I Played Golf Here

Pinewood Golf Course - Elk River, MN

2009-07-19T16:23:00.002-05:00

18150 Waco Street - Elk River, MN 55330 - Directions
763.441.3451 - Contacts

The City of Elk River Pinewood Golf Course is a 9 hole executive course which appeals to all levels of golfers. Open to the public.

The Ponds Golf Course - St Francis, MN

2009-07-12T09:42:00.007-05:00

The Ponds • 2881 229th Ave NW • St. Francis, MN 55070 • 763 753-1100

Apostle Highlands GC - Bayfield, WI

2009-07-07T20:35:00.012-05:00

I have a new favorite golf course!!! This is an amazing place to play golf.

For as great as this place is, we seemed to have it to ourselves.
No one in front of us and no one behind us.
And NO bugs!

That's me I think this is Tee #3

Barb teeing off.

Jane (center) and Lois (right)

Jane again.

Lois (red shirt) is the current league champion.

Condos for sale or rent on the left.
White building is the club house.

I played the second nine with this lady.
Darned if I can remember her name, she is from
Eden Praire MN a really good golfer and fun too!

Weather was cool and sunny with no humidity
and a slight breeze. Another divine day!

Today I repeatedly said, "I love golf" and I do!

Apostle Highlands GC Bayfield WI

2009-07-07T09:11:00.002-05:00

I took this quick photo yesterday when I made my tee time for this course. It looks awesomely beautiful. Can't wait to play later today! I'll have more photos tomorrow.

Gogebic Country Club - Ironwood, Michigan (U.P.)

2009-07-05T17:57:00.006-05:00

The ball on the right is mine, and it became my first par on this course!

Sure glad this was John's shot and not mine!

The rest of my foursome included left to right,
Warren, John and Dave.

My favorite moment was hearing all three of these
gentlemen calling out in unison, "Nice Shot!"
It just makes me smile thinking about it.

The grass wasn't this yellow, my camera must be whacky.

On many of the holes on this course the red and white tees were the same. So I had no advantage over the men. On this hole the ladies tee was far above the men's. I liked that!

My BEST shot was this one . . .
from the sand bunker to very near the flag!

The weather was sunny and cool with
low humidity, absolutely divine! I love, love, love golf!

Gogebic Country Club
Ironwood, Michigan
906-932-2515

Duckers Lake Golf Course - Frankfort, KY

2009-05-08T12:47:00.006-05:00

This is my birdie shot. Par three hole. Up hill shot on the green with one putt. I think this is my first birdie EVER!!

http://www.duckerslake.com/
98 Buena Vista Drive
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-695-GOLF (4653)

Palmetto Hall Plantation Hilton Head Island SC

2009-02-21T16:41:00.003-06:00

Palmetto Hall Plantation - Arthur Hills Course
18 hole regulation length course
72 par
6,651 yards
73 rating
129 slope
Bermuda grass
$125 green fees* on weekends
$125 green fees* on weekdays

(left to right) Denny, Chuck and Bill Kelly

The sign gives 'fair warning' or is it 'fare warning' ?

Cart path is pretty darn close to the swamp!

OK, here is a baby gator.

Here is how close it its to the cart path!

Above is how close the gators were to the tee box.
Below I am teeing off with the gators in front of me
watching my every move!

Needless to say, my shot was awful (it went in the water)
and I chalked it up to what I call the "gator jitters"!

OK, So here is Bill fetching my ball from the water.
Behind him on the point lays that gator.
Behind the gator is where I tee'd off.

Shipyard - Hilton Head Island SC

2009-02-20T16:09:00.007-06:00

Shipyard Golf Club
27 total holes at this golf facility
Resort facility
Managed by Heritage Golf Group, LLC
30 tees driving range
27 regulation holes

The two courses I played were:

Brigantine Course
9 hole regulation length course
36 par
3,352 yards
$99 green fees* on weekends
$99 green fees* on weekdays

and

Galleon Course
9 hole regulation length course

36 par
3,364 yards
$99 green fees* on weekends
$99 green fees* on weekdays

Left to right: Steve, Jeff & Jeff

A blurry me on the left.

Yes, Those are alligators on the bank!

More Gators!

I don't do it like this anymore. It's kind of hard to look at.

Oceanfront Resort Hilton Head Island SC

2009-02-19T17:15:00.000-06:00

This is the hotel that made all my golf arrangements for the two Hilton Head Courses.

Parting strokes . . .

2009-02-14T19:02:00.003-06:00

Golf with Julie (left) and Sharon (right).

Golden Gate Country Club - Naples, FL

2009-02-13T12:31:00.016-06:00

This is actually a golf resort and here is the view from my balcony!

This morning: played 18 holes
This afternoon: one bucket of balls on the driving range
This evening: putting green

Not bad for a Friday the 13th!

