6,454 yards, 130 slope from the Blues It only happens a few times a season, but this was one of those complete games of a day where everything unfolds seamlessly. It starts with getting out of the house and ends with me relaxing at the end of the day, likely with a draw of bourbon. … Continue reading Bidermann Golf Club →

6,712 yards, 142 slope from the Blues A lunch long ago. In a hotel amidst snowy Boston, my travel companion and I deep in discussion on the subject of golf. I was still in the beginning stages of learning the game and course architecture. My companion, much more well traveled. The lunch was first recounted … Continue reading Bayonne Golf Club →

6,466 yards, 128 slope from the Black/Blue Combos Tillinghast intrigues me the more and more I read and talk about him, as well as play more of his courses. He was a prolific writer and I have recently enjoyed his first person accounts of designing this course and that, where he certainly focuses on the … Continue reading Paramount Country Club →

6,194 yards, 128 slope from the Blues This review is making history. It is the longest time span between the round and putting pen to paper. More than eight months ago, we drove down to Elkridge Club in what started a prodigious Summer of golf. Most of it was like that day. A drive to … Continue reading Elkridge Club →

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6,320 yards, 133 slope from the White tees We left Bandon in the dark, the still of the early morning. Like the drive in, it was dark and the scenery I knew was out there stayed hidden. The GPS took us a different way and we were suddenly climbing and plunging with sheer cliffs beside … Continue reading Eugene Country Club →

6,245 yards, 119 slope from the Greens Creaky. The wind surged against the window of my room that night, keeping me up with its fury. Wood creaked this way and that, some where. My alarm went off while I was in a daze, not nearly enough sleep. Out of bed standing, weary bones creaking. Yet … Continue reading Sheep Ranch →

"What so tedious as a twice-told tale?" - Homer In a Golfadelphia exclusive, we start the new year with a confession. My chief concern; my biggest fear, at least as far as my writing is concerned, is repetition. Repetition in what I write about courses, repetition in how I see them or talk about them, … Continue reading 2023 Preview →

"We have stories to tell, stories that provide wisdom about the journey of life. What more have we to give one another than our ‘truth’ about our human adventure as honestly and as openly as we know how?" – Rabbi Saul Rubin I wasn't planning on golfing on this trip to Los Angeles but the game … Continue reading 2022 Review →

6,587 yards, 135 slope from the Blues I had some time to kill. One does not want to show up as a guest too early, whether for social functions, doctor appointments or the golf course. There was a liquor store nearby so I naturally went in to look at the bourbon. I walked out with … Continue reading Metropolis Country Club →