The Quest Begins

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.

1. Augusta National
2. Kinloch
3. Flint Hills National
4. Prairie Dunes
5. Valhalla
6. Blackwolf Run (River)
7. Whistling Straits
8. Erin Hills
9. Crooked Stick
10. Dallas National
11. Southern Hills
12. Merion (East)
13. Baltusrol Lower
14. Baltusrol Upper
15. Laurel Valley
16. Bandon Dunes
17. Pacific Dunes
18. Bandon Trails
19. Old MacDonald
20. Sahalee (South/North)
21. Oak Tree National
22. Oakmont
23. Cherry Hills Country Club
24. Castle Pines
25. Ballyneal
26. Sand Hills
27. Interlachen
28. Spring Hill
29. Canyata
30. Milwaukee Country Club
31. Arcadia Bluffs
32. Crystal Downs
33. Hudson National
34. Plainfield Country Club
35. Bethpage Black
36. Scioto
37. The Golf Club
38. Muirfield Village
39. Inverness
40. Oakland Hills (South)
41. Medinah (Number 3)
42. Somerset Hills Country Club
43. Pikewood National Golf Club
44. Pete Dye Golf Club
45. Monterey Peninsula (Shores)
46. Spyglass Hill at Pebble Beach
47. Pebble Beach
48. The Preserve
49. The Honors Course
50. Alotian
51. Congressional (Blue Course)
52. Pinehurst #2
53. Eagle Point Golf Club
54. Whispering Pines
55. The Olympic Club (Lakes)
56. Mayacama Golf Club
57. Estancia
58. A Private Club in Los Angeles
59. The Quarry at LaQuinta
60. Calusa Pines
61. Seminole
62. A Private Club in Northern California
63. Shadow Creek
64. TPC Sawgrass(Stadium)
65. Yeamans Hall
66. A Private Club in Pebble Beach
67. Peachtree Golf Club
68. Victoria National
69. Double Eagle
70. The Valley Club of Montecito
71. Riviera Country Club
72. Winged Foot Golf Club (West Course)
73. Winged Foot Golf Club (East Course)
74. Sebonack
75. Friar's Head
76. National Golf Links of America
77. Maidstone
78. Quaker Ridge Golf Club
79. Fisher's Island Club
80. The Kittansett Club
81. The Country Club of Brookline
82. Old Sandwich
83. Essex County Club
84. Boston Golf Club
85. Shoreacres Country Club
86. Olympia Fields Country Club
87. Butler National
88. Garden City Golf Club
89. The Camargo Club
90. Diamond Creek
91. Aronimink Golf Club
92. The Chicago Golf Club
93. Rich Harvest Farms
94. Oak Hill(East)
95. Shinnecock Hills
96. Pine Valley
97. The Golf Club at Black Rock
98. Gozzer Ranch Golf and Lake Club
99. The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Resort
100. Wade Hampton Golf Club