Earlier this week, a travel buddy and I spent three days in the North Bay Area working on our golf checklists in the region. We ended up playing 8 courses over the course of the trip, so I will review them two at a time here. We drove up early on Monday morning (technically I... Continue Reading →
I don't remember the last time I took basically a full month away from golf, but it was a good break for me. I was able to make some headway on updating all the older posts and links throughout the site, though I still have a ton of work left. Anyway, I did just return... Continue Reading →
Wow! What an incredibly fun four days up in Northern California. Just got home last night and have a lot to get caught up on since I played 13 new courses. Going to do my best to get everything written and posted, while also making sure to spread things out. I know I likely won't... Continue Reading →
After two days in the East Bay Area, we headed north for the third day. We stayed the night in Vallejo and then were ready to go early on Friday morning in the Napa Valley... Napa Golf Course at Kennedy Park • Napa, CA • 2/23/18 Our early morning round was at Napa Golf Course.... Continue Reading →
After 63 holes on Monday, I was back at it again on Tuesday with another 63 holes. The real grueling part was knowing I still had a 7-hour-or-so drive home that night! I was hoping to hit the road a bit earlier than I did, but a special circumstance came up that caused an unexpected... Continue Reading →
After checking out five courses on Monday, I was back at it again on Tuesday with four rounds. A friend drove up and met me for a few of the rounds. The centerpiece of the trip was an afternoon invite to play the acclaimed California Golf Club of San Francisco (aka Cal Club). I will... Continue Reading →
After Thursday in Modesto, I headed a little further north into Stockton for my golf on Friday. As usual, I was at it as early as possible with another dawn patrol round… Swenson Park Golf Course • Stockton, CA • 3/18/16 There are a couple of sister muni courses in Stockton, with Van Buskirk Park... Continue Reading →
After 271 holes over the previous three days, playing just 18 on Sunday before heading home might seem like a bit of a letdown. I could have played more, but I opted to get home and watch the end of the wacky PGA Championship at Valhalla. I’m glad I did because that was highly entertaining... Continue Reading →
