In Western Colorado, the Hamton Inn in Glenwood Springs in not only convenient to Lakota Canyon Ranch and Redlands Mesa, they are walking distance from the natural hot springs spa that is open tothe public year round. Ask for Edie Dutton or Becky. Rates are very reasonable, the hotel has all the basic amenities and a wide variety of excellent and affordable...
There is CLE for this lecture. I'll give an intro on design features architects use frequently to create golf courses (redans, punchbowls, etc. and compare U.S. courses. Architect Stephen Kay who makes original courses and courses that look like those of other designers or other courses will talk about his designs. (He built Links of North Dakota, Architect's Club...
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...
I’ll write more tomorrow, but Jim Engh outdid himself (tough to do…I know! But he did), with the amazing Lakota canyon ranch. Tom Doak wrote that undulation is the soul of the game. Engh did that in spades. I have walked 230 places and I BARELY finished LKR. Its gorgeous. It’s got strategic options. It’s inexpensive. It has it all, jumoping to...
We interrupt this golf trip to offer hearty congratulations to two of the AWITP extended family. First, you read here about my buddy Lee Sossen who won the very first biatholon he entered back in May. Lee has done it again, winning another nationally reknowned biatholon event this weekend in the Northeast. Moreover, Lee got named to the US national biatholon national...
RED HAWK RIDGE G.C. 2156 Red Hawk Ridge Drive Castle Rock, CO 80109 720.733.3500 Architect: Jim Engh Par 72 Excitement Level – 8/12 Difficulty – 6/12 Conditioning – Four stars Cost – $75 high, 3PM twilight $50 Value – Four stars, (four and 1/2 at twilight) Overall – Four stars Castle Rock, Colorado has four superlative course all...
The floating green at Coeur D’Alene resort.
Photo courtesy of CDA Resort.
COEUR D’ALENE RESORT GOLF COURSE On the Lake Coeur D’Alene, ID 208.667.4673 www.cdaresort.com Architect: Scott Miller Par – 71 Excitement Level – 11/12 Difficulty – 5/12 Conditioning – Five stars Cost – $185 peak, $99 reduced Value – Five stars Overall – Four and ½ stars Tees Yards Rating Slope Tournament 6309...
Starting tomorrow, the A Walk in the Park public golf travel team will being playing eight consecutive great western US public golf values by more than four preeminent architects. There will be interviews as well. Stunning settings, brilliant strategic designs and an unbeatable price will all combine in courses you should run to play for your next vacation. See you...
The public golf value airplane is fueled up and on the runway, which means Tour Journal reports from around the U.S.A opn some of the best public golf values. This fall we will visit New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, Cali, Texas and The Midwest. There will also be interviews with golf architects coming soon as we report from the road. The summer “Honor Roll”...
Pine Needles Resort, Pinehurst, NC Par 72 Architect – Donald Ross, restoration by John Fought Excitement Level – 8/12 Difficulty 5/12 Cost – $95 in high season, many half price packages available Conditioning – Four Stars Value – Four and One-half stars Overall rating – Four stars Here is a terrific example of great value. You can...
ATUNYOTE GOLF CLUB (Turning Stone casino)Architect: Tom Fazio Par 72 Excitement Level – 5/12 Difficulty – 7/12 Cost – $175, no reduced rates Design – Two and 1/2 stars (all ratings out of seven) Natural Setting – Two and 1/2 stars Conditioning – 6 stars Value – One-half a star Overall rating – One and one-half stars...
JF: Tiger, Phil, Ernie and Vijay all challenge each other to a one hole, winner take all televised $1 Million Shootout. What public hole of yours will you take them to play? Silva: #17 at Red Tail. It’s tough to pick your line and it would tempt those long hitters to try to drive the green. Eagle might win! JF: It’s even a challenge for the amateur to...
First things first: here’s the poll question: Bulle Rock or Beechtree? Its time for a side by side taste test of Maryland heavyweights. Like two champion prize fighters trading haymakers, Tom Doak’s classic and beautiful minimalist design at Beechtree slugs it out admirably with Pete Dye’s strategic gem at Bulle Rock. Send in your...
I am happy to announce I have joined the outstanding golf writing team at Golf Observer. Golf Observer is one of the world’s leading golf information sites and golf writing cadres. It features great writers and scholars such as Geoff Shackelford, Sal Johnson, Billy Casper, Frank Hannigan and many more. My work will begin appearing there towards the end of the...