Yesterday, I played at Lakewood Country Club for the first time. It’s kind of surprising I had never played here before given how many times I’ve played the other Long Beach area courses like El Dorado Park, Recreation Park and Skylinks. Somehow, Lakewood has avoided me all these years. Well, I finally had the perfect... Continue Reading →
Course Review: Coyote Hills Golf Course
I really don’t play that often in Orange County these days. But after playing at River View in Santa Ana last Monday and then playing Coyote Hills in Fullerton on Sunday, that marks two OC rounds in one week! Definitely a rarity for the Golf Nomad, but it was nice to stay close to home... Continue Reading →
Course Review: La Costa Resort (Champions Course)
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts about my “to do” list in San Diego County, I primarily have muni courses, military courses and higher-end resort courses left on my list. It’s been making it a little harder to chip away at my SoCal list in that region, especially when I’ve been finding a lot of... Continue Reading →
Another Delicious Helping of Desert
It’s rare for me to visit the same Southern California “region” on back-to-back weekends. I usually like to alternate and mix it up, but sometimes you just have to make exceptions. I’ve already been out to the Coachella Valley several times this year, where I have enjoyed some fantastic golf and exceptional conditions throughout winter... Continue Reading →
Marathon Day in the Desert, Part 2: Palm Desert Country Club
After 36 relatively quick holes in the morning at Cimarron, I decided I wasn’t quite done for the day. This seems like a nice time to play out in the desert because the prices are starting to go down a bit, but the conditions are still great at most courses. I wanted to take advantage... Continue Reading →
Marathon Day in the Desert, Part 1: Cimarron Golf Resort
After playing three rounds on my birthday last summer, I swore I’d never play 54 holes in one day again. I guess technically I held true to that statement yesterday when I played 63! I didn’t plan to, but it just kind of happened. It started in Cathedral City, where some friends and I had... Continue Reading →
Course Review: Valencia Country Club
I don’t put much emphasis on playing private courses, but when I get a chance to play one I certainly won’t turn down the opportunity. After all, they are generally quite nice. Such is the case with Valencia Country Club. At some point way back in the day, this was a public course, but it... Continue Reading →
Two Days in the Desert, Part 2: Desert Springs & Rancho Las Palmas
After battling the wind in Indio on Friday (which howled violently all through the night where I was staying in Indio), Saturday offered a change of pace. When I left my hotel early in the morning, the wind was still blowing very hard. But it never ceases to amaze me how different it can be... Continue Reading →
Two Days in the Desert, Part 1: Shadow Hills Golf Club
I’ve spent plenty of time playing golf in the Coachella Valley in the past year, but there are so many courses out there. I still have a pretty good-sized list of courses yet to play (and that’s not counting the many, many private clubs I’ll probably never get access to). Even though we’re at the... Continue Reading →
Course Review: Seven Hills Golf Club
After a very busy few weeks leading up to my 300th-course celebration at Torrey Pines on Monday, I chose to take it a little easier this weekend. In fact, I wasn’t planning to play at all, but the golf gods spoke to me and I had to answer. For the past several months, I’ve been... Continue Reading →
Bogeys Across America 