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A Good Drive Spoiled at a Favorite Golf Course
I try to make a golfing pilgrimage or two every year to one of my favorite classic golf courses anywhere, Copake Country Club in upstate New York. The golf course, about a 90-minute drive from my...
The best kept secret in Scottish golf
I attended a wedding over the weekend and met a fellow who has played virtually every top 10 golf course in America, except for Augusta National, and has played most of the great ones overseas as...
Golf on the rocks in Quincy, MA: Review of Granite Links (part two)
The green at the par 3 7th on the Granite Links Granite course was so firm that a well played shot that landed at middle front rolled past the pin and into the rough behind it, from where par was...
Rock solid: Boston course in quarry takes everything for granite
The 5th on the Milton nine at Granite Links is a beautiful short par 4 that dares you to take the short way home between the second and third bunkers. A well struck shot is rewarded with a wedge to the...
Golf Review: Piney Branch, Hampstead, MD
Some of Piney Branch's fairways slope significantly, none more so than at the par 4 12th where a drive that hits the left side of the fairway could find the creek. In many cases, you can size up a...
Golf course review: The Ranch, Southwick, MA
Most drives will leave about 280 yards to the 600-yard par 5 16th hole at The Ranch -- unless you catch the long hill down to the 180 yard area. by Tim Gavrich Regional golf magazines and online...
Dye for a dollar is big deal
Anyplace but high on the fairway right provides a challenging approach shot to the firm 2nd green at Bloomfield, CT's Wintonbury Hills Golf Club. Five years ago, Pete Dye donated his design services for...
My first five-putt on a course like few others
Like so many holes at Oyster Harbors, the 2nd looks fairly tame from the tee, but all the action begins on or around the greens. I would have welcomed a three-putt today. For many reasons, I won't...
Designer Nicklaus cut his teeth at Austin's Hills
I've finished up my week in the Austin area. I'd say the golf was good to outstanding, the best being Wednesday's tour around the University of Texas Golf Club course and today's round at The Hills in...
Good eats, wild golf in Austin
Thankfully, tee shots on the par 3s at River Place, like the 16th, are not blind. Blog visitor and friend Bill Field left a comment suggesting I should eat at County Line Barbecue while I am in...
Austin, Texas golf review
The uphill dogleg 7th is what a short par 4 should be -- challenging off the tee with a tough approach shot (see photo below). Rain doesn't dampen experience at Avery Ranch It was cart path only and...