{"id":163,"date":"2023-10-01T02:58:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T01:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/?page_id=163"},"modified":"2023-10-18T10:00:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T14:00:21","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Initially, I am uploading pictures from previous courses that I have played.  When I can remember details and going forward, I will try to include my thoughts on the courses as I play them.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/22\/quaker-ridge-golf-club\/\">Quaker Ridge Golf Club<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-07-22T16:24:45-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">22 July 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">(coming soon)<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/01\/plainfield-country-club\/\">Plainfield Country Club<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-07-01T17:15:27-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">1 July 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Plainfield Country Club was originally founded in 1890 and is home to a timeless and nationally ranked Donald Ross golf course, later renovated by Gil Hanse. It is a true test of golf and should be on anyone&#8217;s must-play list. The course starts out relatively tame, with a medium length slightly downhill par 4. It\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/01\/plainfield-country-club\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Plainfield Country Club<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/04\/cabot-citrus-farms\/\">Cabot Citrus Farms<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-02-04T23:05:53-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">4 February 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">I had closely monitored the development of Cabot Citrus Farms, Cabot&#8217;s inaugural property in the US, for an extended period. When the opportunity arose to be part of a select group from Links Golf Club invited for a two-day preview visit by Cabot co-founder and CEO Ben Cowan-Dewar, I eagerly seized the chance. Situated on\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/04\/cabot-citrus-farms\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Cabot Citrus Farms<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ArnoldPalmerStatue-169x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ArnoldPalmerStatue-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ArnoldPalmerStatue-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ArnoldPalmerStatue.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/20\/bay-hill-club\/\">Bay Hill Club<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-11-20T22:38:01-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">20 November 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">#79 &#8211; Golf Magazine Top 100 Public (2002) | Bay Hill was the winter home of &#8220;The King&#8221; Arnold Palmer and is technically a private club, but it open to guests staying at the Bay Hill Lodge. It is the host location for the annual Arnold Palmer Invitational, one of the most popular tournaments on\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/20\/bay-hill-club\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Bay Hill Club<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_3163-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_3163-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_3163-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_3163-rotated.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/19\/harbour-town-golf-links\/\">Harbour Town Golf Links<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-11-19T19:44:41-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">19 November 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Located in Hilton Head, South Carolina, Harbour Town Golf Links is the venue for the annual RBC Heritage Golf Tournament on the PGA Tour. This is usually the first event after The Masters. I played it as the 2nd round of a 2-day amateur tournament so had to balance pace of play with taking photos.\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/19\/harbour-town-golf-links\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Harbour Town Golf Links<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3038-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3038-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3038-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3038-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3038-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3038-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/06\/real-club-valderrama\/\">Real Club Valderrama<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-07-06T21:46:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">6 July 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The course was designed in 1974 by Robert Trent Jones, Sr, one of the great golf course architects, and was originally known as Las Aves (Sotogrande New). In 1984, Mr. Jaime Ortiz-Pati\u00f1o, acquired the golf course and committed to bringing the course to an extraordinary level never seen before in Europe. Robert Trent Jones willingly\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/06\/real-club-valderrama\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Real Club Valderrama<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0040-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0040-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0040-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0040-rotated.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/01\/finca-cortesin\/\">Finca Cortesin<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-07-01T12:59:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">1 July 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">This was the round that inspired me to create this site and to more formally begin my quest to play all of the Top 100 courses both in the US and the world. Finca Cortesin was the location for the 2023 Solheim Cup and since my family was going to be vacationing in southern Spain\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/01\/finca-cortesin\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Finca Cortesin<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2945-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2945-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2945-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2945-rotated.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/03\/formby-golf-club\/\">Formby Golf Club<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-06-03T17:38:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">3 June 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">&#8220;Founded in 1884, Formby Golf Club is a true championship links. A mixture of mature sand dunes, undulating fairways, well protected greens and views of the Irish Sea signifies a unique course of magnificent contrasts.&#8221; Formby was a fitting finale for our trip &#8211; it is a wonderful test of golf and a very enjoyable\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/03\/formby-golf-club\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Formby Golf Club<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2941-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2941-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2941-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2941-rotated.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/02\/hillside-golf-club\/\">Hillside Golf Club<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-06-02T17:20:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2 June 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Hillside Golf Club was a very pleasant surprise &#8211; it is purported to have the best back nine in golf. I&#8217;m not so sure about that, but it is definitely better than most. Additionally, of all of the courses we played on this trip, the members here seemed to be the most friendly and welcoming.