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Gearhart Golf Links – Gearhart, OR

What memories come to mind when I mention the name Herb Tarlek? 1970’s? Obnoxious salesperson? WKRP in Cincinnati? Les Nessman? Loni Anderson? None? For most people, “none” is probably the overwhelming…

Ellensburg Golf Club – Ellensburg, WA

COVID-19 has hurt small businesses everywhere during 2020 and Ellensburg Golf Club is one of those small town, family-owned courses we need to support. The course was originally designed by…

Orcas Island Golf Course – Eastsound, WA

Orcas Island Golf Course is one “whale” of a course. As I sit at my desk, I can almost hear the groans regarding this statement. On a more serious note,…

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Sunriver Resort (Caldera Links) – Sunriver, OR

We golfers are a funny bunch. Never satisfied, always looking for the next miracle fix. Personally, I get very “flippy” at impact and have been working on hitting down on…

Herring Cove Golf Course – Welshpool, NB, Canada

“Stately”. I asked Karen to describe Herring Cove Golf Course in one word – her response, “stately”. So what is the definition of stately? An adjective – having a dignified, unhurried, and grand manner; majestic in…

River Ridge Golf Complex – Eugene, OR

The ball exploded off the clubface. The ball climbed high and far…and way, way right. The trees to the right were tall and dense and my ball cleared them with room…

Boughton Ridge Golf Course – Bolingbrook, IL

What a difference a day makes Twenty-four little hours Brought the sun and the flowers Where there used to be rain. Many great artists have sung these lyrics, and they…

Buena Vista Golf Course – DeKalb, IL

Buena Vista Golf Course plays to a par 32; my score was 44. You read that correctly – 44. Here are my excuses: I had a redeye flight into Chicago that arrived…

El Monte Golf Course – Ogden, UT

El Monte – the English translation is the mountain. They got it right! As you view the course from the clubhouse on the hill, the Wasatch Mountains are all you see.…

Tucker Oaks Golf Course – Redding, CA

It was the beginning of our newest adventure – Golfing with the Cartwrights and dining with the Donner Party. It was my pitstop from Bend, OR to Reno, NV on my way…