The winter months always present a challenge to post new write-ups. Over the next couple of months we will present our year end review and some other interesting posts that will no doubt dazzle my readers. The year end review is always one of my favorites because I recount reader comments from throughout the year. I have a trip planned to Australia in March so the spring and summer should be filled with a rich line-up of new course postings.
At great sacrifice to my family and work I have been traveling the world in the service of my faithful readers to report back my view of the top golf courses in the world. I've been toting my digital camera for the last four and have accumulated a nice collection of photos from the far corners of the earth. Here for your viewing pleasure, I have assembled my own favorites together in one place. Alfred Hitchcock has also inspired me to insert a cameo appearance in one of the photos.
Like the lovely lass in Seinfeld, there have been no touch-ups. All my pictures are real and they're spectacular. Enjoy!
Cypress Point's par three 15th hole
Cypress Point's par three 3rd green
Cypress Point's 17th along Monterey Bay
The approach to Valderrama's second with the ubiquitous cork trees
The beauty of Loch Lomond's par three fifth hole
Rossdhu House, Loch Lomond's world beating clubhouse
The par three 14th at Crystal Downs in Michigan
Maidstone's par three fourteenth along the Atlantic Ocean
The 9th hole at Myopia Hunt Club, Massachusetts on a fall day
Sweeping the dew at Somerset Hills 6th hole, site of a former race track
The view from the elevated tee on the 15th at Friar's Head, New York
Inside the clubhouse at The National Golf Links of America, New York
Sebonack's 11th hole at dusk, Southampton, New York
The exciting Entry drive at Yeamans Halls, Charleston, South Carolina
Seminole's pink clubhouse, Juno Beach, Florida
Sunrise at Cabo del Sol, Mexico
The desert meets the ocean at the 6th, Cabo del Sol, Mexico
The "horseshoe" third green at Yeamans Hall, South Carolina
The 11th, "Short" hole at Camargo Club, Cincinatti
The mystical approach to Morfontaine, north of Paris
The wild par three 4th hole at Morfontaine's Valliere Course, France
The dining room at Chantilly, north of Paris
The magical par three 17th hole at Chantilly, France
Durban's 3rd hole routed through the bush, South Africa
Durban's 17th hole with wild-undulating fairway, South Africa
The narrow first tee shot at Naruo, near Kobe, Japan
The automatic traction system that shuttles clubs around Naruo, Japan
The massively sloping 14th fairway at Japan's Hirono Golf Club
The mist lifting on the 17th hole at Kawana Golf Club, Japan
The world-class par five 15th hole at Kawana, Japan
The uphill dog-leg, wavy fairway on the 8th hole, Prairie Dunes, Kansas
A man-size bunker at Woodhall Spa, England
The captains on display in the dining room at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, England
A tee marker from Congressional Country Club
The 9th green, Pine Valley, New Jersey
The 15th hole at Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic, set in the water
"Infinity" staircase leading to the 15th hole at Friar's Head
The old clubhouse at Friar's Head, Long Island
Merion's 18th green seen from the locker room
The approach to Merion's 7th green
The view from the 3rd green, Mid Ocean Club, Bermuda
Details from inside the Medinah Country Club clubhouse, Chicago
The wooden guard keeping watch of The Country Club, Brookline, MA
Tabletop mountain, Cape Town, South Africa
The Clubhouse at Sebonack, Long Island, New York
Sand Hills Golf Club. Mullen, Nebraska. Any golfer who loves the game should hope to see this sign in person one day.
The happy golf snob at the Mid Ocean Club, Bermuda
Like the lovely lass in Seinfeld, there have been no touch-ups. All my pictures are real and they're spectacular. Enjoy!
Cypress Point's par three 15th hole
Cypress Point's par three 3rd green
Cypress Point's 17th along Monterey Bay
The approach to Valderrama's second with the ubiquitous cork trees
The beauty of Loch Lomond's par three fifth hole
Rossdhu House, Loch Lomond's world beating clubhouse
The par three 14th at Crystal Downs in Michigan
Maidstone's par three fourteenth along the Atlantic Ocean
The 9th hole at Myopia Hunt Club, Massachusetts on a fall day
Sweeping the dew at Somerset Hills 6th hole, site of a former race track
The view from the elevated tee on the 15th at Friar's Head, New York
Inside the clubhouse at The National Golf Links of America, New York
Sebonack's 11th hole at dusk, Southampton, New York
The exciting Entry drive at Yeamans Halls, Charleston, South Carolina
Seminole's pink clubhouse, Juno Beach, Florida
Sunrise at Cabo del Sol, Mexico
The desert meets the ocean at the 6th, Cabo del Sol, Mexico
The "horseshoe" third green at Yeamans Hall, South Carolina
The 11th, "Short" hole at Camargo Club, Cincinatti
The mystical approach to Morfontaine, north of Paris
The wild par three 4th hole at Morfontaine's Valliere Course, France
The dining room at Chantilly, north of Paris
The magical par three 17th hole at Chantilly, France
Durban's 3rd hole routed through the bush, South Africa
Durban's 17th hole with wild-undulating fairway, South Africa
The narrow first tee shot at Naruo, near Kobe, Japan
The automatic traction system that shuttles clubs around Naruo, Japan
The massively sloping 14th fairway at Japan's Hirono Golf Club
The mist lifting on the 17th hole at Kawana Golf Club, Japan
The world-class par five 15th hole at Kawana, Japan
The uphill dog-leg, wavy fairway on the 8th hole, Prairie Dunes, Kansas
A man-size bunker at Woodhall Spa, England
The captains on display in the dining room at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, England
A tee marker from Congressional Country Club
The 9th green, Pine Valley, New Jersey
The 15th hole at Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic, set in the water
"Infinity" staircase leading to the 15th hole at Friar's Head
The old clubhouse at Friar's Head, Long Island
Merion's 18th green seen from the locker room
The approach to Merion's 7th green
The view from the 3rd green, Mid Ocean Club, Bermuda
Details from inside the Medinah Country Club clubhouse, Chicago
The wooden guard keeping watch of The Country Club, Brookline, MA
Tabletop mountain, Cape Town, South Africa
The Clubhouse at Sebonack, Long Island, New York
Sand Hills Golf Club. Mullen, Nebraska. Any golfer who loves the game should hope to see this sign in person one day.
The happy golf snob at the Mid Ocean Club, Bermuda
