Tag: Golf
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Playing Twin Rivers Golf Course: Tips and Tricks For The Average Golfer
July 28, 2025. Seattle, Washington. Day 68 of 170 Today, we returned to the golf course, eager to play after a two-month hiatus. The weather was perfect as we ventured east of Seattle to Twin Rivers Golf Course. We arrived early and were quickly sent off. When I asked the attendant about the course’s most…
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Celebrating Family Bonding at Langston Golf Club
May 10, 2025. Washington, DC. Today marked our first annual Mother’s Day family golf tournament at Langston Golf Club in Washington, D.C. The match pitted mother and son against grandpa and grandson in an 18-hole best ball format. It was a glorious day; the sunny weather and barely 65-degree temperature created perfect playing conditions. We…
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Discover Beachwood Golf Club: Great Value and Fun Rounds
May 7, 2025. North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Today, we played the wonderfully groomed and playable Beachwood Golf Club in North Myrtle Beach. We were lucky to be paired with a wonderful couple of local residents retired from Connecticut, Ed and Sandy. They are both very good players and a joy to share a round…
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Challenges of Playing Golf at The Links at Brick Landing
May 6, 2025. Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina For the past five years, we lived on a sailing catamaran, and we often transited north or south by Ocean Isle Beach. We frequently saw golfers teeing off on holes 1 and 18, which run parallel to the Intracoastal Waterway. We would look on with envy, wondering…
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Wellman Golf Club: Discovering Surprisingly Excellent Course Conditions and The Heart of South Carolina
May 3, 2025. Johnsonville, South Carolina. This morning, we drove west to the town of Johnsonville, South Carolina. While everyone else drives east toward the golf mecca that is Myrtle Beach, we headed to play golf at the Wellman Golf Club. This club boasts a rich history marked by private ownership, a period of closure,…
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Exploring the Challenges of Hidden Hills Golf Course
May 1, 2025. Jacksonville, Florida. Today, we played at Hidden Hills Country Club. We had played this course a few years ago and remembered it as a tough, rewarding, and intriguing course. It was just as we remembered it. Hidden Hills challenged us, and our standard handicaps weren’t enough to achieve net par on this…
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Royal Saint Augustine Golf Course Review: Navigating Maintenance Challenges
April 30, 2025. Saint Augustine, Florida. Finding the Royal Saint Augustine Golf Course on GolfNow for just $22 felt like a real steal! We recalled enjoying the course a few years back, so we were optimistic. Upon checking in, we learned that our round would begin on the 10th hole, and that a few greens,…
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Rekindling Golf Rivalry at Indian Mount, Jekyll Island
April 29, 2025. Jekyll Island, Georgia. Five years ago, before I retired, I met Tony Martin, the owner of Nitro Signs in Brunswick, Georgia. Soon after meeting, we discovered our shared love for golf. We began playing regularly, and by the time I retired, we had a standing tee time at Jekyll Island Golf Course…
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Playing Laurel Island Links: A South Georgia Golf Gem
April 28,2025. Kingsland, Georgia. We woke up this morning to thunderous storms in St. Simons, Georgia. The plan was to drive to nearby Kingsland, Georgia, to play Laurel Island Links Golf Course. The thunder subsided, but rain continued falling throughout our drive to the golf course. We arrived early for our tee time, and the…