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Bob O’Link Golf Club

Posted on February 13th, 2012

Back in 2010 when I set up a Chicago trip to play Shoreacres and Chicago Golf Club I had the opportunity to visit Bob O’Link Golf Club at the same time. I had the good fortune of becoming acquainted with a fellow golf nut named Dave who is a member there and he graciously invited me to come out for a visit with with my friends Blair and Steve. I had a game planned for the afternoon at Shoreacres, so Dave arranged for us to play first thing in the morning at Bob O’Link.

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Dormie Club

Posted on January 22nd, 2012

The Dormie Club in Pinehurst North Carolina had a major underground buzz long before the first game of golf had ever been played on the course. It all started with a few photos of the Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw designed golf course posted to the internet and talk that the new course was destined for a Top 20 spot in the U.S. rankings. I have to admit that when I saw those first photos of the course they got my blood pumping.

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Yeamans Hall Club

Posted on January 11th, 2012

The vision for Yeaman’s Hall Club began in 1916 when a 900 acre tract of land was acquired with the intent of developing a full scale winter resort club. The club would be located just 12 miles north of downtown Charleston, SC in Hanahan and would service wealthy northerners traveling south by train in search of warmer climates. The club plan called for two golf courses as well as an assortment of other leisure activities and amenities.

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Myopia Hunt Club

Posted on November 20th, 2011

Planning my trip to Boston this past summer was a bit of a roller coaster ride. Originally I had hoped to play Kittansett, Boston Golf Club and Old Sandwich, but as things go with this Top 100 quest my plans got turned on end and I made adjustments on the fly. Through a series of unexpected events and strokes of luck Myopia Hunt Club popped into the mix and I was afforded an opportunity to play this wonderful and historic club.

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Indian Creek Country Club

Posted on May 10th, 2011

When I received an invite to Seminole Golf Club and began planning my trip to Florida there was one course I absolutely did not want to miss, Indian Creek Country Club. Indian Creek C.C. is not on the Top 100 list, but it is a very highly regarded south Florida club that is well known among golf nerds and fairly unknown among the larger golfing public.

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Old Macdonald

Posted on April 23rd, 2011

Old Macdonald is the newest course to open at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Oregon. There had been a ten hole loop in play for the 2009 season and the full eighteen holes opened for play in 2010 with the official grand opening being on June 1, 2010. Prior to the grand opening the new course had been getting tons of press in the golf publications and the buzz around the course was pretty significant.

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Cincinnati Country Club

Posted on March 10th, 2011

After traveling to Kentucky, Indiana and back to Kentucky on this golf trip I headed to Ohio for the final leg. The original purpose of my visit to Cincinnati was to play the Camargo Club just outside the city, but while arranging that game my host suggested that we have a game at his other club, Cincinnati Country Club. Never to one to turn down an opportunity to play a classic old course I jumped at the opportunity.

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Wilshire Country Club

Posted on February 21st, 2011

Rarely do I travel away from the East Coast for work, but in February of 2010 I had a business trip scheduled to Los Angeles to visit a couple of clients. Since I would already be in the area I thought it might be a good idea to squeeze in a little Top 100 golf after my meetings and make the most of being on the left coast. As I soon discovered . . . easier said than done.

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Stone Canyon Club

Posted on May 23rd, 2010

I had not been to Arizona since I was about 14 years old so my memory of the area was pretty limited. I was excited to be getting back out there as an adult and see what this desert living business was all about. Although the main mission of this trip was to play at Stone Canyon Club in Oro Valley outside of Tuscon, I flew into Phoenix because it was a little easier from a travel logistics standpoint.

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Kiawah Island Club (Cassique Course)

Posted on May 3rd, 2010

One of the real challenges of playing the Top 100 courses in the US is getting the timing right. A large percentage of courses on the list are in locations where the optimal time to play them is between May and October which means that the months of November through April can be very slow when it comes to working on the list. Over the first year or so of the quest a number of mistakes and miscues were made but fortunately I have since learned.

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