Note: This course has since changed its name to Sand Canyon Country Club. They also closed nine holes of the original Mountain nine and currently play with a 27-hole rotation. To round out this past weekend full of great golf, I headed up to Robinson Ranch Golf Club in Santa Clarita, CA. I had an... Continue Reading →
Flashback Review: Trump National Golf Club
It seemed like a good time to post a flashback review of this course. Donald Trump has been in the news this week, partly because the new season of Celebrity Apprentice started up Sunday and partly because he made his intentions known that his “renovation” of Doral might be more extensive than anyone realized—potentially a... Continue Reading →
Course Review: The Links at Terranea
To round out another golf-filled weekend here in Southern California, my last stop today was at The Links at Terranea in beautiful Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. RPV gets plenty of attention from local golf-lovers. One of the area’s premier high-end courses is located here (Trump National Golf Club, formerly Ocean Trails) and so is one... Continue Reading →
Course Review: Rancho Vista Golf Club
Another day, another round of golf. Such is the way of the Golf Nomad. Today, I headed up to Palmdale, CA in the high desert northeast of Los Angeles. My course choice was Rancho Vista Golf Club. It’s a course I’ve always heard pretty good things about, with it’s only drawback being that it’s rather... Continue Reading →
Course Review: La Mirada Golf Course
I took a half day off from work today and headed up to La Mirada Golf Course. With the days still being relatively short and the fact that I’ve played pretty much all of Orange County’s courses (other than Pelican Hill’s North Course, which is not in my budget right now), my options are limited... Continue Reading →
A Rematch with Scholl Canyon
Well, this probably won’t be one of the longer reviews I write. It wasn’t long ago that I played Scholl Canyon Golf Course in Glendale as part of the LA Golf Group I belong to. We played out there last summer in our “Three-Club Monte” event, where players are limited to just three clubs in... Continue Reading →
Course Review: The Links at Victoria Golf Course
Ever wonder what Olivas Links would look like after a nuclear attack? Wonder no more. Just visit The Links at Victoria Golf Course in Carson, CA. This course has a reputation for being a nightmare condition-wise, so I couldn’t have been too surprised. But sometimes you have to see it to believe it. Given that Carson is a very... Continue Reading →
Course Review: Brookside Golf Club (E.O. Nay Course #2)
I had been to Brookside Golf Club once before. I can remember it well, because it was one of the most miserable golf experiences of my life. A friend and I went out there in the dead of summer to play the #1 course (now named after C.W. Koiner, whoever that is). It was a... Continue Reading →
Course Review: Porter Valley Country Club
I don’t devote much time on this blog to focus on private golf courses. I’m a pretty regular guy without too many “connections,” but every once in awhile I get a chance to check out a private club. That was the case today when I visited Porter Valley Country Club in Northridge. This course opens... Continue Reading →
Course Review: DeBell Golf Club
It’s been a rainy and gloomy week here in Southern California, but sometimes for us hardcore golfers it can be advantageous when the fair-weather players stay at home. Actually, I might have abstained myself today had I not already pre-paid for my tee time earlier in the week (when the forecast for the weekend looked... Continue Reading →
Bogeys Across America 