One of the varied opportunities that this trip provides me is to get to know a little better the local communities I’m visiting in each state. I think this is great because in doing so you get to see many of the distinct attributes of various groups of people. Another aspect of this, though, is […]
Month: April 2017
Home On The Range?
Our journey starts tomorrow, which means not only are we playing a round of golf the next day, but we are staying in a new and exciting place tomorrow night. Our lodging plans a made up of a mix of hotel stays and… how to say… a more eclectic variety. In places where we were […]
Press Release – The Journey Starts This Week
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Soren B. Jacobsen 208 941-1441 Sorenj@FairwaysAndFreeways.com Date: 04/18/2017 FAIRWAYS & FREEWAYS™: THE JOURNEY BEGINS THIS WEEK 50 Rounds of Golf, in 50 States, in 50 Days (at the Age of 50) Boise, ID: This week, the Fairways & Freeways™ journey begins. The book, and social media coverage, will chronicle a 50 […]
All 50 courses – list view
Here is the full list of courses, and dates for the trip. There is also a map view available here and my pre-trip introductions (which include why I selected a course or my most anticipated features for each) for all of the courses can be found here. State – metro Date Course (website) Oregon Friday, April 21 […]
Introducing Melanie, and coming to grips with her sordid past…
Nothing, literally not one portion, of this trip would have been possible without Melanie. She has handled the logistics of our travel, identified the vast majority of courses to me to write, and provided support and encouragement to me, the value-level of which I’m 100% certain I’ve failed to express to her. But it hasn’t […]
Snow Day!!! 5 Things I Learned Playing in the Snow…
I’ve been trying to play in some adverse weather for the past few weeks, to no avail. Every time I’ve planned to play in foul conditions, I’ve gone out and it’s been a beautiful (or at least fairly nice) day. Last night’s weather forecast looked promising… So I went for it again. And today, mother […]
Course Introduction – Coeur d’Alene Resort Golf Course
As the only course on the trip I have played before, Coeur d’Alene Resort Golf Course affords me a few luxuries that other course introductions do not. Including, but not limited to, using my own pictures; the planned book cover and splash image for my web site serves as an example… Of course, Coeur d’Alene […]
*Bonus* Course Introduction – Moose Run
They say everything is bigger in Texas… buuuuut… Alaska is it’s own special beast on this trip and has required some special considerations. One (actually several) of those factors led to a second round at the Creek Course at Moose Run (lucky me!). Lets take a quick gander at some of the “hardware:” #1 in […]
Course Introduction – Dubsdread at Cog Hill
Home of the BMW Championship (formerly the Western Open) for 20 years Cog Hill’s Dubsdread course needs little to no introduction to avid golfers, or even many casual fans. Some of us may even remember watching Tiger Woods set the course record of 9 under in 2009 (one of his five championships on this course). […]
Course Introduction – Sedona Golf Resort
Sometimes, you really don’t need to say much… If you could play golf in the Grand Canyon, this would be it. In this regard, Sedona Golf Resort really makes my job easy. The par 3 second hole drops around 100 feet tee to green and is one of a few like this… The course takes […]