ChampionsGate Golf Club Review

ChampionsGate Golf Club 

My Opinions:  This was my first opportunity to golf in 2011, so I was elated before I even got out today (bonus that I never played this course). I will certainly play here again.

From the valet - to the pro shop - to the starter, the staff here was very polite and friendly. The grounds were well manicured, the cart was GPS enabled, which is always helpful when figuring the distance to the flag, and the scenery was beautiful. It's a spread out course, with a lot of sand but minimal water, and even the occasional beer cart.

Be warned: the food is not good at Piper's Grill, so have a drink here, but eat elsewhere (for your stomach's sake).

Fun Facts:  Greg Norman Signature Course Design - Two 18-Holes - Public Course - 3 Sets of Tee Boxes - Drink Cart Available Most Days

Most Recent Visit: 2/08/2011

Address: 1400 Masters Boulevard, ChamponsGate, FL 33896
Website: championsgategolf.com  Phone: (407) 787-4653
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Granite Links - (Updated) Golfing Days 2009

I thought my golfing list seemed a bit light in my Golfing Days 2009 blog post - I left out Granite Links in early August!  This was one of the toughest courses I've played, but also one of the nicest in the Boston-Area. The courses were well-maintained and offered fantastic views.

The first 9 of Granite Links Golf Club opened for play in 2003, and the second 9 opened in summer 2004, and I don't quite know when the final 9 opened, but they were available when I was playing. The rough is really dense. I believe I lost over 5 balls on this course (quite a lot for me!) ... if you find some Black Dogs those are mine!

So, I actually played golf 19 times at 17 different courses in 2009.  My 2010 goal is still to play at least 25 rounds at over 20 different clubs!

Here's my revised list with some extra fun facts.  You can assume that golf carts are available at all of the places I've played, because we all know that I am not walking the course!

