As I continue to slowly but surely work my way back through some of the local courses that I have never reviewed here, I am driven by deals. Fortunately, a majority of my list is lower-end tracks (a lot of county and muni courses), so I’m able to look for a really good price and... Continue Reading →
Course Review: Rancho California RV Resort
I have a habit of playing somewhere super nice and exclusive (such as The Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe last weekend), and then following that up with something rather obscure and not quite as desirable. But that’s how life as a Golf Nomad goes. When you are on a quest to play as many courses... Continue Reading →
Short Course Blitz #17: In Search of Rare Collectibles
This is a busy golf week for me, but it’s been fun with a lot of diverse courses in play. I haven’t done a Short Course Blitz in a long while, and this article barely qualifies as one since I played these three courses on three separate days and they are located all over the... Continue Reading →
Course Review: Canyon Lake Country Club
On Saturday, I made my way out to Canyon Lake (just east of Lake Elsinore) to check out Canyon Lake Country Club. I heard recently that this once private residential club was now open to the public on certain days and times. I gave them a call to gather more information and they let me... Continue Reading →
Course Review: Red Hill Country Club
On Thursday, I had a chance to play the historic Red Hill Country Club in Rancho Cucamonga. I signed up for an SCGA member outing and the rate of $60 was definitely reasonable, since most of those outings are rather expensive to play these private clubs. I was booked into the last group of the... Continue Reading →
Course Review: Cresta Verde Golf Course
On Tuesday, I played a quick afternoon round out here. Was looking for something cheap and relatively convenient, so Cresta Verde fit the bill with a $10 GolfNow hot deal at 1:36. I got there early and was teeing off by myself at 12:45. Never saw anyone on the front nine, but ran into a... Continue Reading →
Birthday Bonanza 2015 (Continued)
I chronicled Thursday and Friday of my birthday weekend, but I still had plenty of golf in store for Saturday and Sunday, so here we go. In true Nomad style, Thursday was spent in Ventura County and Friday down in Carlsbad. Saturday found me headed east into the Coachella Valley and Sunday I was in... Continue Reading →
Course Review: El Prado Golf Courses (Chino Creek)
Earlier this year, I returned to El Prado for the first time in a long time. I played the Butterfield Stage course. This Saturday, I returned to play Chino Creek. A friend of mine likes playing out here because it is always a pretty good deal. We were able to book through TeeOff.com with a... Continue Reading →
Course Review: Dos Lagos Golf Course
I think it was back in 2006 or so when I first—and last—played Dos Lagos out in Corona. Back then, it was a pretty new course. It was built near the end of the golf (and real estate) boom in Southern California and it never quite became the level of course it was intended to... 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 →
Bogeys Across America 