Over the last four months, I’ve had a surprising number of people ask me questions about joining country clubs. With golf experiencing a bit of a resurgence, there’s a chance [Read More]
It was 5pm the night before I was scheduled to leave on a 4 day trip to Bandon Dunes. The line up was incredible. We had an afternoon round on [Read More]
Of the dozens of golf courses that Pete Dye designed in his life, I have played exactly…seven of them. Seven feels like such an insignificant number, considering the very significant impact [Read More]
The Bushnell Launch Pro came out late in 2021, and it took the golf tech world by storm. After Bushnell acquired Foresight Sports in the Summer of 2021, a lot [Read More]
Over the years, I’m not sure there’s a been a more reliable company in the world of golf footwear than FootJoy. With one exception that I’ll mention below, every pair [Read More]
Over the years I’ve not been shy about the fact that I haven’t had a great experience with the handful of TecTecTec rangefinders I’ve used. At the time, I was [Read More]
Updated in May 2022 removed Bushnell Phantom, and added Phantom 2. Removed Bushnell Tour V4, and added Garmin Approach Z82. Added Precision Pro R1, Blue Tees Series 3 Max, and [Read More]
I get it, trying to find the best golf gift idea for your husband, father, or any other golfer in your family can be really difficult. There are thousands of [Read More]
This post was originally published in April 2014, and updated in May 2022 for accuracy. I still have this putting mat 8 years after the originally review, and still recommend [Read More]
Simply put, there are very few golf courses in thw world that are as unique, and polarizing, as Tobacco Road in North Carolina. Before playing it I had one reader [Read More]
There are few places I’ve played golf that carry the weight of Winged Foot Golf Club. Upon driving down the driveway for the first (or second) time my palms were [Read More]
On paper Old Macdonald sounds like the perfect course. I mean almost literally. Look at it on paper… It’s an homage to C.B. Macdonald complete with 18 template holes. All the greats [Read More]
Being from the Pacific Northwest, one of the very last places I’d ever think about visiting or taking a vacation would have to be Bermuda. Honestly, I’ve never known much [Read More]
There is so much I could write about Sunriver, Oregon, that I’m almost not even sure where to begin. Sunriver is a resort destination in Central Oregon, about 15 minutes [Read More]
After two years of waiting patiently, it’s finally here: the Sheep Ranch at Bandon Dunes is now open for resort play. I could hardly contain my excitement as I made [Read More]
The Bushnell Launch Pro came out late in 2021, and it took the golf tech world by storm. After Bushnell acquired Foresight Sports in the Summer of 2021, a lot [Read More]
Pound for pound it’s not hard to make the argument that New York is the best state in the country for golf. More than that, you could make the argument [Read More]
When most of us think about visiting Colorado, there’s a good chance we’re thinking about doing it in the Winter. After all, it’s home to some of the most spectacular [Read More]
Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, is quite simply one of the very best golf courses in the world. In fact, it’s also one of my personal favorites, as I [Read More]
Over the years, I’m not sure there’s a been a more reliable company in the world of golf footwear than FootJoy. With one exception that I’ll mention below, every pair [Read More]
When it comes to golf destinations, Arizona is one of the most popular there is. It’s one of the few places in the US where you can get perfect weather [Read More]
We originally played Forest Dunes in October 2013. This review was updated in May 2022 for accuracy. Throughout the course of my Golf Road Trip there was one place that [Read More]
Over the years I’ve not been shy about the fact that I haven’t had a great experience with the handful of TecTecTec rangefinders I’ve used. At the time, I was [Read More]
Updated in May 2022 removed Bushnell Phantom, and added Phantom 2. Removed Bushnell Tour V4, and added Garmin Approach Z82. Added Precision Pro R1, Blue Tees Series 3 Max, and [Read More]
This post was originally published in July of 2014 in the early days of Breaking Eighty. It was updated in May of 2022 for accuracy. I still consider this one [Read More]