I chronicled Saturday’s at private clubs up in Fresno and Visalia. We worked our way further back south for Sunday. I was able to arrange two more private clubs for this day in Kern County. I am extremely grateful both places invited us out… Stockdale Country Club • Bakersfield, CA • 7/9/17 Special thanks to the... Continue Reading →
Central Valley Weekend, Day 1
This weekend, I made my way up to California’s Central Valley. It turned out to be a very interesting and fruitful trip. It all started when a friend (and fellow course collector) was able to set up a round at the private Sunnyside Country Club in Fresno on Saturday afternoon. I wasn’t too excited about... Continue Reading →
Bakersfield Bound
Last Thursday, I made my way up to Bakersfield for another SCGA member outing. As you might expect, I made a full day of it and everything worked out well. A friend of mine joined me for the drive and we got started at the old private club named for the town… Bakersfield Country Club... Continue Reading →
Unfinished Business in the Central Valley
I’m just about done with my public course list in the Central Valley, but I also had some unfinished business that had been lingering. Yesterday, I was able to revisit two courses in the area and make things a bit more complete... Ridge Creek Dinuba Golf Club • Dinuba, CA • 8/4/16 Back in 2012,... Continue Reading →
Short Course Blitz: 101 Ways to Wander
I took another little road trip this weekend, as I worked my way up the 101 Highway and then back down for a Sunday GK Plays (Greenskeeper.org) at La Purisima. It was a convenient excuse for another adventure. My driving route took me all over the place as I tried to check more courses off... Continue Reading →
More Central Valley Surprises
According to Mr. Newton, what goes up must come down. I went up to Modesto (albeit the very scenic route through Yosemite) on Friday. Monday saw me working my way back home. Again, it wasn’t the most direct route as I had to go out of my way for different courses along the way. As... Continue Reading →
Course Review: Micke Grove Golf Links
I’ll just review this course by itself. It was the only round I played over the weekend while staying up in Modesto, with full golf days on Friday and Monday to bookend the trip. I had a chance to get out for a quick round on late Sunday afternoon. From Modesto, Micke Grove Golf Links... Continue Reading →
Heading for the Hills
I’m back up in Modesto this weekend on business, but I made the most of my drive up on Friday. I took a rather circuitous route to get here in order to check out some new golf courses along the way. In the morning, I was just east of Fresno for my first round of... Continue Reading →
The Not-So-Magnificent Seven, Part 2
We’re going to keep rolling with the reviews from my latest trip to the Central Valley. If you recall from Part 1, the main point of this trip was to get seven new courses under my belt. No more, no less as I worked my way up to 749 in time to celebrate course number... Continue Reading →
The Not-So-Magnificent Seven, Part 1
Yesterday, I celebrated by 750th golf course played. It was a special experience on an amazing course, but you will have to wait a few days for that review because I am a bit behind. I was able to finalize the booking for that round just last week, and then it occurred to me. If... Continue Reading →
Bogeys Across America 