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Course Review – Olde Stonewall, Pennsylvania

Posted on July 17, 2017by sorenj

Olde Stonewall (Medieval tee’s) 6681 yards – 72.4 Rating – 146(!!!) Slope – 96 Score Day 33; May 23rd, 2017   Sometimes, a course just knows how to appeal to you at a very basic level.  The back tees at Olde Stonewall are called the “Epic” tees; they are also rated a 74.3 and carry […]

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Course Review – Bois De Sioux

Posted on July 14, 2017by sorenj

Bois De Sioux (Blues – tips) 6573 yards – 72.2 Rating – 122 Slope – 79 Score Day 41; May 31st, 2017   Starting with the obvious, there aren’t many (any?) places where you can play 9 holes of golf in two different states during the same round. This unique feature of Bois de Sioux […]

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Course Review – Amarillo Country Club

Posted on July 13, 2017by sorenj

Amarillo Country Club (Blues) 6542 yards – 71.6 Rating – 128 Slope – 91 Score Day 7; April 27th, 2017   I have been told that Amarillo is one of the windiest cities in the country.  I’ve also been told that “Texas hospitality” takes friendliness and service to another level.  If my visit to Amarillo […]

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Course Review – The Classic at Maddens

Posted on July 12, 2017by sorenj

The Classic at Maddens (Blues) 6438 yards – 71.9 Rating – 136 Slope – 86 Score Day 40; May 30th, 2017 The short version: this is, quite simply, a great course. It’s Golf Digests #58 public course, and has been on the list since ’03 with the only real question being; what were the folks […]

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Course Review – Chimera, Nevada

Posted on July 11, 2017by sorenj

Chimera (Serpent Tees) 6530 yards – 70.3 Rating – 122 Slope – 83 Score Day 3; April 23rd, 2017   The first thing I noticed about Chimera was the eye popping “green” of their greens.  The word “pristine” came quickly to mind; and, really, the entire course was fantastically groomed and maintained.   This is no […]

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Course Review – Burns State Park, Arkansas

Posted on July 10, 2017by sorenj

Burns State Park – Championship Course (Blues) 6199 yards – 69.6 Rating – 122 Slope – 86 Score Day 11; May 1st, 2017 The first thing to know about this review is that Burns was not our planned course for the state of Arkansas; however, when we arrived at Pleasant Valley Country Club to play […]

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