play them all. I knew this grouping was going to present a long day. Some of the courses I... Continue Reading →
The Resurrection of Rams Hill Golf Club
On Monday, I had the opportunity to play the recently reopened Rams Hill Golf Club in Borrego Springs. I’ve been looking forward to this for awhile because I never had a chance to play the course in any form before. I say “any form” because this place has a pretty rocky history, and I won’t... Continue Reading →
Short Course Blitz #13: Imperial County & Borrego Springs
After a barrage of Short Course Blitzes recently, I’m getting pretty far down the list and need to start taking care of some of the harder-to-reach options in the more outlying areas of Southern California. I had taken the day off on Monday for another reason initially, but decided to utilize that day instead for... Continue Reading →
2014 – A Year in Review: Keeping Up with the Joneses
2014 was another highly productive year for the Golf Nomad. In February, I completed my initial list of all the public, regulation 18-hole courses in Southern California. After that, I figured things would slow down significantly as I turned my focus to local private courses with limited access. I was able to play 23 new... Continue Reading →
Short Course Blitz #12: Four Days in LA, Part 2 (Westside and The Valley)
Continuing my four-day jaunt around Los Angeles’ many short courses, I kept working my way northward on Friday and Saturday… Rancho Park 3-Par Course • Los Angeles, CA • 1/2/15 I reviewed Penmar in Part 1. That was my first round on Friday before making my way over to Rancho Park. The main course here... Continue Reading →
Short Course Blitz #11: Four Days in LA, Part 1 (The South Bay)
With a 5-day New Year’s holiday weekend and no significant travel plans after spending Christmas in Northern California, I decided to blast through a bunch of remaining Los Angeles short courses. Since most rounds were walking, I decided to not go full dawn to dusk every day and enjoyed a little more relaxed “Short Course... Continue Reading →
Christmas in Norcal, Part 2: Lesser Conditions but More Dramatic Designs
I enjoyed my 36-hole Christmas Day at Lincoln Hills, where the conditions were very nice considering it’s wintertime in Northern California. I played one round each on Friday and Saturday. The conditions weren’t nearly as nice, but the layouts definitely offered added challenge and drama. On both days, I opted to sleep in and not... Continue Reading →
Bogeys Across America 