2017

The Causeway Club – Southwest Harbor, ME

“Quirky, funky, unique…a course everyone should play”. That is how one golfer described The Causeway Club. Another person in the same group said, “it is a cow pasture.” I guess to each his own…

Copper Creek Golf Course – Farmington Hills, MI

Classic cars had been on the agenda for our first day in Michigan. We spent 12 hours eating, drinking, cruising (before drinking), and watching the procession of cars cruise Woodward…

St. Croix Country Club – Calais, ME

It was an All Saints Day. Golf at St. Croix Country Club in the morning and a visit to St. Andrews in the afternoon. We couldn’t have experienced a much better day unless… We had…

Wawenock Golf Club – Walpole, ME

“Wawenock” is the name of one of the bands or subgroups of the Penobscot tribe, located in what is now Maine. The name Wawenock means “round island” in the Penobscot language. I have…

East Potomac Golf Course (White Course) – Washington, DC

We had one full day in Washington, DC. One Always Time for 9 team member had never visited our nation’s capitol. How do we visit Arlington National Cemetery, Lincoln Memorial, The White House,…

Rolling Green Golf Course – Morrill, NE

Strange day on the old golf links. It played as a Tale of Two 4 1/2’s”. Holes 1-4 played through rain, thunder (but no lightning), wind, and around the perimeter of…

Lambert’s Point Golf Course – Norfolk, VA

We didn’t know what to expect. The reviews ranged from “this course was carved out of an industrial dump and that’s what it is…a course to avoid” to “the best 9-hole course I…

The Springs at Borrego RV Resort and Golf Course – Borrego Springs, CA

First things first, you need: 1) A road-hugging convertible sports car. 2) A full tank of gas. 3) An empty bladder. 4) Dramamine. Let’s see how prepared I was… 1)…

Golden Horseshoe Golf Club (Spotswood Course) – Williamsburg, VA

“Best nine-hole short course in the country”. That is how it has been described by Golf Magazine. However, the real test of the Spotswood Course came when the crack team at Always Time for 9 hit…

Quail Creek Golf Course – North Liberty, IA

North Liberty was honored with a Playful City USA designation for the sixth time in 2017. This national recognition program honors cities and towns across the country for making their cities more playable.…