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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…

Ponderosa Golf Course – Truckee, CA

On this land we put our brand, Cartwright is the name, fortune smiled, the day we filed the Ponderosa claim. Here in the West, we’re livin’ the best, Bonanza If…

Kingham Prairie View Golf Course – Cheyenne, WY

What the heck is going on??? Why can’t I play this game anymore??? I blew into Cheyenne, WY with my game in excellent shape. I left town with my tail…

Fairway Village Golf Club – Vancouver, WA

Please don’t slice; don’t hook; don’t hit a house; is insurance paid up? These were my swing thoughts the entire round as I tee’d it up at each hole on…

Desert Peaks Golf Club – Madras, OR

So where is it? We couldn’t find it. In a town named Madras, there had to be a store called, “All Things Madras”. During my teenage years in the 1960’s,…

Highlands Golf Club – Gearhart, OR

June 6 – D-Day and B-Day. Today is the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Even though my father was not on the beaches of Normandy (he was working on B-24’s in Italy),…

College Heights Country Club – Crete, NE

Washington entertained me to Lincoln. I left the snow and cold of Colorado and arrived at the wind and cold of Nebraska. College Heights Country Club (CHCC) is located on the campus of Doane…

Applegate River Golf Club – Grants Pass, OR

You can’t get there from here! That’s how we felt as we tried to travel from Gold Beach, Oregon to Crater Lake National Park. The most dependable route to get there was…

Cedar Bend Golf Club – Gold Beach, OR

Driving on Cedar Valley Road all we saw were hills and mountains jam-packed with trees. Where could they have possibly built a golf course on this landscape? As we…

Big Trees Golf Course – Yosemite National Park, CA

Here we go again. While searching for a course in Yosemite National Park, we found Wawona Golf Course and Big Trees Golf Course. It looked like they were the same…