\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/02\/hillside-golf-club\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Hillside Golf Club<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2923-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2923-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2923-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2923-rotated.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/01\/royal-lytham-st-annes-golf-club\/\">Royal Lytham &#038; St. Annes Golf Club<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-06-01T16:48:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">1 June 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Royal Lytham &amp; St. Annes was the 3rd Open Championship Rota course in a row for our group and from my perspective, it did not disappoint. This was the site of one of Bobby Jones&#8217;s greatest shots. In the 1926 Open Championship, Jones hit a 4-iron from the sand onto the 18th green from 175\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/01\/royal-lytham-st-annes-golf-club\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Royal Lytham &#038; St. Annes Golf Club<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2910-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2910-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2910-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2910-rotated.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/31\/royal-birkdale-golf-club\/\">Royal Birkdale Golf Club<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-05-31T23:24:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">31 May 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Next up was Royal Birkdale Golf Club which is scheduled to hold The Open Championship for the 11th time in 2026. It has also hosted the Women&#8217;s Open, The Ryder Cup, The Walker Cup, and The Curtis Cup. Needless to say, it is a historic course and one that I had really been looking forward\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/31\/royal-birkdale-golf-club\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Royal Birkdale Golf Club<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2885-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2885-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2885-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2885-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2885-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2885-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/30\/royal-liverpool-golf-club\/\">Royal Liverpool Golf Club<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-05-30T21:45:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">30 May 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The day finally came for us to play Royal Liverpool Golf Club (Hoylake), site of the 2023 Open Championship. You can just feel the history when you pull into the park lot and see the clubhouse. Since we were not playing from the Championship tees, there wasn&#8217;t much special to see about the first few\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/30\/royal-liverpool-golf-club\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Royal Liverpool Golf Club<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2871-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2871-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2871-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2871-rotated.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/29\/wallasey-golf-club\/\">Wallasey Golf Club<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-05-29T21:04:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">29 May 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Founded in 1891, Wallasey Golf Club is the home of the Stableford scoring system. As the story goes, Dr. Frank Stableford, a member of the club, was frustrated while playing on a particularly windy day so he devised his new scoring system. To this day, it is used in many &#8220;club&#8221; events as a more\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/29\/wallasey-golf-club\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Wallasey Golf Club<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2858-1-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2858-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2858-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2858-1-rotated.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/28\/southport-ainsdale-golf-club\/\">Southport &#038; Ainsdale Golf Club<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-05-28T21:01:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">28 May 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The second course on our trip to Liverpool was the Southport &amp; Ainsdale Golf Club, site of the 1933 &amp; 1937 Ryder Cup. Unfortunately, you don&#8217;t often hear too much about this course due to its more well-known neighbors, but it is a fantastic test of golf. I didn&#8217;t take a lot of pictures as\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/28\/southport-ainsdale-golf-club\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Southport &#038; Ainsdale Golf Club<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2851-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2851-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2851-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2851-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2851.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/27\/west-lancashire-golf-club\/\">West Lancashire Golf Club<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-05-27T21:55:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">27 May 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">I went with a group of friends in May of 2023 on a trip to Liverpool, also known as England&#8217;s Golf Coast. After an overnight flight from the US with a 5-hour layover at JFK, we arrived in Manchester early on Saturday morning. There we met up with the rest of our group and boarded\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/27\/west-lancashire-golf-club\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: West Lancashire Golf Club<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2226-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2226-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2226-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2226-rotated.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/24\/pinehurst-resort-2\/\">Pinehurst Resort (#2)<\/a><time datetime=\"2019-11-24T23:02:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">24 November 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">My last day in Pinehurst was spent playing the world famous #2. I can now understand why people have said Donald Ross is a sadistic architect. There are so many places where you can hit what you think is a good shot\/putt, only to have the ball roll 25 yards in the wrong direction. This\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/24\/pinehurst-resort-2\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Pinehurst Resort (#2)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2220-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2220-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2220-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2220-rotated.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/23\/pinehurst-resort-4\/\">Pinehurst Resort (#4)<\/a><time datetime=\"2019-11-23T23:05:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">23 November 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">I was invited to visit Pinehurst by a former co-worker and friend Tim. At the time, he was a member of both Pinehurst and Forest Creek, so it made for a really fun weekend. Of the 3 courses, #4 was my favorite despite the fact that we played most of the round in a monsoon.\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/23\/pinehurst-resort-4\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Pinehurst Resort (#4)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2215-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2215-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2215-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2215-rotated.