South Shore Golf Course – Chicago, IL
And so it begins…“Grabbing my Sticks and Golfing Route 66”. The first stop on this Chicago to Albuquerque trip is South Shore Golf Course and what a stop it is. As I passed…
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Blair Academy Golf Course – Blairstown, NJ
We entered the campus at 2 Park St. and followed the signs directing us to the Blair Academy Golf Course…except these two blind old men could not locate the pro shop…
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Tryon Country Club – Tryon, NC
May 1973. That was the last time I saw Duke. He was crouched behind the plate, 90 feet from where I was standing at first base. The setting was Snell Field…
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Belmont Golf Club – Downers Grove, IL
$300 is the correct answer to which question about Belmont Golf Club? 1) The cost of a yearly membership? 2) The cost of all the balls you lose in one round?…
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Silver Lake Country Club (Rolling Hills Course) – Orland Park, IL
As we rounded the bottom of Lake Michigan and headed toward the conclusion of our Great Lakes Circle Golf Tour, these four old and tired golfers were looking for an…
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Northport Creek Golf Course – Northport, MI
We went to the ends of the earth to play 9-holes at Northport Creek Golf Course. Or at least to the end of Leelanau Peninsula to visit this course on Michigan’s “Little Finger”.…
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River Bend Golf Course – Lisle, IL
50 years ago at Aurora College in Aurora, IL we counted the incredible saves by Frank Bruno in goal on the soccer field; we celebrated the exploits of former NBA standout, Mickey…
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Wawashkamo Golf Club – Mackinac Island, MI
Clomp, clomp; clomp, clomp – Drip, drip; drip, drip. In a driving rain storm our horse-drawn taxi meandered through the narrow streets of Mackinac Island to our final destination – Wawashkamo Golf Club. The…
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Evergreen Golf Course – Mount Angel, OR
I felt like I was on the set of a Hallmark Movie. Evergreen and Angel are two prominent names that are featured in many Hallmark Channel Christmas movies. Yes, I…
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Eagle Springs Golf Resort – Eagle, WI
“Eagle Springs is the oldest course in the state of Wisconsin, and might also be the quirkiest” (as described by golf.com). The USGA lists it as one of the first 100…
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