On Thursday, I took a most excellent adventure up to San Dimas (yes, the hometown of Bill & Ted) to play San Dimas Canyon Golf Course. This is a course I’ve always had a fondness for, though it has been several years since I last played there. As a LA County course, deals aren’t always... Continue Reading →
Course Review: Black Gold Golf Club
Yesterday, I stayed close to home for an afternoon round at Black Gold Golf Club in Yorba Linda. It’s a course I’ve been wanting to revisit and get a fresh experience. The only other time I played here was many years ago. I remember liking the course somewhat, but I didn’t love it. And, like... Continue Reading →
Course Review: La Cañada Flintridge Country Club
On Monday, I was able to add another Southern California private club to the list. I had signed up for a “member for a day” outing at La Cañada Flintridge Country Club through GolfSouthernCal.com. It was a 9:30 shotgun start and the rate was reasonable. Some friends and I signed up for $60 a player,... Continue Reading →
Back to Vegas, Part 2: Rounding Out the Trip
I featured both courses at The Revere Golf Club in the first part of my Vegas trip review. My friend and I played plenty of golf in between those two rounds, though, as well as one more before heading home Friday evening. On Thursday morning, we made our way up to North Las Vegas for... 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 →
Drive-Thru Golf in the Central Valley
After my Short Course Blitz on the Northern California coast on Saturday, I continued my long trek back home. I stayed the night in Livermore and opted for geographically convenient options on Sunday instead of anything fancy. If parts of the Midwest are considered “fly-over states,” then there are many places in California’s Central Valley... Continue Reading →
Short Course Blitz: Along the Redwood Coast
On Saturday, I began making the long journey home to Southern California. Naturally, I stopped for plenty of golf along the way because the weather was looking pretty good in Northern California. Saturday turned out to be a “play it by ear” kind of day and eventually became a Short Course Blitz. My initial plan... Continue Reading →
Short Course Blitz: The Bandon Less Traveled
While I’m in the general area for the holidays, I made it a point to visit Bandon and take care of a few odds and ends in this new golf mecca. I’ve played the four main courses at Bandon Dunes Resort in the past, but I came back to round out the short courses, as... Continue Reading →
Bogeys Across America 