6,473 yards, 136 Slope from the Red Composite tees Things have a way of working themselves out. Maybe even, turning out the way they should have in the first place. It sure as hell didn't feel that way though as we were hurtling towards Long Island in the middle of the night, after watching another … Continue reading Meadow Brook Club →

6,600 yards, 131 slope from the Blues I felt surprisingly energetic with 2 hours of sleep under my belt. It's not every day I get to see friends I grew up with and as the hours flew by the night before, the morning tee time grew shockingly closer and closer. You gotta re-live those glory … Continue reading Oak Quarry Golf Club →

6,433 yards, 133 Slope from the Black tees When you're the only boat out, you should re-evaluate things. That's about the wisest nautical tidbit I can offer in my limited time out at sea but as we set out for whale watching that day with the wind blowing fierce, I began to wonder where everyone … Continue reading Palos Verdes Golf Club →

6,731 yards, 123 Slope from the Blues I learned more this day about airplanes than I ever expected in one sitting. The others in my group appeared to be plane mechanics of some sort and would talk about this plane or that as they flew overhead. The sounds they may made denoted different capabilities of … Continue reading Seaview Hotel and Golf Club – Pines Course →

6,611 yards, 136 slope from the Black tees The geese had reclaimed the land. While we were carving our turkeys and going to holiday parties and ringing in the brand new 2022, the geese were able re-colonize and establish order amidst the empty parking lot, clubhouse and fairways. It was there for the taking. They … Continue reading Rock Spring Golf Club →

6,795 yards, 130 Slope from the II tees There's always room for one more round and such was the case when I found myself at Militia Hill. Those December days are as fickle as the game itself but when they come, the dance of Winter's Bittersweet Symphony begins. Happy to be out but never knowing … Continue reading The Philadelphia Cricket Club – Militia Hill →

2,613 yards, 119 Slope Cresting the hill, one could look forward where dark had recently descended and watch the clubhouse come into view slowly. One step at a time. Illuminated and quiet, it drew us in with its promise of halcyon tranquility. A soft glow that could have been candlelight beckoned with that promise. As … Continue reading The Philadelphia Cricket Club – St. Martins →

6,702 yards, 140 slope from the White tees I didn't grow up with golf. In fact, there was a time when I knew very little about it. It wasn't until the end of college that I started playing it casually, as before then I thought all golf courses were private. I became fascinated with the … Continue reading Union League Liberty Hill →

6,579 yards, 133 slope from the Blues The storm was brewing for quite some time. You could feel it building, with the dark shades of gray above that seemed to get thicker and shroud more of the blue until finally, it was as if we were in a foggy dream state. The wind started in … Continue reading Hollywood Golf Club →

6,173 yards, 136 from the III tees Twenty minutes after walking off the Eighteenth of the Lower, we found ourselves on the First tee of the Upper. That First tee is behind the clubhouse, making it feel like a secret eighteen holes only the more wily among us know about. Surely our experience of the … Continue reading Baltusrol Upper →