Yesterday, I had an opportunity to play another resurrected course in Southern California. It seems courses are being run down and closed left and right these days, so it’s always exciting to see places being renovated and reborn. We saw it in spectacular fashion with Rams Hill, but then short courses like Hawk’s Landing and Birch... Continue Reading →
Course Review: Via Verde Country Club
On Tuesday, I continued my tour of Southern California private clubs with another opportunity to access a local course not generally open to the public. I was able to set up a preview round at Via Verde Country Club in San Dimas and the staff here is very friendly. The guest price was a very... Continue Reading →
Course Review: Canyon Lake Country Club
On Saturday, I made my way out to Canyon Lake (just east of Lake Elsinore) to check out Canyon Lake Country Club. I heard recently that this once private residential club was now open to the public on certain days and times. I gave them a call to gather more information and they let me... Continue Reading →
Course Review: Red Hill Country Club
On Thursday, I had a chance to play the historic Red Hill Country Club in Rancho Cucamonga. I signed up for an SCGA member outing and the rate of $60 was definitely reasonable, since most of those outings are rather expensive to play these private clubs. I was booked into the last group of the... Continue Reading →
Course Review: Cresta Verde Golf Course
On Tuesday, I played a quick afternoon round out here. Was looking for something cheap and relatively convenient, so Cresta Verde fit the bill with a $10 GolfNow hot deal at 1:36. I got there early and was teeing off by myself at 12:45. Never saw anyone on the front nine, but ran into a... Continue Reading →
Course Review: The Santaluz Club
On Monday, I had a chance to play The Santaluz Club down in San Diego as part of an SCGA member outing. It was a pretty small group this time, so it worked out nicely. I guess there was some major traffic on one of the routes in (thankfully not mine), so people were running... Continue Reading →
Birthday Bonanza 2015 (Continued)
I chronicled Thursday and Friday of my birthday weekend, but I still had plenty of golf in store for Saturday and Sunday, so here we go. In true Nomad style, Thursday was spent in Ventura County and Friday down in Carlsbad. Saturday found me headed east into the Coachella Valley and Sunday I was in... Continue Reading →
Course Review: Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club
I kept it pretty simple this weekend with just one round planned on Sunday. I have a lot of golf coming up in the next few weeks, including a few birthday rounds this week and also my next out-of-state “Bogeys Across America” adventure next week. This weekend was so simple, in fact, that it was... Continue Reading →
From Soggy Fairways to Sunny Slopes
I recently had the opportunity to play in a charity tournament at Shadowridge Country Club in Vista, which was a good time at a fun event. Naturally, I made the most of the day, heading down to San Diego County early for a warm-up round… The Vineyard at Escondido • Escondido, CA • 7/20/15 I... Continue Reading →
Course Review: Birch Hills Golf Course
With a number of Southern California courses closing in recent years due to the economy and/or the drought, it’s nice to see a handful of courses reopening after a long period of closure. Rams Hill did it in spectacular fashion and I believe Warner Springs Ranch is set to reopen any day now. The executive... Continue Reading →
Bogeys Across America 