Great Florida Trips Jacksonville Area (four or five days): Sawgrass (five stars value, 12/12 Excitement Level, 12/12 Design), Ocean Hammock, (four stars value, 9/12 Excitement Value, 10/12 design) Amelia Island Plantation. (four stars value, 7/12 Excitement Value, 7/12 design) Day 1: Fly...
TPC SAWGRASS (STADIUM) 110 TPC Blvd. Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 904.273.3235 www.tpc.com Architect: Pete Dye Par 72 Excitement Level – 12/12 Difficulty – 12/12 Design – Seven stars Natural Setting – Four and 1/2 stars Conditioning – Seven stars Cost –...
The scenic 12th green at Richter Park
For brevity’s sake, and since we are prepping for Florida New Years ’05, we thought we’d give you three quickies…so here goes…Photos up Monday 12/27! Don’t worry, long form reviews will continue after the New Year. RICHTER PARK GOLF CLUB –...
RED TAIL GOLF CLUB Devens, MA 978.772.3273 www.redtailgolf.net Architect: Brian Silva Par – 72 Design: Six stars (all ratings out of seven) Natural Setting: Five and 1/2 stars Excitement Level – 8/12 Diff. – 6/12 Conditioning – Six Stars Cost – $90 peak, $50...
The 13th Green at Tobacco Road
The First tee at Tobacco Road – hit it BETWEEN the dunes!
Tobacco Road may have been built on the mined out pits of a North Carolina sand quarry but it has a distinctively western flavor – from its animal skull logo to its rustic clubhouse (which burned down once), to its wild ruffian of a golf course. The earthy Tobacco Road logos, a dear...
The approach to the 16th at Tobacco Road – Sanford, NC
This course is so fantastic, it will take up two features. Run, don’t walk to the Pinehurst/Sandhills region of NC for the greatest golf adventure you have had in ages…in the meantime, tune in next week for a hole by hole breakdown and more photos. TOBACCO ROAD GOLF CLUB 422...
The 2d Hole at Bulle Rock. Photo courtesy of Steve Czaban and Bulle Rock G.C.
Bulle Rock Worth Every Penny – by Steve Czaban 1. Play It Lucky enough to play Bulle Rock GC in Havre de Grace, Maryland on Thursday. Bulle Rock is phenomenal. It is knock your Foot Joys off, awesome. The conditioning of the course, has never been anything but at the Tour quality...
Thanks to everyone who has written in, commented and participated. Coming soon will be the first guest feature – a course review of the terrific Bulle Rock facility in Havre De Grace, Maryland by nationally acclaimed radio and TV sports broadcaster Steve Czaban. Hailing from D.C...
WORLD WOODS GOLF CLUB 17590 Ponce DeLeon Blvd. Brooksville, FL 904.796.5500 www.worldwoods.com Architect: Tom Fazio Par – 71 Excitement Level – 11/12 Difficulty – 8/12 Design – Seven Stars (all ratings out of seven) Natural Setting – Five and 1/2 stars...
THE LINKS AT HIAWATHA LANDING 2350 Marshland Road Apalachin, NY 800.304.6533 (800-30-golf-3) www.hiawathalinks.com Architect: Brian Silva and Mark Mungeam Par – 72 Excitement Level – 9/12 Difficulty – 8/12 Design: six stars Natural Setting Five and 1/2stars Conditioning...
In researching his golf books, Jay Flemma hit golf balls into the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Sheboygan River, the Susquehanna River, Lake Couer D’Alene, Lake Michigan, the swamps of Sawgrass, a quicksand pond, (Richter Park), some guy’s swimming pool (Troon North)...
THE LEGENDS at ROYAL NEW KENT 10100 Kentland Rd. Providence Forge, VA 866.284.6534 804.966.7023 www.traditionalclubs.com www.maverickgolftrail.com Architect: Mike Strantz Par – 72 Excitement Level – 10/12 Difficulty – 11/12 Cost – Peak $60-$79, Reduced $35-$59...
Welcome everybody to on line blog for A Walk in the Park – the series of golf guides that highlight the country’s greatest PUBLIC golf values. If you are sick of skyrocketing greens fees, boring layouts, scrambling for teetimes, and those muni-course blues, take heart. We make...