Mississippi State University (Tips) 6604 yards – 72.0 Rating – 126 Slope – 88 Score Day 13; May 3rd, 2017 At Mississippi State University, like almost all of the courses on my trip, I had the first tee time set up for me so I could get on the course, play rapidly, and get […]
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Course Review – Olde Stonewall, Pennsylvania
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 […]
Course Review – Bois De Sioux
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 […]
Course Review – Amarillo Country Club
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 […]
Course Review – The Classic at Maddens
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 […]
Course Review – Chimera, Nevada
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 […]
Course Review – Burns State Park, Arkansas
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 […]
A (sort of) short primer on playing golf…
I’ve played golf in 42 states now, some courses have been very exclusive private clubs and others have been public municipal tracks. With one(and a half) exception(s), all have had – to one degree or another – pockmarked greens courtesy of people unwilling to (or unaware of their responsibility to) fix their ball marks. Recently, […]
Do-unders(???)
Yesterday we talked a bit about things we wish we could have done over (e.g. the 13th hole at fox Hopyard) to take the trip from fantastic to perfect. In other words, not complaints or regrets, but things we’d certainly do next time based on what we learned this time. Today I want to take […]
Do-overs…
One of the unique things about this trip is the “hit and run” nature of things. As I was explaining to a staff member of one of the clubs we have played it becomes an interesting dynamic when everything in your life is sort of fire and forget. Sometimes you have a bad round on […]