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Holey Terror: Hole No. 16 at Olde Stonewall
Olde Stonewall • Ellwood City, PA • oldestonewall.com • 724-752-4653
Hole No. 16 • Par 4 • 474 Yards
Olde Stonewall is a golf writer’s worst nightmare. Much like a lengthy uphill putt, chances are you’ll come up woefully short in your attempt to describe it with paper and pen.
Rising from the banks of Connoquenessing Creek about 45 minutes north of Pittsburgh, PA, the 7,100-yard magnum opus designed by world-renowned architects Dr. Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry has captured honor upon honor since debuting in 1999, including being ranked the #1 Public […]
Your Golf Bud
by Bud Key, Mid-Atlantic Director, TeeTime Golf Pass
Favorite Club Capable of Amazing Feats
Past cultures paid homage to their deities and the powerful weapons they commanded – think of Zeus’s thunderbolt, Poseidon’s trident, Thor’s hammer, or King Arthur’s Excalibur. In the world of golf, a similar reverence exists for certain storied “armaments.” Clubs like Bobby Jones’s “Calamity Jane” putter, Ben Hogan’s “Equalizer” wedge, and Gary Player’s “Little Slammer” 5-wood are already cemented in the game’s lore. Interestingly, many golfers today – especially bad ones – possess a club they personally regard as worthy of such legendary status.
We […]
Holey Terror: Hole No. 14 at Maumee Bay
Maumee Bay • Oregon, OH • maumeebaylodge.com • 419-836-9009
Hole No. 14 • Par 5 • 525 Yards
Good golf architects can manipulate and manufacture interesting layouts with bulldozers and Bobcats. It’s the great ones who can accomplish the same feat plus so much more by simply allowing a property’s natural attributes chart the course for them. It is this difference – along with utilizing textures and colors, shadowing and framing – that defines the more than 200 courses Arthur Hills built in his illustrious career.
One of Toledo, Ohio’s favorite sons passed […]
Holey Terror: Hole No. 13 at Iron Valley Golf Club
Iron Valley Golf Club • Lebanon, PA • ironvalley.com • 717-279-7409
Hole No. 13 • Par 5 • 588 Yards
Have you ever played a golf course so unique and spectacular that you would pay for the privilege to just walk around it? Welcome to Iron Valley Golf Club, where a Dye-abolical combination of rugged terrain, expansive vistas and extreme elevation changes materialize into a layout literally carved through stone with turf laid on top.
Designed by architect P.B. Dye, Iron Valley straddles the boundaries of Lancaster and […]
Holey Terror: Hole No. 4 at Virtues Golf Club
Virtues Golf Club • Nashport, OH • thevirtuesgolfclub.com • 740-763-1100
Hole No. 4 • Par 5 • 563 Yards
While some golf courses rely on feints, jabs and rabbit punches, Virtues Golf Club goes straight for the kisser with 18 holes of roundhouses and haymakers. The 7,243-yard parkland-style layout, located 40 miles from downtown Columbus, OH, was designed by Arthur Hills and ranks among the “Top 100 Public Courses in America” by Golf Digest. In fact, the course is considered by many publications to be the state’s No. […]
Holey Terror: Hole No. 18 at Sleepy Hole Golf Course
Sleepy Hole Golf Course • Suffolk, VA • sleepyholegolfcourse.com • 757-538-4100
Hole No. 18 • Par 4 • 470 Yards
A city best known for growing peanuts proved it was no “goober” back in 1972 when architect Russell Breeden was hired to design Sleepy Hole Golf Course in Suffolk, VA. More than 50 years later, the layout remains one of the Tidewater’s favorite green patches for those who don’t want to shell out big bucks to play a championship-caliber venue.
Sleepy Hole gained regional recognition as home of […]
Holey Terror: Hole No. 12 at Pilgrim’s Oak
Pilgrim’s Oak • Peach Bottom, PA • pilgrimsoak.com • 717-548-3011
Hole No. 12 • Par 3 • 192 Yards
Oftentimes, the best golf courses are the ones hardest to find. Pilgrim’s Oak, tucked away in southern Lancaster County, PA, is a prime example. There are no major towns nearby and to get there you have to share the road with John Deere tractors and Amish horse-and-buggys. But despite the directional challenges and solid-lined, no-passing lanes, the layout has become a favorite destination for both locals and traveling golfers, alike.
Designed […]
Holey Terror: Hole No. 18 at Lassing Pointe Golf Course
Hole No. 18 • Par 4 • 441 yards
Just about every golf course has a signature hole. But how many have a signature green? With all due respect to the island 17th at TPC Sawgrass, there’s one in the Bluegrass State that might just take the cake, and a few snorts of Kentucky’s finest bourbon for good measure.
Lassing Pointe, located just 20 minutes from downtown Cincinnati across the Ohio border, is widely recognized as the state’s […]
Your Golf Bud
by Bud Key, Mid-Atlantic Director, TeeTime Golf Pass
Digging Myself Out of a Marital Trap
I’ve made a sacred vow I intend to keep: I will never, under any circumstances, ask my wife to “caddie” for me again. This promise stands out among the many I typically break after a bad round, such as practicing more, avoiding stupid shots, taking my time on short putts, or cutting back on the on-course Transfusions.
My wife and I have been married over 35 years and share most interests, but golf is the clear exception. In fact, she had never set foot […]