6,608 yards, 134 Slope from the Black tees St. Davids Golf Club is in Wayne, PA, adjacent to the Valley Forge Military Academy and resides within the relaxed woodsy backroads of the Philadelphia Main Line. True story, the closest I've come to drowning in a car is a mere minute or two away, when I … Continue reading St. Davids Golf Club →

6,654 yards, 139 Slope from the Blues In Ringoes, NJ, Tom Fazio built The Ridge back in 2002. The owners, Joel and Pam Moore, wanted a golf club that fit their vision and ideals, with Joel famously quipping, "I was going to have a Tom Fazio course or I wasn't going to build it." The … Continue reading The Ridge at Back Brook →

6,316 yards, 134 slope from the Black tees (Toomey/Flynn) Course: In Huntingdon Valley, PA, HVCC was built by the Flynn and Toomey firm in 1928. Flynn headed up the design while Toomey was involved in its engineering aspects. Red Lawrence worked with Flynn here, who designed Desert Forest much later on as one of the … Continue reading Huntingdon Valley Country Club →

6,535 yards, 139 Slope from the Player tees In Princeton, NJ, Jasna Polana is the name of the estate, which was once owned by John Seward Johnson and his third wife, Barbara Piasecka Johnson. It means bright glade in Polish and was also the name of Tolstoy's home. The 226 acre grounds were transformed into … Continue reading TPC Jasna Polana →

6,542 yards, 138 slope from the Hamilton tees In Gladstone, New Jersey, which is essentially the north central part of the state about 10 miles from Somerset Hills, is Hamilton Farm Golf Club, designed by Hurdzan and Fry in 2001. This is New Jersey's horse country and indeed, Hamilton Farm began and remains an equestrian … Continue reading Hamilton Farm Golf Club →

6,593 yards, 136 slope from the Blues In Glencoe, IL sits Skokie Country Club. While Skokie is also a town in the Chicago suburbs, it's about 15 minutes away. In fact, Evanston Golf Club is in Skokie proper, even though Evanston is a town in its own right. This all intrigues me, in large part … Continue reading Skokie Country Club →

6,732 yards, 137 slope - Holes 1-186,659 yards, 136 slope - Holes 1-9, 19-276,729 yards, 137 slope - Holes 10-27 In Sugar Grove, IL, about an hour outside Chicago, Black Sheep Golf Club is 27 holes designed by David Esler. On mild rolling terra firma, there's a rugged naturalism here amongst the prairie links that … Continue reading Black Sheep Golf Club →

I look at this annual post as more of a State of the Union now, for a number of reasons. 15 course reviews from last year will take some time, I'd estimate reviews of courses I play this year will start posting in April (??). Also, I never know what my plans are for the … Continue reading 2020 Preview →

6,225 yards, 132 slope from the Whites In Malvern, PA, Chester Valley Golf Club sits among the hills, its origins shrouded in mystery. It appears to have started as a club owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad and named the Pennsylvania Country Club. The course may have been designed by Donald Ross but there also seems … Continue reading Chester Valley Golf Club →

I'm getting changed in a locker room as a guest and happen to look at the locker above mine. Bryant Gumbel. Hey that's cool. Didn't realize he played golf. Didn't think too much about it until a few weeks later, I'm at a course for a couple days and my host tells me to come … Continue reading 2019 Recap →