Bandon Dunes – 2001 and many times since

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 […]

Ireland – 2013

The first overseas golf trip for us, my wife and I were at an auction in Portland in the spring of 2013. There was a package in the auction called “Fore in Ireland”. She suggested lets bid on it so we did and well in September of 2013 off we went on our first trip […]

Scotland – 2016

This trip was very well organized by myself giving suggestions and a friend handling logistics. Our first trip to Scotland, the home of Golf. Most of our group of 10 had not been overseas and none of us had been to Scotland. The itinerary below was adjusted a handful of time by a couple of […]

Scotland – 2017

This trip came to be after our 2016 trip, the day before we play St Andrews (Old) I emailed my Dad and told him to watch the webcam about a specific time. Later that afternoon after we finished I get an email from him, apparently he had been watching the webcam on the 18th hole […]

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. […]

Scotland – 2018

This trip was very well organized by myself giving suggestions and a friend handling most of the logistics. Four of us started in Ireland for a week with that planning independent of the Scotland trip. This is the second “half” with the first part of the trip for four of us was in Ireland. We […]

Wisconsin – Kohler (Whistling Straights) & Sand Valley – 2019

Day 1 Arrive Chicago from Portland, OR, yes other airports are closer but we made a few detours on this trip to see more of the country side. Arrive at the American Club in Kohler WI. Day 2 Whistling Straights (Straights Course) Whistling Straights (The Irish Course) Day 3 Black Wolf Run (River Course) Day […]

Scotland – 2022

hitting golf ball to hole

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 […]

Scotland/England – 2025

hitting golf ball to hole

My wife and I planned this trip with some close friends, I organized the Golf portion an she picked the lodging and sightseeing. This what our trip looked like, we moved several times on this trip. There are some things I would do differently, mainly while Dover was fun I would go there but not […]