Confessions of a Golfaholic 

My daughter Christy, who abandoned her family to relocate in the Boston area, was recently digging her Honda Civic out of the snow…for the tenth time and called to see if she could get a little sympathy. Her mother, being the charitable sort, ultimately prevailed upon me to schedule a family vacation in a sunny climate, where our Christy could soak up some much needed Vitamin D. Never one to pass on an opportunity to play some desert golf I went to the Golf Zoo web site to pl

At the base of his statue in French Lick, Indiana, Pete Dye is quoted as saying “golf is not a fair game so why build a fair golf course.” Dye has certainly applied this philosophy on many of his par 3 holes. Nobody has successfully created the dramatic par 3 as well as Pete (and to a large degree his wife Alice). He seems especially enamored with making the 17th hole of his golf courses a good opportunity to lose a premium golf ball. In my last blog I identified five of my t

Erin Hills is situated in rural Wisconsin, approximately thirty minutes north of Milwaukee. This links design, constructed on former farmland, is scheduled to host the U.S. Open in 2017. A preview of the facility occurred when the U.S. Amateur was played there in 2011. There is not much to recommend the location aside from the golf course, although the Kohler courses are only an hour away. As such, any golf vacation that includes Whistling Straits and Blackwolf Run affords th

Unless you are 12 years old the “Happiest Place on Earth” is not situated in Anaheim, California or Orlando, Florida. No, this moniker is more aptly applied to that slice of heaven located within the confines of a 17 mile drive; just north of Carmel, California. Within this wonderland are several of the most magnificent golf courses on the planet. Golf Magazine notwithstanding, the best golf course you can play is Pebble Beach. This perfect 18 holes are situated along the Pac

The most ridiculous current marketing tool by a golf industry company is the FootJoy labeling of golf socks as “left” and “right”. I wore them on the wrong feet and they worked fine. Second to this inanity (by the way I love their socks) is the current trend to be fitted for a golf ball. Historically, my golf ball fitting is directly related to the lost balls I find in the “native areas” at the La Costa Resort and Spa. If I find it, it fits (mostly my budget). This may be a b

Photo of Edgewood Golf Course from http://edgewoodtahoe.com It has been nearly 20 years since I played Edgewood in South Lake Tahoe. I was so impressed at that time I swore to make an annual sojourn to the area to try and conquer the course. Somehow I got sidetracked. This past weekend, however, I finally took advantage of a weekend at a Lake Tahoe “cabin” that I had purchased via an auction at one of the many charity events I get invited to play each year. Big shout out to J

Only an individual with a severe golf addiction would even consider tackling the herculean and expensive quest to play America’s Top 100 public golf courses. Are you a golf addict? If you answer yes to eight of the ten questions below you may be afflicted. Nine out of ten makes you a sure fire addict and if you answer in the affirmative to all ten you probably have some mental illness and should be institutionalized. You can take the Quiz here >> Do you listen to golf on the