After a couple days in Bend, we headed toward the coast on the way back to my hometown of Crescent City, CA (just south of the Oregon border). The drive was a little longer, but it was an excuse to check out the other two courses in Bandon that I hadn’t played yet. One is... Continue Reading →
Central Oregon, Part 3: A Land of Diversity
Well, I’m back in my hometown of Crescent City, CA for a few days, so hopefully I’ll have a little downtime to catch up on my reviews and photos. I’ll chip away one day at a time. My last day in Bend on this trip was Monday and I was able to fit in two... Continue Reading →
Central Oregon, Part 2: When You Mess with the Bear, You Get the Pronghorn
Yesterday afternoon it was Arnie at The Running Y Ranch. Today it was Jack’s turn to try and wow me with his Oregon masterpiece… Pronghorn (Nicklaus Course) • Bend, OR • 6/30/13 This was the central round for my entire trip. On most any ranking list I see, numbers one and two in the Central... Continue Reading →
Central Oregon, Part 1: A Long Drive with Endless Rewards
Well, I guess I lied when I posted last night about not being able to update my blog from the road the next few days. That may still hold true after today, but I got a very quick early morning round in today and have a few hours to spare before my late afternoon round... Continue Reading →
Days 3 & 4 in Alaska: Down the Home Stretch
Well, it’s my final night here in America’s 49th state. In my mind, it’s the 28th as that’s the number it represents in my personal goal to play all 50. There’s still plenty of daylight tonight and I’ve become accustomed to the crazy hours here during Solstice week, so I figure I’ll just power through... Continue Reading →
Days 1.5 & 2 in Alaska: Fun Under the Midnight Sun
Even though there are probably more interesting things I could be doing tonight in Fairbanks (it is the Summer Solstice after all), I really want to catch up a little bit on the blog posts for my friends back home who have been following here and on Facebook/Twitter all week. Thanks, everyone! I filled you... Continue Reading →
Day 1 in Alaska: Running with the Mooses
Yes, I know the plural is just “moose,” but it’s more fun the other way. And no, I haven’t encountered a moose or any other interesting wildlife yet. I sure hope to, though I can do without any up-close bear confrontations! This is going to be an interesting trip. I am not sure when I’ll... Continue Reading →
Course Review: Tijeras Creek Golf Club
I played out here mid-week after work. The main excuse to get out was for my first-round match in the GK Cup match play tournament for Greenskeeper.org. With the OB Sports discount card I recently won in a raffle at a GK event, I was able to get my partner and I a good rate... Continue Reading →
Central Valley Golf Adventure, Part 2: Taking Major Steps Upward
Friday was a long day with three rounds and warm weather on two pretty good courses (Tierra del Sol and Horse Thief) and one terrible course (Sycamore Canyon). Saturday and Sunday would prove to be much more eventful and fulfilling as I played two much, much nicer Central Valley courses. It started in Bakersfield on... Continue Reading →
Central Valley Adventure, Part 1: A Tour of Obscure Kern County Courses
When I made my personal “to do” list of regulation 18-hole courses in Southern California, I included Kern County even though I’ve never played golf there before and really have never had much desire to. However, it made sense with the geographic line I drew to include it along with San Luis Obispo County. Plus,... Continue Reading →
Bogeys Across America 