Golden Gate Course
18 hole regulation length course
Public Golf Course
72 par
6,564 yards
71 rating
125 slope
$80 green fees* on weekends
$80 green fees* on weekdays
$30 twilight fees*
* includes golf cart where available

During the day there are quite a few golfers hanging
around but I took these shots early in the morning

Yesterday I played alone.
Today I played with Sharon.
Tomorrow I'll play with Sharon and her friends.
I love golf!

The 18-hole "Golden Gate" course at the Golden Gate Country Club facility in Naples, Florida features 6,564 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72 . The course rating is 70.8 and it has a slope rating of 125. Designed by Dick Wilson/(R) Joseph L. Lee, the Golden Gate golf course opened in 1964. Tim Fredeen manages the course as the Golf Professional

Twisted Oaks CC - Beverly Hills, FL

2009-02-07T12:42:00.009-06:00

Twisted Oaks Course
18 hole regulation length course
Public golf course
72 par
6,876 yards
73 rating
126 slope
Bermuda grass
$38 green fees* on weekends
$38 green fees* on weekdays
$20 twilight fees*
* includes golf cart where available

Looks like I am far enough south that the
greens AND fairways are green, not brown.

(Left to right) Ruby and Ann from Canada

Ruby

Ann

Ann's husband Brian

The 18-hole "Twisted Oaks" course at the Twisted Oaks Golf club facility in Beverly Hills, Florida features 6,876 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72 . The course rating is 72.9 and it has a slope rating of 126 on Bermuda grass. Designed by Karl Litten, the Twisted Oaks golf course opened in 1990.

Pleasant Ridge - Greensboro, NC

2009-01-30T16:04:00.008-06:00

Pleasant Ridge Course
18 hole regulation length course
Public golf course
72 par
6,432 yards
71 rating
111 slope
grass
$32 green fees* on weekends
$25 green fees* on weekdays
* includes golf cart where available

Yes, that's me.

The 18-hole "Pleasant Ridge" course at the Pleasant Ridge facility in Greensboro, North Carolina features 6,432 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72 . The course rating is 70.5 and it has a slope rating of 111 on grass. Designed by Leeland Evans/Gene Underwood, the Pleasant Ridge golf course opened in 1969. Deborah Lambeth manages the course as the General Manager.

Cardinal Golf & Country Club - Greensboro, North Carolina

2009-01-30T12:40:00.008-06:00

Even though the name of this blog is 'I played golf here', I did not actually play golf at this one. I did however get a tour of the course and facility. This course was personally designed by master course designer, Pete Dye.

The next few photos are behind the scenes shots, for my son who is in school for golf course management.

A few interior shots

The few shots of the course in January

My cousin, Scott Stratton.

Scott is the Director of Golf Operations

The driving range.

Cardinal Golf & Country Club
5700 Cardinal Way Greensboro NC 27410
Phone 336-668-2746 Fax 336-668-2608

Hemlock Golf Club - Walnut Cove, NC

2009-01-26T18:47:00.007-06:00

I played this course with David Stratton.
I had a great time and learned a lot.
Thanks Dave.

Hemlock Course
18 hole regulation length course
Public golf course
70 par
5,603 yards
67 rating
111 slope
grass
$27 green fees* on weekends
$22 green fees* on weekdays
* includes golf cart where available

Yes, that's me (above) on a very very steep slope, right foot on a gopher hole!

This course is along the Dan River.

The 18-hole "Hemlock" course at the Hemlock Golf Club facility in Walnut Cove, North Carolina features 5,603 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 70 . The course rating is 66.5 and it has a slope rating of 111 on � grass. Designed by Orel Robertson, the Hemlock golf course opened in 1969. Kadren Robertson manages the course as the General Manager.

Hemlock Golf Club
1872 Power Dam Rd
Walnut Cove, NC 27052
(336)591-7934

Riverside Golf Course - Memphis, Tennessee

2009-01-18T16:24:00.001-06:00

It has been 75 days since I last played golf, it was Nov 4th 2008.
Today I played at this course.

465 S Parkway W
Memphis, TN 38109-1551
United States
P: (901) 576-4296

Riverside Course
9 hole regulation length course
Municipal golf course
grass
$19 green fees* on weekends
$13 green fees* on weekdays
* includes golf cart where available

Tee #1

(Above) Is the winter green.
(Below) Under the tarp is the summer green.

I thought I'd taken a wrong turn, this is what is across
the street from the entrance to the golf course on a dead
end street. (above) I thought surely I was in the wrong place.
BUT, if you don't make a U-turn like I did and you drive to the
end of the road look to the left and you'll see this entrance. (below)

The drive to and from the course was beautiful.
The Mississippi River is on the left the city of Memphis
on the right.

This course is in downtown Memphis. It is located between
the Mississippi River and the City.

The 9-hole course at the Riverside Golf Course facility in Memphis, Tennessee features all the hallmarks of Tennessee golf. Riverside golf course opened in 2007. Ricky Tolleson manages the course as the General Manager.