Yesterday, I took a day trip out to the western style town of Wickenburg, AZ (about an hour northwest of Phoenix). It is kind of in the middle of nowhere, but it has some golf in addition to its ranches, and I was determined to play all 63 holes in town. Spoiler alert: I accomplished... Continue Reading →
Course Review: Sundance Golf Club
I previously wrote about my day trip to Buckeye, Arizona, where I played both of the courses at Verrado Golf Club. I finished that 36 with plenty of daylight to spare. It should come as no surprise that I played another round afterward. Nearby Sundance Golf Club was the very logical choice. I had scouted... Continue Reading →
Course Review(s): Verrado Golf Club
I’ve mentioned my recent move out to Rancho Mirage, which sits in the middle of the Coachella Valley’s golf mecca. Well, another nice perk of living here is that another place loaded with great golf just got closer, too! Expect to see a lot more reviews of Arizona courses this year, as there is so... Continue Reading →
A Phoenix Four-Pack
After 36 holes on Saturday at TPC Scottsdale to celebrate my 800th (and 801st) course played, I was ready to go again on Sunday. I was definitely able to pad the course count even more with four rounds played! After staying the night in north Phoenix, I was up early and headed seemingly to the... Continue Reading →
Surpassing 800 in Scottsdale
This weekend, I decided to make a quick trip out to Arizona as an excuse to celebrate my 800th different course played. The Phoenix/Scottsdale region seemed like the ideal choice because it’s an area I hadn’t visited in a couple years. Also, it’s home to so many world-class golf courses (many of which I have... 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 →
Tucson Thanksgiving, Part 3: Arizona National & Ventana Canyon
I was fortunate to be in the first group out on Friday morning at Quarry Pines, and paired with some quick players. I had a bit of a drive to get to my second course for the day and I needed to take advantage of every bit of daylight. The frost delay stressed me out... Continue Reading →
Tucson Thanksgiving, Part 2: Starr Pass & Quarry Pines
After finishing Thursday’s morning round at Sewailo, I felt very confident about squeezing in another round in the afternoon. After all, it was Thanksgiving and my experiences in previous years have shown me that most courses are very empty on Thanksgiving afternoon. At the same time, many will have a morning shotgun and then close.... Continue Reading →
Tucson Thanksgiving, Part 1: Dove Mountain & Sewailo
It’s become kind of a tradition for me to take a little road trip over the Thanksgiving holiday, and this year was no exception. It really was a late decision to go to Tucson, but I wanted to check out someplace new. I’ve played a number of courses throughout Phoenix and other parts of Arizona,... Continue Reading →
A Mesquite-Flavored Thanksgiving, Day 3: The Road Home
We decided to come home on Saturday to try and avoid some of the holiday traffic. Ultimately, the plan backfired as the drive home was a really long and exhausting one, but we still were able to enjoy some more good golf before taking off… Palms Golf Club • Mohave County, AZ • 11/29/14 Palms... Continue Reading →
Bogeys Across America 