I've been hinting at a slow-down for the past few years as I've wanted to cut back a little on my golf spending. 2019 was the first year that prediction finally came true to some extent. In years past, I would average playing upwards of 100+ new courses each year. In 2019, I ended up... Continue Reading →
I recently returned home from my annual trip up to Northern California for the holiday season. Normally, I play more golf on the way up and down than I did this year. Weather, timing, budget and other factors came into play, so I really only played two rounds on this trip and only one of... Continue Reading →
The original plan for this last Northern California trip had Gray's Crossing and Old Greenwood as my final two rounds on Tuesday before a long drive home. However, you may have noticed that a couple rounds got played earlier than anticipated along the way and that left only Old Greenwood to play that morning. Ultimately,... Continue Reading →
The main goal for my most recent trip to Northern California was to knock out all of the "Lost Sierra" region, which is basically all the courses in Plumas County (11 courses total) and also Diamond Mountain as the lone Lassen County representative. With the long summer days and, good planning and some fortunate circumstances,... Continue Reading →
I played quite a few "must-play" courses on this trip, but none was more anticipated than Grizzly Ranch Golf Club in Portola. I have heard nothing but great things about this course in recent years and it was on the top of my list for courses I hadn't played yet in Northern California. Speaking of... Continue Reading →
It's no secret that I love mountain golf, which is why I had been looking forward to this trip for awhile. There are several courses in this Lost Sierra/Plumas County region that I've been dying to play for years, so it was rewarding to see it all come together in one whirlwind visit. I've been... Continue Reading →
Sunday turned out to be an exhausting 81-hole day starting at around 5:30 in the morning at Diamond Mountain and ending just before dark around 8:45 in the evening at Chalet View Lodge. I've already chronicled the three short courses played that day, along with the morning rounds at Diamond Mountain and Bailey Creek. Originally,... Continue Reading →
We're going to go a little out of order as I review the various courses from my most recent Northern California trip that took me all over the "Lost Sierra" and down into the Truckee/Tahoe area once again. I will pair up the course reviews geographically to make things easier. After staying the night in... Continue Reading →
This last Northern California trip was a whirlwind three days with plenty of driving and a lot of golf during the longest days of the year. I have one more course to review, though, and I certainly saved the best for last. Orinda Country Club is something special in the East Bay Area. Like Marin... Continue Reading →
As my reviews from this come to an end, I get to the best two courses I played on this particular visit to Northern California. One was Orinda Country Club, which I will review last because I played it last. The other was Napa Valley Country Club. The tease of playing this private club has... Continue Reading →
