DATELINE: THE WILDERNESS OF WESTERN MAINE – My golf cart is careening around turns, catapulting down tree-lined chutes of concrete, and reeling in the chicanes. First, I’m narrowly missing trees, then I’m splashed in the face by a wall of water, then I’m blinded by flashes and deafened by a sudden cacophony of noise. Grab the “Oh Shit handle” and hang on, because...
Ryan Ballangee did a terrific job getting my Stratton Mountain article ready for pub over at GolfTripX, the travel wing of GolfNewsNet. The link is here. We’ll have one more in that series soon: Mount Sunapee and Lake Sunapee Country Club and – WOW! – did we ever hit the jackpot. After that, starting Tuesday August 4, we’ll be coming at you...
Border War! Vermont vs. New Hampshire Part 6 – Cannon Mountain —by Jay Flemma Special to Slave to the Traffic Light Adventure Magazine— FRANCONIA, N.H. – Today is the second anniversary of my father’s passing, so to honor the occasion, I’ll tell you a secret. No matter how much my Dad – a world class skier who skied in the...
Great job by Ryan, Darin, Mitch, and the rest of the gang over at GNN and GolfTripX on my New Hampshire adventures in the White Mountains. Omni Mount Washington was one of the more fun and low impact rounds of the year. Best of all you can get it at the right price and spend some time running/climbing/hiking in one of the most gorgeous mountain ranges east of the...
BRETTON WOODS, NH – Remember how we wrote earlier this year that at Mount Snow’s golf course was harder to play golf at than the mountain was to ski? You don’t have to worry about that at Mount Washington Golf Resort. Whether you’re here to explore Cannon Mountain or the resort-affiliated Bretton Woods, or take in all the summer activities the...
So while I finish the skiing part of the article, GolfTripX, the new travel wing of Golf News Net, has just published my review of Mount Snow Golf Club. From the article: “Everything at Mount Snow starts at the tee box; you have to drive the ball long and straight. More then half the tee shots are blind and almost all of them require long carries over crests in...
Golf Course Trades did a fantastic job with my Boston public golf article. Wow was Granite Links playing tough. The difference between John Snford’s greens here and at Ferry Point is the difference between the tornado and the breeze! Still, an incredibly fun day on top of a mountain overlooking downtown Boston on a gorgeous day. Next time – Boston Golf...
Another terrific Jay’s plays show in the books! 50 year media center vet Marino Parascemzo joined us to talk Tiger, the Tour, Oakmont, and more! Always great to have a grizzled old pro whose been everywhere and done everything. Then we take a trip out to Boston to check out Granite Links, the John Sanford-designed golf course that was the springboard for his...
DEVENS, MA – The leaves along I-90 are just beginning to turn. Hints of orange and crimson are forming around the edges of the treetops, and crisp air greets us as day breaks. The verdant green of summer is slowly fading to a burnished gold, a fiery orange, and a noble crimson. In one month, all the vale of Paul Revere’s ride will be aflame in an...
Even though it snowed in NYC for the first day of spring, the golf gods smiled on players from the Tri-state area as old favorite, Richter Park opened for the season. When Danbury, CT benefactor Stanley Richter passed on, he bequeathed an enormous and beautiful tract of land for a state park with one proviso…build a public golf course there that everyone can enjoy...
ABERDEEN, MD – The heartwarming glow that is The Sportlight dimmed briefly as night fell over Aberdeen, Maryland. Beechtree Golf Club, a Tom Doak design conceived and built before Pacific Dunes catapulted his meteoric rise to stardom, hosted a somber yet eager gathering on this warm Saturday in early fall. Fourteen ardent golfers – dutiful students of...
It’s here: Red Tail, Waverly Oaks, and Brian Silva, enjoy. Sleepy Hollow tomorrow, Winged Foot Wednesday.
Danbury, CT stills affords NYC public golfers something New York City cannot – a public golf course with an interesting design and at a fair price. You really don’t need to patronize any of the $80 and up courses when you live in NYC. Alternate Bethpage (Black only), Richter Park in Danbury, Casperkill, Centennial (at twilight), and although Tom Doak will...
I have always loved Red Tail as a masterpiece of architectural echo, bringing old design features from great courses like National Golf Links of America to public players. Happily, after a rugged 2003 season (where most NE golf courses suffered to some extent), Red Tail was in pristine condition and has blossomed into a rich, multi-textured, multi-colored stunner...
RED TAIL GOLF CLUB Devens, MA 978.772.3273 www.redtailgolf.net Architect: Brian Silva Par – 72 Excitement Level – 9/12 Diff. – 6/12 Conditioning – Four and ½ stars Cost – $90 peak, $50 reduced Yearly Memberships – Yes, $4,250 play anytime $3,250 play M-Th Value – Four and ½ stars Overall – Four and ½ stars Tees Yards...