Wednesday was my final day in the Bay Area. One of my big objectives for this trip was to play the handful of public courses I had left in and around San Francisco. There are some courses that are further south on the peninsula that I still need to play, but I considered my main... Continue Reading →
Bay Area Trip, Part 3: Short in the City
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 →
Bay Area Trip, Part 2: Slowing Down the Pace
I had to split Monday’s visit to the East Bay Area into two parts because I ended up playing five courses on the day. I had already played three courses by 1:00, so I had plenty of time for more golf. However, my breakneck pace was about to slow down quite a lot… Metropolitan Golf... Continue Reading →
Bay Area Trip, Part 1: East Bay Seclusion
I recently returned from a quick 3-day trip (I guess 4 days if you count the drive up on Sunday night) to the Bay Area. When all the smoke cleared, I played 12 courses, including a number of short courses in between the main rounds. This will end up being a 5-part series to cover... Continue Reading →
North for the Holidays, Part 5
After a fun couple of weeks up in Northern California and coastal Oregon, it was finally time for me to return home. I was originally going to take a couple days like I normally would, but I took advantage of a good weather window along the I-5 and powered through the whole drive yesterday. The... Continue Reading →
North for the Holidays, Part 2
Day two of my journey north found me playing a couple more rounds of golf on California’s north coast. The weather up here in the winter is usually a bit suspect with a lot of rain always in the forecast, but I still try and squeeze in what I can. Thankfully, Wednesday ended up... Continue Reading →
North for the Holidays, Part 1
I haven’t had many new posts lately, but I’ll be busier over the next couple weeks. It’s that time of year when I make my annual trip to Northern California to spend the holidays with family. As usual, I stop for some golf along the way. My trip began with a round at a nice... Continue Reading →
Northern California Guru Trip, Day 4
Last Friday was the final day of a four-day trip to Northern California to help promote the Greenskeeper.org Review Guru program. We had a couple courses left to play before heading back home… Chardonnay Golf Club • American Canyon, CA • 10/21/16 Getting to play here was kind of a last-minute arrangement while on the... Continue Reading →
Northern California Guru Trip, Day 3
On Thursday of our GK Review Guru trip in Northern California, we headed up to Santa Rosa for a double-header at Oakmont Golf Club. I broke off for a quick solo round afterwards, as well. We were staying in Cordelia as kind of a central location to our last three days. Getting out to Santa... Continue Reading →
Northern California Guru Trip, Days 1 & 2
This past week, I took a four-day road trip up to Northern California to help promote the Greenskeeper.org “GK Review Guru” tee time program. JohnnyGK set up several rounds, primarily at Kemper Sports Management properties, and I was along as an ambassador. After all, most of the courses were new to my list! It was a... Continue Reading →
Bogeys Across America 