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/22\/forest-creek-golf-club-north\/\">Forest Creek Golf Club (North)<\/a><time datetime=\"2019-11-22T23:06:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">22 November 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">While my friend Tim invited me up to Pinehurst for the weekend, he told me that we could play at Forest Creek if I could get there early enough on Friday. I was having an outpatient medical procedure on Thursday that required me to be put under, so I told him that I would try\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/22\/forest-creek-golf-club-north\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Forest Creek Golf Club (North)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1334-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1334-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1334-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1334-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1334-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1334-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2017\/08\/02\/bethpage-state-park-black\/\">Bethpage State Park (Black)<\/a><time datetime=\"2017-08-02T15:12:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2 August 2017<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Well, there is much that can be said about the Black course at Bethpage State Park on Long Island, including people sleeping in their car in the parking lot to get a tee time all the way to how difficult the course is. In my case, I was able to secure an advance tee time\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2017\/08\/02\/bethpage-state-park-black\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Bethpage State Park (Black)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1317-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1317-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1317-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1317-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1317-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1317-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2017\/08\/01\/ballys-ferry-point\/\">Bally&#8217;s Ferry Point<\/a><time datetime=\"2017-08-01T15:42:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">1 August 2017<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Ferry Point was a last minute addition to my trip to New York. I had a free afternoon before heading to Bethpage State Park, so decided to squeeze the round in. The course is at the base of the Whitestone Bridge and has spectacular views of downtown Manhattan from all over the course. Oh, and\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2017\/08\/01\/ballys-ferry-point\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Bally&#8217;s Ferry Point<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0145-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0145-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0145-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0145-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0145.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2011\/06\/02\/royal-county-down\/\">Royal County Down<\/a><time datetime=\"2011-06-02T10:44:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2 June 2011<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Royal County Down is unquestionably one of the best golf courses in the world. I played the course as part of a trip to Northwest Ireland in 2011. The first tee\/Starter: Chuck having to play out of the bunker backward. The only water hazard on the course. It is really odd and seems out of\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2011\/06\/02\/royal-county-down\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Royal County Down<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0110-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0110-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0110-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0110-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0110.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2011\/06\/01\/royal-portrush-dunluce\/\">Royal Portrush (Dunluce)<\/a><time datetime=\"2011-06-01T19:08:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">1 June 2011<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We played Royal Portrush in June 2011 as part of our trip to Northwestern Ireland. This was before the renovations that were made prior to hosting The Open Championship in 2019. The view from the 1st tee. On this particular hole, I hit my approach long and right (almost on the 2nd tee box) and\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2011\/06\/01\/royal-portrush-dunluce\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Royal Portrush (Dunluce)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMAG0022-300x179.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMAG0022-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMAG0022-1024x612.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMAG0022-768x459.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMAG0022-1536x919.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMAG0022.jpg 1712w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2010\/07\/30\/peachtree-golf-club\/\">Peachtree Golf Club<\/a><time datetime=\"2010-07-30T11:20:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">30 July 2010<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Peachtree is one of those truly special places that you must play if you have the opportunity. The story is that Bobby Jones was playing at East Lake one day and became so frustrated with the pace of play that he got fed up and decided to build a new course. So, along with Dick\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2010\/07\/30\/peachtree-golf-club\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Peachtree Golf Club<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0362-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0362-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0362-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0362-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0362.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2009\/09\/10\/bandon-dunes-pacific-dunes\/\">Bandon Dunes (Pacific Dunes)<\/a><time datetime=\"2009-09-10T22:08:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">10 September 2009<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The final course that we played during our 2009 trip to Bandon was the Pacific Dunes course. Considered by many to be the best of the courses at Bandon, I can report that it did not disappoint. Since this was the final course on our trip and we needed to head directly to the airport\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2009\/09\/10\/bandon-dunes-pacific-dunes\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Bandon Dunes (Pacific Dunes)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0351-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0351-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0351-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0351-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0351.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2009\/09\/09\/bandon-dunes-bandon-trails\/\">Bandon Dunes (Bandon Trails)<\/a><time datetime=\"2009-09-09T21:59:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">9 September 2009<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Bandon Trails is considered by many to be the least interesting course at Bandon Dunes, but I disagree. It actually might be the most interesting from a golf architecture perspective &#8211; it just doesn&#8217;t have the awesome coastal views that the other courses have. Of course, I am usually biased to Coore &amp; Crenshaw designs\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2009\/09\/09\/bandon-dunes-bandon-trails\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Bandon Dunes (Bandon Trails)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Initially, I am uploading pictures from previous courses that I have played. 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