The nine hole golf course. Never enough, yet at times too much.
More often than not many nine hole golf courses are goat paths and almost not worthy of anyone’s hard earned golfing dollar. Believe me, I have seen my fair share of these types of golf courses.
However, this is not to say that all nine [...]
Archive for 'Course Reviews' Category
R Hetzel - May - 6th
D Grannan - Feb - 12th
With nearly 20 golf courses to choose from, Monterey California is a golf destination second to none.
When you think of Monterey there are the typical suspects that come to mind, Cypress Point, Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill, and Spanish Bay. But Cypress is not accessible to the mere mortal and the others are [...]
R Hetzel - Dec - 18th
The Talamore Golf Resort is a Rees Jones designed course located in the Pinehurst, North Carolina area.
As many of you may already know, Pinehurst is a laid back golf mecca that every hardcore golfer should pay homage to at least once in your golf lifetime. Luckily for me, I have been there twice this [...]
R Hetzel - Dec - 8th
This past weekend I played Tobacco Road Golf Course in Sanford, NC. Sanford is slightly north of the Pinehurst area. Tobacco Road was designed by the late Mike Strantz who has several highly regarded courses to his credit. It’s a shame he couldn’t stay with us longer to add more unique courses to his small [...]
R Hetzel - Oct - 11th
Believe it or not, there is more available to us by way of golf trips than Myrtle Beach, the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail or even venerable Pinehurst.
Sometimes travel time and distance, not funds dictate where you can play. I recently met a few buddies for a weekend of golf in Pennsylvania for the third [...]
R Hetzel - Aug - 29th
Is there something wrong with me (or even you)? Quite possibly. As a boy I lived right next to one of the holes on Bend of the River 9 hole Golf Course in Hadley, NY. I have never had the opportunity to play a round there. Not as a kid and not as an adult.
As [...]
R Hetzel - Aug - 6th
Pine Lakes Golf Course is one of three 18 hole layouts located on Jekyll Island, Georgia. Pine Lakes, at one time, was the red headed step child of the three. I always felt that the Dick Wilson designed Oleander was a timeless classic, worthy of two to three rounds each time I visit.
However, this [...]