I had not played LACC in a number of years and was excited to go back and check it out through the lens of a guy who has played a number of the great golf courses in the US. When I last played it 8 years ago I may have played 10 top 100 courses […]
For those who follow the golf-nerd world as I do, you probably have heard about the amazing feat of Jimmie James. In one calendar year, Jimmie managed to play ALL top 100 golf courses on the US Golf Digest list. https://www.golfdigest.com/story/a-regular-golfers-quest-to-play-americas-100-greatest-courses-in-one-year I recently had the chance to play golf with Jimmie at the CalClub and here […]
The Lake Course at the Olympic Club has a special place in my heart. A number of years ago, I was in San Francisco for work and had a free afternoon. I tried, and tried to get onto the course and couldn’t. Finally, and out of luck, my uncle found a connection and I got […]
This beautiful course on the Connecticut shore was one of Seth Raynor’s first solo projects. It is an amazing property that marries a marshland with some inland water ways and the ocean. The course design is varied and like all Raynor courses has some particularly strong par-3s. To me it feels almost like a mix […]
This long-island based course is one of my favorite experiences in golf. The course melts links style holes with parkland in a seamless and old school style. The 1899 design reminds me in parts of Shinny, Chicago Golf, and the Country Club in Brookline. The club is one of the few courses in the US […]
Shinnecock Hills, by every measure, is one of the nicest golf courses in the world. I had the opportunity to play the course for the second time in my life this week. While the facility is still recovering from the abuse a tour event throws at a course (remember just a few months ago they […]
Nestled into the western part of Fishers Island is a 9 hole course worth taking a stroll on for sure. The course dates back to 1907 and is the Island’s first club. A family place for sure, the course has no ambition to be a “top 100” course, but of the 9 holes on the […]
