I had an interesting exchange with a reader recently. He gave me a handful of places to pick from and asked me my thoughts. I thought I’d share the courses sent to me and what my thoughts were. While most…
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Midwest Choices – Version 1
Tagged with: chicago, indianapolis, ohio state, pete dye, Public Golf, purdue, wolf run
Posted in Indiana, Ohio
Posted in Indiana, Ohio
Melrose Course – Daufuskie Island, SC
What’s clear to me now is that if you have a golf course, and your location starts with D-A-U and ends with “Island”, you should probably not let me play. I previously shared my experience of Isle Dauphine Golf Course…
Tagged with: Daufuskie Island, Nicklaus Design, NLE, South Carolina
Posted in Beyond OINK, South Carolina
Posted in Beyond OINK, South Carolina
Isle Dauphine Golf Course – Dauphin Island, AL
Played: September 22nd and 23rd, 2009 Yardage: 6,279, I think. Don’t have the scorecard anymore. Par: 72 Architect: Unsure. I believe Robert Bruce Harris had involved, along with Charles Maddox. I decided to look back at a couple of courses…
Posted in Beyond OINK
What Golf Courses Define You?
An interesting thread came up on GCA about golf courses that have defined your golfing life. I thought this would be a good time to reflect on those such courses for me. Here is the extended version. Delhi Hills Par…
Posted in Uncategorized
Year in Courses – 2016
As expected, I didn’t see that many unique courses in 2016. Having joined a club, I have little financial reason to venture outwards. My desire to see new places and study the best courses in my area remains high. Ultimately,…
Wolf Run Golf Club, Zionsville, Indiana
I stepped into the Wolf’s den. Save for a few golf balls and a dead cell phone, I came out relatively unscathed. Okay, the cell phone incident actually happened at a different course, but that’s a different story. If you’re…
Tagged with: Indiana, Match Play, Midwest Mashie, Private Golf, Steve Smyers
Posted in Indiana, Private Stops
Posted in Indiana, Private Stops
Bring a Newbie to the Course Challenge!
Is that really the best title I can come up with? We golfers constantly hear things like, “Grow the Game” and “Golf is Dying” and “How Can We Get Millennials on the Course?”. Personally, I think golf’s demise is greatly…
Posted in Uncategorized
