Golf & The Art of Business

Yesterday was my second time playing on the William Hunt Trilby Tour at Trevose and I have to say, it was just as much fun as last year. As a reasonable 8 handicap player, it’s about as close to what I imagine a proper Tour event might be like. Look, they even have a great big scoreboard! I chose to stay over the night before and travelled down with my Caddie in the late afternoon. The closer we got to Trevose the better the weather became and by the time we pulled up in the car park we were in bright sunshine. Read full article »

I had an hour & a half with my teacher, Paul Mitchell from Bristol & Clifton, this morning.  Here's the result of trying to hit him with close to 100 balls! Club/Shot Distance Club/Shot Distance 52 grip down 36 yds 7 146-153 yds 58 grip down 30 yds 6 155-160 yds 52 3/4 66-70 yds 5 165-172 yds 58 3/4 50-55 yds 4 174-181 yds 58 full 76-80 yds 4r 190-195 yds 52 full 90-95 yds 3r 195-205 yds Pw 118-122 yds 3w 200-210 yds 9 129-133 yds Driver 225-235 yds 8 138-146 yds What we found was a big gap between my 5 iron and my 4 rescue.  But we found my 3 rescue and 5 wood were very close.  So I took the 5 wood out of my bag and put my Read full article »

It was a mistake.  We should not have gone to play golf today.  It was blowing an absolutely hoolie in Las Vegas itself, let alone what it turned out to be like out on the desert plain on which the three courses at Pauite are located. I’m not going to make any excuses for my 19 over score (remember I play off 8), the course was just too tough for me, particularly as I thought I should play off the Black tees (7,009 yards on the card but playing more like 6,900 on the day based on where the tee markers Read full article »

What a FABULOUS golf course.  From the minute you leave Sedona, drive north on Dry Creek Road (off US89A) and pass though the gated security checkpoint you have an inkling this The Club at Seven Canyons is going to be something a bit special. The course is set in the Coconino National Forest, a beautiful area. It’s set within the confines of a residential complex with beautiful homes close to many of the holes but not so it felt like you were playing in the middle of a housing estate. MrsG and I pulled into the car park and what I now Read full article »

Our US golfing odyssey continues. We're staying in Sedona now for a few days before moving on to Las Vegas. Today we played at The Sedona Golf Resort which is part of the same complex at the Hilton Sedona Resort hotel in which we are staying.  It's been nice to be able to practice every day as they have good facilities here. The course? Well, it's fabulous. Situated at 3,600 ft and rising to 4,200ft altitude made club selections somewhat interesting, MrsG in particular found the par 3s difficult as they are VERY short (e.g. 95 yards & 111 yards on two Read full article »