Yesterday, I was able to visit another private club in Southern California. I made my way out to Palm Desert for a round at Monterey Country Club. I was signed up for an SCGA one-day tournament there next week, so a friend and I were able to arrange for a practice round this week. The... Continue Reading →
Back to Vegas, Part 1: Riding with The Revere
Having attended a lot of Greenskeeper.org outings in the past year, a friend and I had collected a handful of free golf vouchers from the prize pools. With some of them expiring at the end of January, we put together a spur-of-the-moment Vegas trip this week to cash them all in. Normally, I would review... Continue Reading →
A Return to Rams Hill
On Sunday, it was time to make a return out to Rams Hill Golf Club in Borrego Springs. I had the opportunity to play there twice last year, not long after it reopened. It had gone through a major resurrection and quickly reestablished itself as one of the best courses in Southern California. I first... 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 →
Course Review: Thunderbird Country Club
On Sunday, I was able to play one of the oldest courses in the Coachella Valley, Thunderbird Country Club in Rancho Mirage. It was my last SCGA outing of the year, but it was a big one at this classic desert track. Ultimately, things worked out in my favor because last year’s outing here got... 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 →
Course Review: The Springs Club
This morning, I was back home in Southern California adding a new private club to my growing local list. I played The Springs Club in Rancho Mirage along with a few friends. We had gone in together for a silent auction round here when playing in the tournament at Lake Arrowhead CC a little while... Continue Reading →
Vegas (Well, Technically Henderson), Baby!
It’s November, and that usually means a quick trip out to Las Vegas for a few rounds with one of my buddies. We had our bags packed and our courses picked out, so we hit the road Sunday morning and made our way to Henderson, which was actually the home of all three courses we... Continue Reading →
Bogeys Across America 