• 11/09/2009 - HICKORY HILL GOLF COURSE - 200 N Lowell Street, Methuen, MA 01844-1847 - (978) 686-0822 www.golfhickoryhill.com (Manny Francis Design)
• 18-Holes - Public Course - 3 Sets of Tee Boxes - Driving Range Available
• 10/20/2009 - HILLVIEW GOLF COURSE - 149 North Street, North Reading, MA 01864 - (978) 664-4435 www.hillviewgc.com
• 18-Holes - Public Course - 3 Sets of Tee Boxes - Driving Range Available
• 9/22/2009 - TIBURON GOLF CLUB - Ritz-Carlton Resort, 2620 Tiburon Drive, Naples, FL 34109 - (239) 594-2040 www.tiburongcnaples.com (Built in 1998; Greg Norman Design)
•  27-Holes - Resort; Semi-Private Course - 3 Sets of Tee Boxes
• 9/19/2009 - OLD CORKSCREW GOLF CLUB - 17320 Corkscrew Road, Estero, FL 33928 - (239) 949-4700 www.oldcorkscrew.com (Jack Nickalus Signature Design)
•  18-Holes - Private Course - 4 Sets of Tee Boxes
• 9/07/2009 - BRAINTREE GOLF, MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE - 101 Jefferson Street, Braintree, MA 02148 - (781) 843-6513 www.braintreegolf.com (Built in 1945; Sam Mitchell designed eleven new holes & redesigned the others in the 1960's)
•  18-Holes - Public Course - 3 Sets of Tee Boxes
• 8/30/2009 - NEWTON COMMONWEALTH GOLF COURSE - 212 Kenrick Street, Newton, MA‎ - (617) 630-1971 www.sterlinggolf.com (Donald Ross Redesign in 1920)
• 18-Holes - Public Course (season tickets available) - 3 Sets of Tee Boxes
• 8/22/2009 - HYANNIS GOLF COURSE - Rte 132, Hyannis, MA 02601 - (508) 362-2606 www.hyannisgc.com (Built in 1972 & Geoffrey Cornish & Bill Robinson Design)
• 18-Holes - Public Course (memberships available) - 3 Sets of Tee Boxes - Driving Range Available - Open Year Round
• 8/16/2009 - BUTTER BROOK GOLF CLUB - 157 Carlisle Road, Westford, MA 01886 - (978) 692-6560 www.butterbrookgc.com (Cornish, Silva & Mungeam Course Architect in 2003)
• 18-Holes - Semi-Private Course - 4 Sets of Tee Boxes - Driving Range Available
• 8/11/2009 - WILLIAM J. DEVINE GOLF COURSE at FRANKLIN PARK - 1 Circuit Drive, Dorchester, MA 02121 - (617) 265-4084 www.cityofbostongolf.com (Donald J. Ross Design)
• 18-Holes - Public Course - 4 Sets of Tee Boxes
• 8/03/2009 - GRANITE LINKS GOLF CLUB at QUARRY HILLS - 100 Quarry Hills Drive, Quincy, MA 02169 - (617) 689-1900 http://www.granitelinksgolfclub.com (Built between 2003 and 2004; John Sanford Design)
• 27-Holes - Semi-Private Course - 4 Sets of Tee Boxes - Driving Range Available (night option)
• 7/26/2009 - PINE MEADOWS GOLF CLUB - 255 Cedar Street - Lexington, MA 02421 - (781) 862-5516 www.pinemeadowsgolfclub.com
• 9-Holes - Public Course - 2 Sets of Tee Boxes
• 7/25/2009 - NEWTON COMMONWEALTH GOLF COURSE - 212 Kenrick Street, Newton, MA‎ - (617) 630-1971 www.sterlinggolf.com (Donald Ross Redesign in 1920)
• 18-Holes - Public Course (season tickets available) - 3 Sets of Tee Boxes
• 7/19/2009 - BROOKMEADOW GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB - 100 Everendon Road, Canton, MA 02021 - (781)-828-4444 www.brookmeadowgolf.com (Built in 1967 & Frank Simoni Design)
• 18-Holes - Public Course - 3 Sets of Tee Boxes
• 7/12/2009 - LAUREL LANE COUNTRY CLUB - 309 Laurel Lane, West Kingston, RI 02892 - (401) 783-3844 www.laurellanecountryclub.com (Built in 1961)
• 18-Holes - Public Course (memberships available) - 3 Sets of Tee Boxes  - Driving Range Available
• 7/6/2009 - VAIL GOLF CLUB - 1778 Vail Valley Drive, Vail, CO 81657 - (970) 479-2260 www.vailgolfclub.net (Ben Krueger Design in 1962)
• 18-Holes - Public Course (passes available) - 4 Sets of Tee Boxes  - Driving Range Available
• 6/27/2009 - HYANNIS GOLF COURSE - Rte 132, Hyannis, MA 02601 - (508) 362-2606 www.hyannisgc.com (Built in 1972 & Geoffrey Cornish & Bill Robinson Design)
• 18-Holes - Public Course (memberships available) - 3 Sets of Tee Boxes - Driving Range Available - Open Year Round
• 6/11/2009 - FOX HOLLOW - 13410 Morrison Road, Lakewood, CO 80228 - (303) 986-7888 www.lakewood.org (Built in 1993 & Denis Griffiths Design)
• 27-Holes - Public Course - 5 Sets of Tee Boxes  - Driving Range Available 
• 5/28/2009 - HUNTER'S CREEK GOLF CLUB - 14401 Sports Club Way, Orlando, FL 32837 - (407) 240-4653 www.golfhunterscreek.com (Lloyd Clifton Design)
• 18-Holes - Public Course (passes available) - 5 Sets of Tee Boxes - Driving Range Available
• 2/15/2009 - KISSIMMEE BAY COUNTRY CLUB - 2801 Kisimmee Bay Cir, Kissimmee, FL 34744 - (407) 348-4653 www.kissimmeebaycc.com (Built in 1990 & Lloyd Clifton Design)
•  18-Holes - Semi-Private Course - 4 Sets of Tee Boxes - Driving Range Available

Golfing Days 2009

Last year, I played golf 18 times at 16 different golf courses.  In 2010, I'm hoping to play at least 25 rounds at over 20 different clubs - wish me luck!

I recently played my first game of golf in 2010, and it's rekindled some fantastic 2009 golfing memories!

