Always Time for 9

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…

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…

Fossil Island Golf Club – Kemmerer, WY

Today we practiced what we preached – there’s Always Time for 9. We were traveling from Twin Falls, ID to Ft. Collins, CO – a 10 hours drive. What better…

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…

Falcon Crest Golf Club (Robin Hood Course) – Kuna, ID

After driving six hours across “no-man’s” land in eastern Oregon, all we wanted to do was to get out and stretch our legs. A 9-hole golf course seemed like a…