I recently returned from another very productive Northern California trip, which kind of evolved into what will likely be my final "big" golf vacation this year. We shall see. This trip saw me returning to the greater Lake Tahoe region, where I played a few more courses on the California side (the northwestern side). The... Continue Reading →
Short Course Blitz: North Bay Area
I spent another very busy three days in Northern California last week. In total, I ended up playing 11 new courses. It was an interesting mix this time as four of them were private clubs, one was a normal public 18 and six were 9-hole short courses. Obviously, I have a lot of reviews and... Continue Reading →
Short Course Blitz: East Bay Area
One of my primary goals of this most recent trip to the Bay Area was to check off as much of my remaining East Bay public list as I could. Ultimately, I played 12 new courses over four days and half of them were short courses. Guess what that means? It's Short Course Blitz time!... Continue Reading →
Course Review: The Short Course at Mountain Shadows
It's rare that a centerpiece round of one of my road trips is a short course (especially a trip with peak season rounds at Troon North and We-Ko-Pa). However, a visit to Mountain Shadows Resort in Paradise Valley was the main reason for me hitting the road last week. I've shared many unique golf experiences... Continue Reading →
Short Course Blitz: Silicon Valley
I just got back from another 3-day trip up to Northern California. Normally, I bounce around a lot between the different regions up there, but this time the whole trip was centered around the South Bay/San Jose/Silicon Valley/Santa Clara County area (or whatever you prefer to call it). Let's start the reviews off with a... Continue Reading →
The Bullhead Blitz
The final day of my recent trip took me from Las Vegas down to Bullhead City, AZ (just across the river from Laughlin). As I march toward 1,000 courses played, this was a semi-convenient side trip that would allow me to pad the course count a bit. There were a few short courses for me... Continue Reading →
Short Course Blitz: Taking Care of the Stragglers
After The Preserve review, I think we all need a little bit of a palate cleanser. That was such a special experience, it's time to come back down to earth before reviewing the last two really nice courses that I got to play on this recent trip to Northern California. That's right. It's time for... Continue Reading →
Course Review(s): Santa Teresa Golf Club
After rounds at Spring Valley and San Jose Municipal on Sunday, we kept our overpriced muni marathon going in the late afternoon down at Santa Teresa Golf Club. We knew it would also be crowded here, but were hopeful it wouldn't be quite as packed as San Jose Municipal. Turns out we were in for... Continue Reading →
Short Course Blitz: The Redwood Road
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 →
Short Course Blitz: Gettin’ Busy in Yuma
If you read my review of Desert Hills Golf Course in Yuma, AZ, you saw that I mainly chose to take a day trip there to help pad my course count as I make my way toward 1,000 different courses played. Yuma was a good choice for this because nothing is too expensive and there... Continue Reading →
