In 2003 when I was appointed to a new job position that would take me to Texas, I was told that I needed to start shooting something. I was given the choice of shooting animals or shooting par. I choose to start shooting par. It took until 2004 for me to get started, but once I started swinging the golf club, I was hooked. Golf has become a life long passion.
Thirteen years later as I begin retirement, I have set a goal of playing the top 100 Golf Courses on Golf Digest's 2017-18 list as a way to transition into retirement. This blog will chronicle my quest to achieve that goal. First up will be Augusta National on Wednesday, May 10th.
While I played Augusta National on May 10th, I really didn't start to play courses continuously until after I retired. As such I am using the day I played Kinloch, June 12, 2017, as the official start of my one year clock. If I am not fortunate enough to play Augusta National again prior to June 11, 2018, I will put an asterisk by it for being slightly outside the one year window.
Listed below is a current list of the courses played in the order they were played.
- Augusta National
- Kinloch
- Flint Hills National
- Prairie Dunes
- Valhalla
- Blackwolf Run (River)
- Whistling Straits
- Erin Hills
- Crooked Stick
- Dallas National
- Southern Hills
- Merion (East)
- Baltusrol Lower
- Baltusrol Upper
- Laurel Valley
- Bandon Dunes
- Pacific Dunes
- Bandon Trails
- Old MacDonald
- Sahalee (South/North)
- Oak Tree National
- Oakmont
- Cherry Hills Country Club
- Castle Pines
- Ballyneal
- Sand Hills
- Interlachen
- Spring Hill
- Canyata
- Milwaukee Country Club
- Arcadia Bluffs
- Crystal Downs
- Hudson National
- Plainfield Country Club
- Bethpage Black
- Scioto
- The Golf Club
- Muirfield Village
- Inverness
- Oakland Hills (South)
- Medinah (Number 3)
- Somerset Hills Country Club
- Pikewood National Golf Club
- Pete Dye Golf Club
- Monterey Peninsula (Shores)
- Spyglass Hill at Pebble Beach
- Pebble Beach
- The Preserve
- The Honors Course
- Alotian
- Congressional (Blue Course)
- Pinehurst #2
- Eagle Point Golf Club
- Whispering Pines
- The Olympic Club (Lakes)
- Mayacama Golf Club
- Estancia
- A Private Club in Los Angeles
- The Quarry at LaQuinta
- Calusa Pines
- Seminole
- A Private Club in Northern California
- Shadow Creek
- TPC Sawgrass(Stadium)
- Yeamans Hall
- A Private Club in Pebble Beach
- Peachtree Golf Club
- Victoria National
- Double Eagle
- The Valley Club of Montecito
- Riviera Country Club
- Winged Foot Golf Club (West Course)
- Winged Foot Golf Club (East Course)
- Sebonack
- Friar's Head
- National Golf Links of America
- Maidstone
- Quaker Ridge Golf Club
- Fisher's Island Club
- The Kittansett Club
- The Country Club of Brookline
- Old Sandwich
- Essex County Club
- Boston Golf Club
- Shoreacres Country Club
- Olympia Fields Country Club
- Butler National
- Garden City Golf Club
- The Camargo Club
- Diamond Creek
- Aronimink Golf Club
- The Chicago Golf Club
- Rich Harvest Farms
- Oak Hill(East)
- Shinnecock Hills
- Pine Valley
- The Golf Club at Black Rock
- Gozzer Ranch Golf and Lake Club
- The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Resort
- Wade Hampton Golf Club