I just got back from another 4-day trip up to the Bay Area. This time, I was mainly focused on my East Bay public course list as I worked my schedule around a couple of big group outings on Sunday and Monday. This trip did feature a number of "straggler" short courses, so expect a... Continue Reading →
North Bay Trip, Part 3: Contrasting Conditions
After playing Indian Valley on Tuesday morning, my friend and I ventured up the 101 for our second and third rounds of the day. Let's just say there was quite a contrast between the two courses we played... Bennett Valley Golf Course • Santa Rosa, CA • 4/9/19 Between massive wildfires and wet winters, Santa... Continue Reading →
Course Review: Stanford Golf Course
One of the main reasons for my recent golf trip to the Silicon Valley was because I had a chance to play Stanford Golf Course. This is the university's course and it is considered a private club reserved for members, students and faculty/staff. Naturally, it is home to the Stanford University golf team (who can... Continue Reading →
An Olympic-Sized Celebration for 1K!
After all the hype of the past few months, I finally made it to 1K. Yes, I reached the milestone of 1,000 different courses played on July 17, 2018. I always like to do something special whenever I reach every 100th course (and a few of the 50s, as well). Of course, I wanted to... Continue Reading →
Rebirth in Palo Alto: Baylands Golf Links
Recently, I posted my review of the new South Course at Corica Park in the East Bay Area. Well, the South Bay has a new and improved course of its own. Baylands Golf Links also reopened very recently and has kind of a similar story. This used to be known as Palo Alto Golf Course.... Continue Reading →
Do You Know the Way to Pay in San Jose?
After my Short Course Blitz on Saturday, I stayed up in Fremont in advance of a few rounds in the San Jose area on Sunday. A golf buddy met up with me for the rest of the trip. We don't have a big overlap list of courses we both need to play in this area,... Continue Reading →
February in the Bay Area, Part 3: Drama in San Ramon
After a windy round at Delta View on Thursday morning, Day 2 of my Bay Area trip continued a bit further southwest in the city of San Ramon. The next course we played was one I've been looking forward to for a long time... The Bridges Golf Club • San Ramon, CA • 2/22/18 Of... Continue Reading →
February in the Bay Area, Part 2: Continuing the Delta Tour
After Deer Ridge and Lone Tree on Wednesday, we continued to roll along the Delta for a third round in the afternoon. Our first rounds went quickly and we had plenty of time to squeeze in at least one more... Diablo Creek Golf Course • Concord, CA • 2/21/18 Their tee time prices go down... Continue Reading →
Course Review: Lake Merced Golf Club
Monday’s round at Lake Merced Golf Club was the main reason for this most recent little trip to the Bay Area. It’s one I’ve been looking forward to for awhile. The NCGA has outings here every year and it is always their most popular event. In recent years, they’ve done two outings each year and... Continue Reading →
Golfin’ on the Dock of Bay
I recently took another 3-day trip to the Bay Area, centered around an NCGA outing at historic Lake Merced Golf Club on Monday. A friend and I drove up together on Sunday morning and we were able to squeeze in plenty of golf before and after that round Monday—despite some limited daylight thanks to the... Continue Reading →