We are blessed to have a number of nice golf courses in and near Charlottesville, with lots of options to tee it up. But many don’t consider a really nice course available to us just 40 miles south. Winton Farm Golf Course in Amherst. I had played it once, 5 or 6 years ago, and played it again last week. I remember the course as being pretty long for me, so I moved up in tee boxes and … [Read more...]

  You come in at the turn – hungry, thirsty and wishing you had made that last 4-foot putt. It’s time to do something nice for yourself. Order a Golf Course Hot Dog. I don’t care if it’s a Nathan’s, a Ball Park, a Jesse Jones or whatever else brand, every hot dog you eat at a Golf Course is better than the last. Meadow Creek Golf Course, in Charlottesville, makes good dogs, as does … [Read more...]

With the thermometer on the front porch checking in at a brisk 17 degrees, it’s hard to imagine that The Masters begins 94 days. Yes, fellow Duffers, the grass will once more be green, the temperatures mild and we will have plenty of golf balls to lose in the New Year. But do you have your 2022 VSGA VIP Card yet? Don’t delay. Get one. It’ll be 60 degrees one day soon and you’ll need it. The … [Read more...]

What’s the difference between a bad golfer and a bad skydiver? A bad golfer goes: “Whack...Damn!" A bad Skydiver goes: "Damn!...Whack.”   Bob stood over his tee shot for what seemed an eternity. He waggled, looked up, looked down, waggled again, but didn't start his back swing. Finally his exasperated partner asked, "What the hell is taking so long?" "My wife is up there … [Read more...]

If you haven’t played Swannanoa golf course in a while, you’re in for a surprise. In previous years, you could give a downhill putt a good rap and often leave it short. Not anymore. The greens at Swannanoa are now fast and quick, and there are no more mysterious bumps on the surfaces. They have really improved the course. Last year, during the Chinese Virus (it came from China, you know), a lot … [Read more...]

He follows me no matter where I go. Old Trail, The Homestead, Trump National, Stony Creek, no matter the course, he’s always there. He’s a Golf Fly and his favorite perch is on one of my white golf balls. My Golf Fly is particular, though. He won’t land on a green golf ball, just a white one. I don’t know how he does it, but no matter where I hit my drive, he zeroes in and settles on top of the … [Read more...]

    I played Trump National in Charlotte last week. The course is a little like the Sahara Desert with patches of grass here and there. Yes, there are lots of sand-filled hazards and some are almost as deep as The Grand Canyon.   But yea though I walk through the valley of traps and bunkers, I shall fear no sand, because I have my xE1 sand wedge with me.   Two … [Read more...]

  Earlier this year, I saw “Temporarily Closed” on the Swannanoa Golf Course web-site. That’s not a good sign. I was worried that the course had closed for good. Then, for the past month or more I have called them and no response. Finally, I asked a friend, a fellow golfer, and he said they were open. So on his word, I took my granddaughter Berkley to the top of Afton mountain to play her … [Read more...]

Remember Mr. Magoo? J. Quincy Magoo - the elderly, wealthy, cartoon character who got into a series of comical situations as a result of his extreme near-sightedness? I’m a little like Mr. Magoo, other than the wealthy part. I wear tri-focal glasses. Blind, blinder and blindest are my lenses. I can see pretty well at distances, however, but not so much up close. I wear glasses most all the … [Read more...]