Scotland/England – 2025
My wife and I planned this trip, I did the Golf part an she picked the lodging and sightseeing. This what our trip looked like, we moved several times on this trip. Date Description Distance Monday, April 28, 2025 leave PDX Tuesday, April 29, 2025 arrive Glasgow, drive to Cameron House (3 nights) Wednesday, April […]
Scotland – 2022
This trip was very well organized by a friend handling logistics, I would on occasion offer suggestions This is the second “half” with the first part of the trip for four of us was in Ireland. We met up with the larger group timing our arrival from Dublin to Inverness. The itinerary below was adjusted […]
Ireland – 2018
This trip was the first half of a trip to Scotland with a larger group of friends and our second Ireland. Joining was another couple that we are good friends with. The wife who likes Churches and Castles is really in her happy place here and had a traveling companion while the guys played golf. […]
Bandon Dunes
Something fun for today. Picture taken on June 14th, 2025 Where to start here as so much has been written in other places. The first time I went to Bandon Dunes was April 2001 with my Father. I was a bit slow to start to really appreciate the experience and at that point there was […]
The more you practice, the luckier you get
Some of the greatest golfers in the game have used this saying. Of course, a bit of luck is involved in playing great golf but putting in the practice is a big part of it.
Never up, never in
If you don’t get the ball to the hole, it has no chance of going in. Whether it’s putting, chipping or your approach shot to the green, if you aren’t up, you can’t get it in.
Grip it and rip it
“Grip it and rip it” is a term widely associated with John Daly, who authored a book titled Grip It and Rip It: John Daly’s Guide to Hitting the Ball Farther Than You Ever Have Before. If you check out our article on the longest drivers on the PGA Tour over the last 35 years, […]
Drive for show, putt for dough
Hitting a big tee shot makes you look like you know what you are doing, but in the end, the golf ball needs to end up in the hole. As much as golfers know this, it still gets hard to wrap our minds around the idea that putting is the most critical part of the game. […]