The Grove Park Inn – Played October 2022 Rankings: None of my four lists Location: 290 Macon Avenue, Asheville, North Carolina Year: 1926 Architect: Donald Ross Course Access: Resort Walking Rules: Carts Available Score Card Information: Black: 6,055 yards, Par 70, 69.5 Rating/125 Slope Blue: 5,701 yards, Par 70, 67.7 Rating/123 Slope Gold: 5,281 yards, Par 70, 65.4 Rating/118 Slope (Men’s), 70.6 Rating/125 Slope (Women’s) White: 4,181 yards, Par 70, 64.2 Rating/113 Slope The Grove Park Inn is an Asheville landmark featuring a renowned spa and a Donald Ross golf course.  The city is a ..read more

The Course at Yale – Played September 2022 Rankings: Golf Magazine #70 Location: 200 Conrad Drive, New Haven, Connecticut Year: 1926 Original Architect: Seth Raynor Additional Work By: C.B. MacDonald, Charles Banks & Roger Rulewich Course Access: Private Walking Rules: Carts Available Score Card Information: Long: 6,409 yards, Par 71, 74.1 Rating/136 Slope Regular: 5,984 yards, Par 71, 72.6 Rating/131 Slope Short: 5,144 yards, Par 71, 70.7 Rating/124 Slope The final leg of my New England trip was taking place at The Course at Yale.  As you likely surmised, this is the course assoc ..read more

Wanumetonomy Golf & Country Club – Played September 2022 Rankings: None of my four lists Location: 152 Browns Lane, Middletown, Rhode Island Year: 1922 Architect: Seth Raynor Course Access: Private Walking Rules: Carts Available Score Card Information: Black: 6,309 yards, Par 70/73, 70.8 Rating/128 Slope (Men’s), 76.3 Rating/132 Slope (Women’s) Blue: 6,036 yards, Par 70/73, 69.5 Rating/125 Slope (Men’s), 74.8 Rating/130 Slope (Women’s) White: 5,487 yards, Par 70/73, 68.1 Rating/119 Slope (Men’s), 71.6 Rating/124 Slope (Women’s) White/Green: 4,858 yards, Par 70/73, 65.1 Rating/113 Slope ..read more

Fox Hopyard Golf Club – Played September 2022 Rankings: None of my four lists Location: 1 Fox Hopyard Road, East Haddam, Connecticut Year: 2001 Architect: Roger Rulewich Course Access: Private Walking Rules: Carts Available Score Card Information: Black: 6,912 yards, Par 71, 74.1 Rating/136 Slope Blue: 6,512 yards, Par 71, 72.6 Rating/131 Slope White: 6,109 yards, Par 71, 70.7 Rating/124 Slope Gold: 5,657 yards, Par 71, 68.5 Rating/119 Slope (Men’s), 73.9 Rating/139 Slope (Women’s) Red: 5,164 yards, Par 71, 71.1 Rating/132 Slope Alt Red: 5,002 yards, Par 71, 70.5 Rating/126 Slope Fox Hopya ..read more

The Hotchkiss School Golf Course – Played September 2022 Rankings: None of my four lists Location: 48 Interlaken Road, Lakeville, Connecticut Year: 1924 Original Architect: Seth Raynor Additional Work By: Charles Banks & George Bahto Course Access: Public Walking Rules: Carts Available Score Card Information: White/Blue: 6,032 yards, Par 70, 69.5 Rating/118 Slope Red/Gold: 4,950 yards, Par 74, 69.5 Rating/114 Slope The Northwest portion of Connecticut might not be where you thought I was going.  The Hotchkiss School Golf Course had me checking out the area.  It’s not hard to ..read more

Keney Park Golf Course – Played September 2022 Rankings: None of my four lists Location: 171 Windsor Avenue, Windsor, Connecticut Year: 1927 Original Architects: Devereaux Emmet & Robert J Ross Additional Work By: Matthew Dusenberry Course Access: Municipal Walking Rules: Carts Available Score Card Information: Gold: 6,449 yards, Par 70, 70.6 Rating/127 Slope Blue: 6,046 yards, Par 70, 68.6 Rating/124 Slope White: 5,629 yards, Par 70, 66.5 Rating/121 Slope (Men’s), 72.0 Rating/124 Slope (Women’s) Green: 4,712 yards, Par 70, 63.0 Rating/109 Slope (Men’s), 66.9 Rating/113 Slope (Women’s ..read more

Hawk’s Ridge Golf Club – Played August 2022 Rankings: None of my four lists Location: 1100 Hawks Club Drive, Ball Ground, Georgia Year: 1999 Architect: Bob Cupp Course Access: Private Walking Rules: Carts & Caddies Available Score Card Information: I: 7,215 yards, Par 72, 75.6 Rating/147 Slope II: 6,753 yards, Par 72, 73.0 Rating/144 Slope III: 6,354 yards, Par 72, 71.0 Rating/136 Slope (Men’s), 77.1 Rating/148 Slope (Women’s) IV: 5,973 yards, Par 72, 69.3 Rating/131 Slope (Men’s), 75.0 Rating/142 Slope (Women’s) V: 5,057 yards, Par 72, 65.0 Rating/122 Slope (Men’s), 69.5 Rating/130 Slo ..read more

The Golf Courses of Lawsonia (Links) – Played August 2022 Rankings: None of my four lists Location: W2615 S Valley View Drive, Green Lake, Wisconsin Year: 1930 Original Architects: William Langford & Theodore Moreau Additional Work By: Ron Forse & Jim Nagle Course Access: Public Walking Rules: Carts Available Score Card Information: Blue: 6,853 yards, Par 72, 73.6 Rating/137 Slope White: 6,494 yards, Par 72, 71.8 Rating/128 Slope (Men’s), 76.3 Rating/131 Slope (Women’s) Gold: 5,889 yards, Par 72, 68.7 Rating/132 Slope (Men’s), 73.6 Rating/124 Slope (Women’s) Gold/Green: 5,418 yards ..read more

Sand Valley – Played August 2022 Rankings: None of my four lists Location: 1697 Leopold Way, Nekoosa, Wisconsin Year: 2016 Architects: Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw Course Access: Resort Walking Rules: Caddies Available Score Card Information: Black: 6,938 yards, Par 72, 73.2 Rating/134 Slope Orange: 6,535 yards, Par 72, 71.4 Rating/130 Slope (Men’s), 77.6 Rating/138 Slope (Women’s) Sand: 6,050 yards, Par 72, 69.6 Rating/127 Slope (Men’s), 75.1 Rating/131 Slope (Women’s) Green: 5,598 yards, Par 72, 67.3 Rating/116 Slope (Men’s), 71.7 Rating/125 Slope (Women’s) Silver: 4,757 yards, Par 72, 6 ..read more

Sandbox – Played August 2022 Rankings: None of my four lists Location: 1697 Leopold Way, Nekoosa, Wisconsin Year: 2018 Architects: Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw Course Access: Resort Walking Rules: Walking Only Score Card Information: Coore/Crenshaw: 1,531 yards, Par 51, Not Rated Putting: 739 yards, Par 51, Not Rated After two rounds in Illinois, I headed up to Wisconsin for Sand Valley Resort.  We got the festivities started with the Sandbox, the 17-hole par three course.  It prides itself on fun and it delivers. There are tees if you want to putt around the entire course and y ..read more