University Ridge (Blues) 6718 yards – 72.5 Rating – 140 Slope – 89 Score Day 39; May 29th, 2017 Yesterday, while reflecting on Cog Hill, I was telling Melanie that I wish we had booked more TPC type courses on the trip. Tournament ready courses that set up for “good old fashioned golf” rather than […]
The Courses
Course Review – The Prairie Club, Nebraska
The Prairie Club (whites) 6825 yards – 72 Rating – 124 Slope – 87 Score Day 43; June 2nd, 2017 The Prairie Club is a special place (for a variety of reasons). One of the first things I noticed as I made my way through the first few holes is that there are no […]
Course Review – Worthington Manor, Maryland
Worthington Manor (tips) 7034 yards – 74.7 Rating – 145 Slope – 85 Score Day 23; May 13th, 2017 My morning at Worthington Manor was cold, wet, and wonderful. If you look closely at any of the pictures that include me, you’ll notice I’m wearing two gloves, which only happens on really cold days. However, […]
Course Review – Mount Washington, New Hampshire
Mount Washington (Blues) 6400 yards – 70.3 Rating – 122 Slope – 85 Score Day 30; May 20th, 2017 We played Mount Washington early in the season (very early) and what was particularly impressive to me was the conditioning of the course. I had read in several reviews how well maintained this track was; […]
Course Review – Vermont National
Vermont National (Gold) 6477 yards – 71 Rating – 130 Slope – 84 Score Day 31; May 21st, 2017 Over the course of our trip we developed a few habits. One of which was me asking Melanie, somewhere around the 7th or 8th hole, what she thought of the course. There were lots of […]
Course Review – The Powder Horn, Wyoming
The Powder Horn (Stag/Eagle – Blues) 6732 yards – 71.8 Rating – 132 Slope – 79 Score Day 45; June 4th, 2017 The Powder Horn consists of three 9 hole tracks (Eagle, Stag, and Mountain); I played the Stag and Eagle holes during my round. The Stag was my favorite of the two 9’s […]
Course Review – Saddle Creek – California
Saddle Creek (Whites) 6040 yards – 70.0 Rating – 126 Slope – 86 Score Day 2; April 22nd, 2017 It doesn’t take long on the course at Saddle Creek to realize this is a special layout. Set in the rolling foothills of Copperopolis (“Copper” to the locals) the course fully utilizes the natural elevation […]
Course Review – Warren Golf Course; Notre Dame, Indiana
Warren Golf Course (Blues) 6744 yards – 71.5 Rating – 128 Slope – 82 Score Day 36; May 26th, 2017 Something to get out of the way quickly. The course at Warren is not currently “complete.” As it set up for me the course played to a 70 (usually a 71) because the par […]
Course Review – Heritage Hill, Kentucky
Heritage Hill (Tips) 7142 yards – 72.8 Rating – 136 Slope – 86 Score Day 20; May 10th, 2017 I had the first tee time at Heritage Hill and about 10 minutes before that time as I was warming up around the tee box, the group behind me encouraged me to go. I was […]
Course Review – The Lakes at Laura S. Walker, Georgia
The Lakes at Laura S. Walker (whites) 6069 yards – 68.9 Rating – 119 Slope – 84 Score Day 16; May 6th, 2017 Teeing off at 2:00 pm in Georgia can be a rather warm experience, and my afternoon at The Lakes at Laura S Walker state park was no exception; by 2:10 […]