Parting strokes . . .

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

Golden Gate Country Club - Naples, FL

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

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

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.