I grew up with no pets. My mom does NOT like any type of animal and because of this, I never had a dog, cat or anything growing up. The only pet I can remember for an extended period of time was a tank full of fish. My wife on the other hand LOVES dogsContinue reading “AGWS – 14 – Who’s a good boy? : Dogs on a Golf Course”
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AGWS – 13 – Making Up a Golf Course
As has been discussed on this blog, I love golf course architecture. Growing up as a caddy at a Raynor (heavily designed in the 60s unfortunately) I got to see world class architecture up close and personal. I got to see how width and angles can affect strategy as well as how large green complexesContinue reading “AGWS – 13 – Making Up a Golf Course”
AGWS – 12 – My Golf Wishlist
One thing that is a big turn off for people getting into golf (or even for people who are already into golf) is the cost of everything. You need to buy the equipment, the ball to play with, pay to play, pay to practice (driving range) and even pay to buy clothes depending where youContinue reading “AGWS – 12 – My Golf Wishlist”
AGWS – 11 – Golf Candles
This is it, this is the beginning of the week of blogs. This is an exercise that only this reading audience and my wife can keep me accountable to, to write a blog every day this week. What better thing to write about than to highlight a small business? Especially in a time where smallContinue reading “AGWS – 11 – Golf Candles”
AGWS – 10 – Covid19 Update and the Future of this Blog
It has almost been a whole month since my last blog post and everything between then and now seems like it is a bad dream that we all want to end. If you do not recall, my last blog post was a brief introduction to what was going to be the first ‘Spoiled Walk Open’Continue reading “AGWS – 10 – Covid19 Update and the Future of this Blog”
AGWS – 9 – A Tournament in South Pittsburg, TN
Late March means that everyone’s favorite tournament is just around the corner. You can picture it now, the beautiful southeastern United states, the first sign of spring and the exciting team format. Wait what? Of course we are talking about the Spoiled Walk Open! What famous iconic golf tournament were you thinking about? I amContinue reading “AGWS – 9 – A Tournament in South Pittsburg, TN”
AGWS – 8 – A Trip to the Desert (PT IV – The Greatest Shot of the Trip, a tangent on Golf Architecture and a Long Unnecessary Blog Title)
According to my friends and family, I recently have fallen in love with Golf Course Architecture but in actuality, I have always loved golf course architecture, I just didn’t know that I loved it. I have always recognized good golf courses and knew what places were architecturally special but I didn’t have words to describeContinue reading “AGWS – 8 – A Trip to the Desert (PT IV – The Greatest Shot of the Trip, a tangent on Golf Architecture and a Long Unnecessary Blog Title)”
AGWS – 7 – A Trip to the Desert (PT III – Firerock)
After wrapping up in Green Valley and playing Canoa Ranch, my wife and I spent some time together in Scottsdale. This was the only portion of the trip that I did not play golf. It was spent exploring the Scottsdale area, the Botanical Garden and enjoying the awesome shops and restaurants that the city offered. Continue reading “AGWS – 7 – A Trip to the Desert (PT III – Firerock)”
AGWS – 6 – A Trip to the Desert (PT II – Canoa Ranch)
As you recall from part one of my Arizona blog post, the first part of my trip to Arizona was to Green Valley, Arizona. Green Valley is a small retirement town located 30 minutes south of Tucson and home to over 6 golf courses that are loaded with Senior play. The once course that IContinue reading “AGWS – 6 – A Trip to the Desert (PT II – Canoa Ranch)”
AGWS – 5 – A Trip to the Desert (PT I)
As much as I like living in Minnesota, the winters tend to be brutal. The lashing cold, the constant need for a cup of tea or coffee to warm up, shoveling the driveway and most importantly the lack of golf, are all bummers of the snow.
A Good Walk Spoiled 