Archive for July, 2006
I have a new “happy place”
I recently had the amazingly good fortune to visit a brand new golf course. It’s my new favorite place and where I can go in my mind when I need to “go to my happy place.” There is definitely more to come, but I will let it be a mystery for now unless someone knows [...]
Published by golfchick on July 30th, 2006 tagged Golf Course Reviews And Stories | 5 Comments »
British Open Ups and Downs
Up until almost two years ago when I started playing golf myself, watching golf on TV for me was like watching paint dry. Now that I am a golfer and I understand the challenge I’m watching, I still find myself falling asleep with the Tivo remote in my hand. Now it’s more like watching someone [...]
Published by golfchick on July 24th, 2006 tagged Pro Golf And Golfer Commentary, Tiger Woods | 9 Comments »
Introducing a new feature: Ask “The Goose”
If you’ve read my blog for awhile, you know about The Goose. She’s the 11 year old Great Dane I abandon for a few hours every time I play golf. Her name is actually Kess, but she’s more often called by her nickname, The Goose. She’s never been one for chasing balls and so doesn’t [...]
Published by golfchick on July 19th, 2006 tagged Ask The Goose | 3 Comments »
Golf Vacation: After the golf
Wow, did you guys fly all the way to Nashville just to play Greystone and then go home? Well, no. We had our “away tournament” with our club in Primm (California/Nevada state line) on one weekend and the next weekend we were going to Bowling Green, Kentucky for the NHRA Hot Rod Reunion to participate [...]
Published by golfchick on July 17th, 2006 tagged Off Topic (non-golf) | 2 Comments »
Golf Vacation, last course: Greystone
Photo from the Greystone website. After making our requisite deposits in the donation boxes they call slot machines at the Las Vegas airport, we were on our way to Nashville. Surprisingly, I didn’t get that much sleep on the flight. Greg won’t go see “chick flicks” with me, but as a captive audience in an [...]
Published by golfchick on July 12th, 2006 tagged Golf Course Reviews And Stories | 1 Comment »
Fifth day, fifth course: Falcon Ridge
On the fifth day of this golf marathon, we had a 5:20 A.M. tee-time at Falcon Ridge. That’s right – 5:20 A.M.! Why would we do this to ourselves after four days of four different courses, travel and gambling? Not just to beat the heat, which was the main reason for our other early tee-times. [...]
Published by golfchick on July 10th, 2006 tagged Golf Course Reviews And Stories | 3 Comments »
Golf Vacation, 4th course: The Ledges
The next day, we drove up to St. George, Utah, one of my favorite places for scenery. After playing Wolf Creek, I was really looking forward to the beauty a course in St. George called “The Ledges” should afford. The front of the clubhouse. The proshop (duh). We wanted to get there an hour early [...]
Published by golfchick on July 6th, 2006 tagged Golf Course Reviews And Stories | 4 Comments »
Golf Vacation, In Between Rounds
The night before we played Wolf Creek, we checked into our “hotel.” Some of our plans were of the last minute variety, which meant we didn’t have a lot of options for lodging in Mesquite, as some of the hotels were sold out. We figured most of the hotels in that area would be pretty [...]
