The 4th at Lakota
The 4th at Lakota
The 13th green at Redlands
I am writing longer pieces on both, coming soon, but in the meantime here is the skinny on two of the best courses I have ever played or seen. LAKOTA CANYON RANCH GOLF CLUB 1000 Club House Drive New Castle, CO 81647 970.984.9700 www.lakotacanyonranch.com Architect: Jim Engh Par 72...
The fossil monument lined 12th Hole. Photo courtesy of Jim Hajek and Jim Engh.
University of Denver archaeologist Dr. martin Lockley shows the Triceratops fossils that line the 12th fairway at Fossil Trace
FOSSIL TRACE GOLF CLUB 3050 Illinois St. Golden, CO 303.277.8750 www.fossiltrace.com Architect: Jim Engh Par – 72 Excitement Level – 11/12 Diff. – 7/12 Design: five and 1/2 stars (all ratings 0ut of seven) Natural Setting: 5.5 Conditioning – Five and ½ stars...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Onomatopoeia (noun) – a literary device in which words are used as an imitation of the sounds to which they refer. E.g. “zoom” and “bang.” sarcasm (noun) – another of my favorite literary devices. Too many rules and red pens lead to the suppression or...
Geoff Shackelford is building the new Prairie Club near Valentine, Nebraska. Geoff writes the following on his website: “The design will mark a reunion of the Rustic Canyon team, headed by Gil Hanse with support from Geoff Shackelford and Jim Wagner. The private club and retreat is...
Scotland can be conveniently divided into four parts by the discerning golf traveler. First, there is the St. Andrew’s area which occupies the middle one-third latitudes of Scotland on the eastern half of the country. The will be plenty of coverage at this site and at my future site...
The year was 1985 – perhaps the most uninspiring US Open of our generation. An unknown Taiwanese named T.C.Chen had dominated the leader board at Oakland Hills for three days and had a five shot lead four holes into Sunday. Then disaster struck. Deep in greenside rough at the fifth...
Early yesterday afternoon, I conversed with Tim McD and publisher Robert Lewis about the strong feelings I’ve been having that Travel Golf’s role in my career had run it’s course and that I’d like to part ways and move to my new golf writing team while it was still...
Yesterday I told the Travel Golf team thanks so much for all their input and support but I was moving on to a different site and magazine with other, full fledged golf writers. Actually it’s TWO new sites with golf writers and sportswriters you all know and like. The detailed...
All year a debate has raged among the best golf writers in the world – is Tom Fazio in a slump? Golf Digest’s Ron Whitten wrote in the May 2005 issue, “Is Tom Fazio good for the game? Golf’s leading designer is beloved by many, yet his courses have lifted...
I have made some changes I like to two pieces. First, the first part of the Brian Silva interview is here. I love it. I got to use the word “pterodactyl” in a sentence – that was fun. Let’s see you do that. And I dont mean something flippant like “so and so...
Share the joy with me! I just found out I will get my first gold record. It’s Bowling For Soup. www.bowlingforsoup.com