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Not necessarily related to a particular state or location, but valuable information nevertheless.
New Site: Help Unearth Those Hidden Gem Golf Courses
If you are a long-time golfer, you have surely stumbled across golf courses that wowed you beyond expectations – most likely because you had no expectations. That feeling of serendipity and...
What a Difference a Decade Makes
We are set to publish our first Home On The Course newsletter of the new decade, and it is one of our most feature-packed communications of the last decade. We look back at the years that followed...
A Best-of List Calculates Reader Interest
We are a ranking-crazy nation, especially this time of the year when multiple organizations rate college football teams. (What an entertaining game LSU vs Alabama was this past Saturday!). Search online...
All the Ingredients for a Perfect Round
The finishing hole at The Ranch in Southwick, MA, plays straight downhill, and if you catch your drive well, you will have a short approach to the 400+ yard par 4. Quality of play aside, the...
As Leaves Change, Great Golf Gets Even Better
There is no better time to play golf in New England than the six weeks from mid-September to the end of October (assuming no early winter which, in New England, you can never assume). The nights are...
Calls to 911 Interrupt Pennsylvania Golf Round
My round of golf at Berkleigh Country Club in Kutztown, PA, started with three pars, about as good a kickoff to a round as I can muster these days. I was playing by myself, and as I prepared for a...
Courses for Horses: How to Fit a Golf Community to Your Style
The first thing to get out of the way for a couple searching for a golf community home is topography. Do you want to live at the coast, in the mountains or somewhere in between (e.g. lake or...
How Public Golfers Can Play Private Golf Club Courses
Yesterday, I played the private Rockrimmon Country Club course that straddles the border between Connecticut and New York. I don’t know any member there, nor did I talk my way onto the course by...
Pace of Play Debate: Here We Go Again
I played two rounds of golf recently that put the Bryson Dechambeau pace of play debate in perspective for me. One round I played in 4 ½ hours, the other in just under 4 hours. Ironically, the...
Pain and Gain
I have been diagnosed with something called “trigger finger” in the middle digit of my right hand. I had never heard of it before, but when I started mentioning it to friends and fellow golfers, I...
Home is Where the Hard is: Avoid Complicating Your Search for a Golf Community Home
Clients looking for a golf-oriented home for their retirement years come in two general categories: One comprises those who know it when they see it. The other includes those who, when they see it, always...
A New England Golf Community Alternative
The latest edition of Home On The Course, our free newsletter, will be sent to all subscribers on Tuesday. The newsletter is free of charge and includes reviews of golf communities, advice on how to...