Tee Time: 5:53am Players: Eric, James, Woonchul This was an early morning tee time! We were something like the 3rd team out there. My friend Eric picked me up at 4:10am so that we could get there by around 5am and have breakfast before our round. This meant that I got up at around 3:30am…
Author: danpaik
4/21/2024 – Crystal Valley
Tee Time: 13:00 Players: June, Woonchul, Steven This was my first time playing Crystal Valley. Location is in gapyeong so not too far from Seoul (about 65km or 1 hour). The course itself is beautiful. There are lakes, waterfalls, fountains, etc. The clubhouse is also very upscale and nice as well. Locker rooms are also…
4/13/2024 – Ansung Benest (East + South)
Tee Time: 8:40 Players: James, Steven, Hyungoo It’s spring! The cherry blossoms are blooming and the grass is finally starting to turn green. It’s nice! And it was a nice day out on the course. It has been over a year since I played the South/East courses. I generally don’t like these courses and much…
4/10/2024 – Gapyeong Benest (Pine + Birch)
Tee Time: 8:24 Players: Ey, Gary, Dave Today is election day in Korea which means it’s a public holiday! So if you are eligible to vote in Korea, go ahead and do your civic duty and then go have fun! It was a fun round overall. My driver was pretty good the first half. I’ve…
4/7/2024 – The Lakes at Osan
Tee Time: 2:07pm Players: Ys, Jy, Yj It has been awhile since I played a round at The Lakes at Osan. We had a lunch appointment at noon which finished up a little after 1pm. We headed over to Osan and got there at around 1:40. We got signed in and got to the golf…
3/29/2024 – Eastlake (Sydney, Australia)
Tee Time: 12:30pm Players: Ryan, Jono, Jy Eastlake is a wonderful course. We arrived a bit early to get a cart but it looked like they have a shortage of carts. They said that we can get one at 12:15pm so we waited around and was able to get a cart. I initially said that…
3/28/2024 – Mone Vale (Sydney, Australia)
Tee Time: 12:37 Players: Jy I book a tee time at Mone Vale about 2 weeks prior. I was able to pay online and the total cost was $195 AUS for 2 players (including cart). It was a bit of a drive to get up there so uber was around $75 each way. The course…
3/24/2024 – St. Michael’s Golf Club (Sydney, Australia)
Tee Time: 2:00pm Players: Jono, David, Jy Wow, St. Michael’s is a beautiful course! It reminds me of Torrey Pines in San Diego. It’s along the coast so ocean views from many holes! The fairways, bunkers, and greens are maintained well. I have heard that tee times are difficult to get here and green fees…
3/17/2024 – Gapyeong Benest (Maple + Pine)
Tee Time: 7:49am Players: Yj, Danny, Bryan I like playing Gapyeong Benest. The course has nice and wide fairways and is always in great condition. I played ok in the first half but played really well in the second half. There was a stretch where I was able to par 3 out of 4 holes…
3/16/2024 – Ansung Benest (West + North)
Tee Time: 8:11 Players: James, Luke, Ken It’s still somewhat early in the golf season in Korea but the weather was really nice and warm today! I brought a jacket and started out by wearing it but after 2 holes I was too hot so I took it off. My play was pretty bad during…