The Golf Courses of Lawsonia (Woodlands) – Played August 2023 Rankings: None of my four lists Location: W2615 S Valley View Drive, Green Lake, Wisconsin Year: 1983 Architect: Rocky Roquemore Course Access: Public Walking Rules: Carts Available Score Card Information: Blue: 6,419 yards, Par 72, 71.6 Rating/131 Slope White: 6,101 yards, Par 72, 70.2 Rating/128 Slope Gold: 5,747 yards, Par 72, 68.7 Rating/120 Slope (Men’s), 73.7 Rating/128 Slope (Women’s) Green: 4,956 yards, Par 71, 68.9 Rating/119 Slope In just over a year, I made my return to Wisconsin to take part in a wonderful golf event ..read more

Portland Country Club – Played July 2023 Rankings: None of my four lists Location: 11 Foreside Drive, Falmouth, Maine Year: 1921 Architect: Donald Ross Additional Work By: Robert Trent Jones, Ron Prichard, & Tyler Rae Course Access: Private Walking Rules: Carts Available Score Card Information: Green: 6,466 yards, Par 70, 71.5 Rating/134 Slope Black: 6,229 yards, Par 70, 70.7 Rating/131 Slope White: 5,777 yards, Par 70, 68.3 Rating/129 Slope (Men’s), 73.9 Rating/131 Slope (Women’s) White/Gold: 5,416 yards, Par 70, 66.5 Rating/125 Slope (Men’s), 71.8 Rating/126 Slope (Women’s) Gold: 5,11 ..read more

Bald Peak Colony Club – Played July 2023 Rankings: None of my four lists Location: 180 Bald Peak Drive, Melvin Village, New Hampshire Year: 1921 Original Architect: Donald Ross Additional Work By: Ron Forse & Jim Nagle Course Access: Private Walking Rules: Carts Available Score Card Information: 5: 6,515 yards, Par 72, 71.6 Rating/129 Slope 4: 6,204 yards, Par 72, 69.6 Rating/123 Slope 3: 5,679 yards, Par 72, 67.6 Rating/116 Slope (Men’s), 73.0 Rating/124 Slope (Women’s) 2: 5,436 yards, Par 72, 71.6 Rating/121 Slope 1: 4,838 yards, Par 72, 67.7 Rating/116 Slope Bald Peak Colony Club is ..read more

It’s time for the 2023 Year in Review – Golf Edition.  If you’re newer to the site, here is the link to the 2022 version. 2023 was a bit different in that I didn’t feel the need to photograph every new course I saw.  There were some special get-togethers where I was more focused on the people than making sure I got every tee, approach, and green photo.  All in all, it was a great year of travel and meeting new people. I knocked off six courses from my quest and remain thankful for the people who have helped along the way.  Additionally, I was able to see some more places fr ..read more

I’m back with the 2023 Year in Review – entertainment edition.  Things were a little less goal-oriented this time as I didn’t set out to watch a certain number of titles compared to 2022.  Let’s see where the year in entertainment took me! We’ll start with the movie stats since Letterboxd has such good tracking capability.  Check it out if you haven’t and follow me at tgrgolftraveler. The 2023 numbers shook out to 212 “new to me” films and 40 limited series/specials.  With a renewed focus on revisiting some movies that I didn’t have a strong remembrance of, I rewatched 85 f ..read more

The Golf Club of New England – Played July 2023 Rankings: None of my four lists Location: 167 Winnicutt Road, Stratham, New Hampshire Year: 2003 Architect: Arnold Palmer Course Access: Private Walking Rules: Carts Available Score Card Information: Black: 7,673 yards, Par 72, 79.0 Rating/155 Slope Green: 7,024 yards, Par 72, 75.1 Rating/144 Slope Blue: 6,561 yards, Par 72, 72.8 Rating/141 Slope Red: 6,139 yards, Par 72, 70.7 Rating/137 Slope White: 5,797 yards, Par 72, 68.3 Rating/130 Slope (Men’s), 74.3 Rating/139 Slope (Women’s) Gold: 4,861 yards, Par 72, 63.8 Rating/119 Slope (Men’s), 69 ..read more

York Golf & Tennis Club – Played July 2023 Rankings: None of my four lists Location: 62 Organug Road, York, Maine Year: 1923 Original Architect: Donald Ross Additional Work By: Bruce Hepner Course Access: Private Walking Rules: Carts Available Score Card Information: Blue: 6,333 yards, Par 70, 71.3 Rating/126 Slope White: 6,113 yards, Par 70, 70.3 Rating/124 Slope Green: 5,551 yards, Par 70, 67.7 Rating/120 Slope Gold: 5,193 yards, Par 71, 65.8 Rating/117 Slope (Men’s), 71.0 Rating/131 Slope (Women’s) Red: 4,279 yards, Par 71, 62.1 Rating/102 Slope (Men’s), 64.6 Rating/114 Slope (Women ..read more

Brae Burn Country Club – Played July 2023 Rankings: None of my four lists Location: 326 Fuller Street, West Newton, Massachusetts Year: 1897 Original Architect: Alex Findlay & Donald Ross Additional Work By: Ron Forse & Jim Nagle Course Access: Private Walking Rules: Carts & Caddies Available Score Card Information: Gold: 6,806 yards, Par 72, 74.4 Rating/143 Slope Blue: 6,228 yards, Par 72, 70.3 Rating/133 Slope Red: 5,623 yards, Par 73, 67.7 Rating/119 Slope (Men’s), 73.2 Rating/129 Slope (Women’s) White: 4,970 yards, Par 73, 65.2 Rating/109 Slope (Men’s), 69.5 Rating/122 Slope ..read more

Bayside Resort Golf Club – Played June 2023 Rankings: Golf Digest Public #79 Location: 31806 Lakeview Drive, Selbyville, Delaware Year: 2005 Architect: Jack Nicklaus Course Access: Resort Walking Rules: Carts Available Score Card Information: Signature: 7,525 yards, Par 72, 76.4 Rating/148 Slope Champion: 6,835 yards, Par 72, 73.2 Rating/142 Slope Member: 6,439 yards, Par 72, 71.4 Rating/139 Slope Blended: 6,048 yards, Par 72, 69.9 Rating/135 Slope Club: 5,589 yards, Par 72, 67.2 Rating/126 Slope (Men’s), 73.3 Rating/128 Slope (Women’s) Forward: 5,125 yards, Par 72, 64.4 Rating/116 Slope (M ..read more

The Links at Lighthouse Sound – Played June 2023 Rankings: Golf Magazine Public #82 Location: 12723 Saint Martins Neck Road, Bishopville, Maryland Year: 2000 Architect: Arthur Hills Course Access: Public Walking Rules: Carts Available Score Card Information: Black: 7,051 yards, Par 72, 74.6 Rating/138 Slope Gold: 6,600 yards, Par 72, 72.2 Rating/133 Slope Green: 6,345 yards, Par 72, 71.2 Rating/131 Slope Blue: 6,033 yards, Par 72, 69.8 Rating/126 Slope White: 5,471 yards, Par 72, 67.7 Rating/120 Slope (Men’s), 72.8 Rating/136 Slope (Women’s) Red: 4,548 yards, Par 72, 67.8 Rating/115 Slope ..read more