This thing might finally happen! In March of 2019, planning started for this golfing holiday. The original dates of play were to be the 2nd half of August, 2020. Cancelled…
Arcadia Bluffs (day 5)
Thursday AM we headed west from Roscommon to Arcadia on the Lake Michigan coast and the Arcadia Bluffs resort. Our lodging was in one of the resort’s 4-bedroom cottages with…
Forest Dunes (day 4)
Our last day of golf at the Forest Dunes resort. We played at the resort’s original course – cleverly named ‘Forest Dunes’. Built in 2002 by Tom Weiskopf, the…
The Loop, Red (day 3)
Day 3 – Today it’s the ‘Red’ Loop routing so we played the course counter-clockwise. Hats on backwards! Our starter yesterday on the Black tried to end some of the…
The Loop, Black (day 2)
In the morning, we played the ‘Black’ routing of ‘The Loop’ – Tom Doak’s ‘reversable’ course. It’s a fascinating concept. There are eighteen greens, eighteen flags. The counterclockwise course (the ‘Red’ routing)…
Roscommon & Forest Dunes (day 1)
After a long drive from Pittsburgh (and a flight/overnighter for Kevin coming in from Arkansas) we met at Fred’s in Roscommon for brewskis, lunch, and what passed for an opening…
Michigan Golf
This year’s Spring trip takes us to the Wolverine state. Four rounds are scheduled on 18-hole championship courses – three at the Forest Dunes complex in Roscommon and…
Sandhills – ’21
This was supposed to be our 2nd shot at a Scotland trip after our original plan for a 2020 tour was halted by the plague. Alas, our 2021 reschedule to…
Bandon Trails & Pacific Dunes (day 5)
Our last day of golf. The morning round was at Bandon Trails, designed by the firm of Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw and opened in 2005. Trails is quite…
Pacific Dunes & Washout at Trails (day 4)
Our 1st tee time of the day is 10:30 at Pacific Dunes with the 2nd round scheduled for 4:00 at Bandon Trails. The morning starts off great with blue skies…