• 11/09/2009 - Hickory Hill Golf Course - 200 N Lowell Street, Methuen, MA 01844-1847 - (978) 686-0822 www.golfhickoryhill.com (Manny Francis Design)
• 10/20/2009 - Hillview Golf Course - 149 North Street, North Reading, MA 01864 - (978) 664-4435 www.hillviewgc.com
• 9/22/2009 - Tiburon Golf Club - Ritz-Carlton Resort, 2620 Tiburon Drive, Naples, FL 34109 - (239) 594-2040 www.tiburongcnaples.com (Greg Norman Design)
• 9/19/2009 - Old Corkscrew Golf Club - 17320 Corkscrew Road, Estero, FL 33928 - (239) 949-4700 www.oldcorkscrew.com (Jack Nickalus Signature Design)
• 9/07/2009 - Braintree Golf, Municipal Golf Course - 101 Jefferson Street, Braintree, MA 02148 - (781) 843-6513 www.braintreegolf.com
• 8/30/2009 - Newton Commonwealth Golf Course - 212 Kenrick Street, Newton, MA‎ - (617) 630-1971 www.sterlinggolf.com  (Donald Ross Redesign in 1920)
• 8/22/2009 - Hyannis Golf Course - Rte 132, Hyannis, MA 02601 - (508) 362-2606 www.hyannisgc.com
• 8/16/2009 - Butter Brook Golf Club - 157 Carlisle Road, Westford, MA 01886 - (978) 692-6560 www.butterbrookgc.com (Cornish, Silva & Mungeam Course Architect in 2003)
• 8/11/2009 - William J. Devine Golf Course at Franklin Park - 1 Circuit Drive, Dorchester, MA 02121 - (617) 265-4084  www.cityofbostongolf.com (Donald J. Ross Design)
• 7/26/2009 - Pine Meadows Golf Club - 255 Cedar Street - Lexington, MA 02421 - (781) 862-5516 www.pinemeadowsgolfclub.com
• 7/25/2009 - Newton Commonwealth Golf Course - 212 Kenrick Street, Newton, MA‎ - (617) 630-1971 www.sterlinggolf.com  (Donald Ross Redesign in 1920)
• 7/19/2009 - Brookmeadow Golf & Country Club - 100 Everendon Road, Canton, MA 02021 - (781)-828-4444 www.brookmeadowgolf.com (Frank Simoni Design)
  
• 7/12/2009 - Laurel Lane Country Club - 309 Laurel Lane, West Kingston, RI 02892 - (401) 783-3844 www.laurellanecountryclub.com
• 7/6/2009 - Vail Golf Club - 1778 Vail Valley Drive, Vail, CO 81657 - (970) 479-2260 www.vailgolfclub.net  (Ben Krueger Design in 1962)
• 6/27/2009 - Hyannis Golf Course - Rte 132, Hyannis, MA 02601 - (508) 362-2606 www.hyannisgc.com
• 6/11/2009 - Fox Hollow - 13410 Morrison Road, Lakewood, CO 80228 - (303) 986-7888 www.lakewood.org
• 5/28/2009 - Hunters Creek Golf Club - 14401 Sports Club Way, Orlando, FL 32837 - (407) 240-4653 www.golfhunterscreek.com  (Lloyd Clifton Design)
• 2/15/2009 - Kissimmee Bay Country Club - 2801 Kisimmee Bay Cir, Kissimmee, FL 34744 - (407) 348-4653 www.kissimmeebaycc.com (Lloyd Clifton Design)

Wellshire Golf Course

Wellshire Golf Course

My Opinions:  This was my first opportunity to play golf in 2010, so I was elated before I even got out on this course (for the first time).  The staff was very accommodating, friendly and charismatic, so I was off to a good start; and I had my mom along for the ride, so the company was great! The course is opened year round, and it still had its winter coat on ... grass was splotchy, tee markers were not out, trees were bare.  It's a narrow course, and with the sparse greenery, so I actually ended up playing on the wrong hole on the 4th (and I thought I was doing really well) ... ooops! I could see its potential though once the warm season emerged - They didn't have the beer cart that day, but you can stock up at their cute bar/restaurant at the club house - It was a Donal Ross design, and not the best I've played, but the staff was great, so I wouldn't mind coming back.

Fun Facts: 18-Holes - Public Course - 4 Sets of Tee Boxes - Drink Cart Available Most Days

Most Recent Visit: 3/16/2010

Address: 3333 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80222
Website: www.cityofdenvergolf.com/wellshire  Phone: (303) 692-5636
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