With this season’s Noreaster heading back to Long Island, I found myself longing for golf in Boston by mid-summer. Work afforded an opportunity to make it to Beantown, and I was able to line up visits to my two of my favorite courses – Boston Golf Club and Essex County Club – with buddies PeterContinue reading “Boston Twofer – Boston Golf Club & Essex County Club”
Category Archives: Golf Course Tours
Garden City GC Tour by Jon Cavalier
GARDEN CITY GOLF CLUB – A COURSE TOUR & APPRECIATION Devereux Emmet, Walter Travis – Garden City, NY Editor’s Note: I don’t usually interject myself and my opinions into Jon’s course tours. They are so well done, that they don’t need any meddling from me. Jon originally posted these photos of Garden City as aContinue reading “Garden City GC Tour by Jon Cavalier”
Field of Dreams – Peter Imber & Quogue Field Club
Benjamin Litman’s GolfClubAtlas article Timeless Golf at Quoque Field Club was a key contributor to the beginning of my love affair with 9-holers. I wasn’t sure about how exactly to pronounce the name (it is “kwahg”, by the way), but I was absolutely certain that I wanted to play the course. The chance to experience QuogueContinue reading “Field of Dreams – Peter Imber & Quogue Field Club”
Golden Age Redux – Shawn Smith & Todd Fyffe at Westmoreland CC
WESTMORELAND COUNTRY CLUB An Interview & Course Tour On the way from my house to the highway sits Westmoreland Country Club. For years, I drove by and peeked through the fence at the course, with its gorgeous clubhouse overlooking the perfect green fairways. When I finally had the good fortune to play Westmoreland, it wasContinue reading “Golden Age Redux – Shawn Smith & Todd Fyffe at Westmoreland CC”
LinksGems Los Angeles CC Photo Tour
JON CAVALIER’S LINKSGEMS 2017 WALKER CUP PREVIEW Los Angeles Country Club (North Course) The 2017 Walker Cup is being contested at the historic Los Angeles Country Club’s North Course. Originally opened in 1911 and redesigned by George C. Thomas Jr in 1921, the North Course was recently restored by Gil Hanse’s team, with an assistContinue reading “LinksGems Los Angeles CC Photo Tour”
5th ANNUAL NOREASTER – BACK TO LONG ISLAND
After two years in Boston, our group was longing for a return trip to Long Island, and Friar’s Head. Planning began over the winter, but took a detour. Two of the original four members of the Noreaster crew, Brian and Shawn, weren’t able to make the trip this year. They are good dads, and hadContinue reading “5th ANNUAL NOREASTER – BACK TO LONG ISLAND”
Eastward Ho! Tour by Jon Cavalier
EASTWARD HO! – A COURSE TOUR & APPRECIATION Chatham, MA – Herbert Fowler I was in the general area on for a round at Wannamoisett. On my way up to the course that morning, I noticed that Eastward Ho! was a mere 90 minutes further along, and having missed an opportunity to play there aContinue reading “Eastward Ho! Tour by Jon Cavalier”
Ain’t It Grand – Opening Day at Sand Valley
Since my last Sand Valley post, I have had the privilege of making two more visits. The first, in November of last year was a special non-playing treat. I was invited by Michael Keiser to walk a routing on a parcel of land that is being considered for a future course with the architect, hisContinue reading “Ain’t It Grand – Opening Day at Sand Valley”
Old Sandwich Tour by Jon Cavalier
OLD SANDWICH GOLF CLUB – A COURSE TOUR & APPRECIATION Plymouth, MA – Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw After a recent round at Old Sandwich at the peak of fall, I thought that the many fans of the work of Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, and fans of New England golf in general, might likeContinue reading “Old Sandwich Tour by Jon Cavalier”
Exploring America’s Great Golf Clubs
As the pre-season comes to an end, and the rainy days in Chicago delay the start of the peak season, I find myself reflecting on the year-to-date, which has already been filled with great golf adventures. My favorite experience thus far was my visit to Calusa Pines. The course at Calusa Pines, created by theContinue reading “Exploring America’s Great Golf Clubs”