In late November of 2017 Myra and I played for the first the incredible Sandia Golf Course in Albuquerque, New Mexico for the first time. It was very high on our “must return” list. Therefore, when planning our return route from Florida back to...
Category - Going for the Green
Thoughts and writing on the world of golf and golf course architecture.
Located along Interstate 25, some 75 miles south of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is the city of Socorro, NM. Home to the highly regarded New Mexico Tech University and also the lesser known, but locally respected New Mexico Tech Golf Course. On our...
One of the most tasteful pro shops you’ll ever see. Day two playing golf at the beautiful La Cantera Resort and Spa saw us teeing it up on The Resort Course, the former home of the PGA Tours’ Texas Open. Looking back from the...
When Myra and I arrived in the beautiful Monte Vista Historical District San Antonio, Texas, on Friday, November 8th for our 4 day stay, one of our most anticipated planned outings was playing golf at La Cantera Resort and Spa. With a number of...
When you look at the impressive list of courses designed by the iconic master of golf course construction Tom Fazio, dozens of them are sites or former sites of PGA and LPGA events. I have played a few of them including Sea Island GC, The...
Among the 11 sites on The Robert Trent Jones Trail, Magnolia Grove offers 54 holes of golf, 2 amazing full-length Par 72 beauties and an equally rewarding 18-hole course of all Par 3’s aptly called The Short Course. Starts like this on the Par...
It’s very rare for me to struggle to describe in words augmented with photos the true essence of what a golf course offers. Today’s round at Lakewood Golf Club was so much more than tee up ball, hit ball, putt ball. If the nature and the...
There are few place that I really want to keep revisiting to play golf as much as Alabama and in particular any of the magnificent courses on the Robert Trent Jones Trail. Begin your round gazing down the fairway on the Par 4 1st with delight...
It was mid-November of 2017 when Myra and I were first introduced to the beautiful Southwood Golf Club in Tallahassee, Florida. To the infrequent visitor it would not appear that much has really changed. The few physical improvements that were...