Tee Time: 9:20am Players: Dan, Song, Trent Green Fee: ~$50 Chester Washington was once called Western Ave. Golf Course and was one of the first golf courses to allow African American golfer. Chester Washington was an African American journalist who owned some newspapers and publications. The road leading up to the golf course is Charlie…
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10/7/2021 – Monarch Beach (Dana Point, CA)
Tee Time: 9:00am Players: Dan, Song, Jimmy Green Fee: $150 (membership discount) I used to visit this area with my family many years ago. There was a St. Regis right next to the golf course (it is now a Waldorf Astoria) and I liked staying at the hotel for the weekend as a staycation, etc….
10/5/2021 – Half Moon Bay Ocean Course (Half Moon Bay, CA)
Tee Time: 7:10am Players: Dan, Andy, Stephen, Jon Fees: $240 ($200 green fee + $40 reservation fee) This was my favorite round of the trip! I was able to play with a co-worker and 2 close buddies from college and grad school. We had an absolute blast playing this round. We were the first tee…
10/4/2021 – Spyglass Hill (Pebble Beach, CA)
Tee Time: 9:10am Players: Dan, Mike, Dan, Matt Green Fee: $250 I was able to book a last minute reservation at Spyglass Hill! I called the day before to try to book Pebble Beach but had no such luck. I asked if they had anything at Spyglass and they told me that they had a…
10/3/2021 – Maggie Hathaway (Los Angeles, CA)
Tee Time: 7:50am Players: Dan Green Fee: $12 This is a par 3 course located in the inner city section of LA. The neighborhood isn’t great but it’s not terrible. At this time on Sunday, the place seems pretty much empty. I showed up, showed the guy my receipt, and he just told me to…
10/2/2021 – Rustic Canyon (Moorpark, CA)
Tee Time: 11:10am Players: Dan, Ben, Alex, Alex Green Fee: $86 (hot rate on golfnow) Rustic Canyon is recognized by multiple publications as one of the best golf courses in Southern California. It’s located in Moorpark, which is about an hour or so north of Los Angeles in Ventura County. The area is pretty remote…
CaddyTalk Minimi Rangefinder
This is a quick review of the CaddyTalk Minimi Rangefinder. CaddyTalk advertises this rangefinder as the smallest rangefinder in the world! It’s very small and easily fits in your hand. It’s so small that it actually fit in the front pocket of your pants! It’s roughly the size of a small cell phone although it…
9/26/2021 – Shinedale
Type: Public Tee Time: 7:44am Players: Harry, Youngjune, Shin This course was much better than expected. We booked last minute so I thought it might be a little more run down but it’s a pretty new course with a nice clubhouse. Everything looks pretty modern and new but there are some touches of history here…
9/25/2021 – Ansung Benest
Type: Private + Public Tee Time: 7:54am Players: Joon, Ryan, Soo Ansung Benest is starting to feel like my home course. I suppose that’s only logical because it’s the only country club where I am a member. We played east + south. I have actually only played these 2 courses. There is also a north…
9/23/2021 – The Crosby
Course: Billy Tee Time: 16:55 Players: JY As part of the covid-19 restrictions in Korea, The Crosby was still allowing no caddie bookings for 2 people after 4pm so I grabbed a tee time. We played Billy course this time. The course itself was pretty good like the other Crosby courses but it was a…