It’s been awhile since I did a Short Course Blitz, mainly because I am almost out of short public courses to play in Southern California. I did have one little grouping left in the desert, but I was waiting on Hawk’s Landing to open up in order to make a full day of it. Well,... Continue Reading →
Course Review: Rolling Hills Country Club
Note: This course has been completely renovated and redesigned by David McLay Kidd. This review is of the original layout that is basically no longer there. I haven't yet played the new course, but I hope to someday. Any invites are appreciated. : ) In my never-ending quest to play new courses, my sights have... Continue Reading →
Course Review: Echo Hills Golf Course
Well, this isn’t really a “Short Course Blitz” because I only played one short course on Saturday. I did end up playing Diamond Valley for an afternoon round while all the way out in Hemet, but I reviewed that course pretty recently and there isn’t anything significantly different to report. So, this will be a... Continue Reading →
Course Review: Sunset Hills Country Club
On Monday, I had the day off for President’s Day, so you can bet I’d be out playing golf. Luckily, the timing was perfect to get to play a private course that I haven’t visited yet: Sunset Hills Country Club in Thousand Oaks. They happened to have a “member for a day” outing in the... Continue Reading →
Course Review: San Clemente Golf Course
Yesterday, I went back and visited an old friend here in Orange County. By that, I mean I played San Clemente Golf Course for the first time in many years. This used to be a regular stop for me and I’ve always had a fondness for the course as one of the best overall values... Continue Reading →
Short Course Blitz #15: The Final Run Through San Diego
Last week, I was able to wrap up my Los Angeles County public short course list. Saturday, it was San Diego County’s turn. I had four left to play, and though the plan didn’t work out as smoothly as hoped, I still got them all in before the day’s end. As usual, I got a... Continue Reading →
Short Course Blitz #14: The Little Old Courses from Pasadena
Saturday was my final Short Course Blitz in Los Angeles County. I had five courses left on my list in this area, and after a bit of a marathon day (and night), I was able to play them all. I knew this grouping was going to present a long day. Some of the courses I... Continue Reading →
The Resurrection of Rams Hill Golf Club
On Monday, I had the opportunity to play the recently reopened Rams Hill Golf Club in Borrego Springs. I’ve been looking forward to this for awhile because I never had a chance to play the course in any form before. I say “any form” because this place has a pretty rocky history, and I won’t... Continue Reading →
Short Course Blitz #13: Imperial County & Borrego Springs
After a barrage of Short Course Blitzes recently, I’m getting pretty far down the list and need to start taking care of some of the harder-to-reach options in the more outlying areas of Southern California. I had taken the day off on Monday for another reason initially, but decided to utilize that day instead for... Continue Reading →
Short Course Blitz #11: Four Days in LA, Part 1 (The South Bay)
With a 5-day New Year’s holiday weekend and no significant travel plans after spending Christmas in Northern California, I decided to blast through a bunch of remaining Los Angeles short courses. Since most rounds were walking, I decided to not go full dawn to dusk every day and enjoyed a little more relaxed “Short Course... Continue Reading →
Bogeys Across America 