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Talamore, 1991, Rees Jones 
Tobacco Road, 1998, Mike Strantz 
Bayonet at Puppy Creek, 1995, Willard Byrd
Pine Needles, 1927, Donald Ross

Kiskiack Golf Club (Day 2)

Kiskiack GC is one of the top public golf courses in Virginia and is listed as one of Golf Digest’s ‘Places to Play’.  The course sits along a ridge of…

Stonehouse Golf Club (Day 1)

Our first round of the trip is at the Stonehouse Golf Club in Toano, Virginia.   The course is one of Mike Stranz’ early designs which fell into disrepair, closed, and…

Williamsburg Golf

This year’s trip is to Williamsburg, Virginia where we’ve rented condos at the Greensprings Resort.  There are five days of golf planned with 18-hole morning rounds and 9-hole replays when…

That’s a Wrap – Ayrshire, Isles, & Eire

It was a good trip.  Some fun facts to know and tell:   Three countries – Scotland, Northern Ireland, and the Irish Republic Eleven rounds (12 if the ‘wee course’ at…

Back to the Mainland

Getting back to Glasgow (for the Pitt lads) and Edinburgh for Kevin takes most of the day. We could have taken the ½ hour flight via Loganair to Glasgow but…

The Machrie

Well, our final round of golf and a great way to finish at ‘The Machrie’ on Islay.  Our taxi to/from the course was ‘Bodachs of Islay’, run by a father/daughter…

On to Islay

It’s back to Scotland today.  We’re headed to the isle of Islay, ‘Queen of the Hebrides’, for our final round of golf on the trip and to sample the island’s…

Ballyliffin GC, Glashedy Links

Play today was in the Republic of Ireland, County Donegal – a little over an hour drive.  The route took us through Londonderry/Derry then up to Ballyliffin, a small village…

Castlerock GC

We had a late tee time at the Castlerock Mussenden course as it’s ‘Presidents Day’ for the club with ‘members only’ bookings until mid-afternoon.  Lot’s of excitement in the air.  …

Portstewart Strand

An early breakfast at ‘Cul Erg’, our B&B in Portstewart, and we’re off to the Portstewart Golf Club to play the Strand Course.  Portstewart is another of those ‘under the…